From across the web and world, we bring you the latest Healthy Policies Round-Up!!
Academia
- In the February issue of the Annals of the New York Academy of Science, researchers look at the current state of knowledge about the pathways by which SES affects health.
Blogs
- Over at the Equity Channel, Matt Williams reports on a new EU agreement that extends parental leave.
- Steve Miller blogs about the indispensable role of public health in a period of limited public resources.
Campaigns
- Have you joined the 34918 people (and counting) who support the Robin Hood Tax?
Events
- PHM Australia is co-hosting a forum on ‘Trade and Health in the Pacific’, check out their website for more info here.
News
- In a piece called Sharing is Caring, Huffpost looks at how German-style work-share programs might reduce unemployment in America.
- Looking at the current debate surrounding retirement age and health, The Irish Times reports that Ireland is not ready for a “let’s all work till we’re 68” approach.
- BIG news coming from Assam, India which has become the first state in the country to introduce a bill guaranteeing the right to health and well-being.
Did we miss anything? Let us know!
Happy Friday!
Where are you sourcing your updates from Courtney? I’m sure your readers would be interested.
Hi Ben,
I utilize a variety of sources for these updates:
Some come from a healthy policies twitter list I created: http://twitter.com/HealthyPolicies/healthy-policies. This list follows a host of different organizations that report on relevant topics.
I also subscribe to a variety of listservs which send out regular updates regarding the social determinants of health.
Because political decisions made every day impact resources important for health, it’s also pretty common that updates come straight from the headlines.
You raise a very good point though and Healthy Policies will soon have a Resource page where readers can find a comprehensive list of sources.