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Public health professional . Still slightly optimistic about life despite evidence to the contrary.
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Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.

submitted 17 days ago • 443 comments

The last Labour government creditably reduced child poverty. Starmer & Reeves' Labour Government - by maintaining the two-child benefit limit and cutting local housing allowance - looks set to increase the number of children growing up in poverty ... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

There’s hardly any other area of research that has stronger evidence than what we know about the detrimental effect of poverty over the lifecourse on health, yet when you say the biggest thing you can do to improve the public’s health is tackling poverty they call you ‘political’.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

"The Food Foundation found that 1,000 calories of healthy food such as fruit and veg costs £8.80, compared to £4.30 for the equivalent amount of less healthy food, such as ready meals and processed meats." Your health is shaped by what you AFFORD to eat. #PublicHealth www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 36 days ago • 15 comments

Public health nursing in my London LA see evidence of poor housing and unsafe sleeping daily . Families often housed in accommodation designed for single adults with mental health or substance addiction issues. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

I suspect this will be the most useful thing I will learn all day

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submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Big Jet TV weather. Cat extremely put out. Greenhouse looking vulnerable. But sturdy 18th century cottage unphased. #stormdarragh #devon

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submitted 97 days ago • 5 comments

Sunset ; Barking East London

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

When you compare the size of the top glass to the size of the bottle you understand how brilliant this cartoon is—and how accurate

submitted 100 days ago • 189 comments

In case it’s useful to anyone serving food on cocktail sticks for a young adult with autism has been strangely successful. I thought the pointy bits would get in the way but the satisfying separateness is working. Also relieved. #autism

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

Bystock ponds Woodbury Common this morning #devon

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

Worrying findings in our latest Social Metrics Commission report. 2 million more people plunged into hardship since 2019, 260 000 children. As I say in the article, we see the consequences of this as @trusselluk.bsky.social foodbanks strive to meet soaring need. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

My local library is open

submitted 110 days ago • 0 comments

King Charles charges this RNLI lifeboat station to launch its boat because he owns the beach. And they’re not the only charity he’s rinsing (Location: Sennen Cove, Cornwall) youtu.be/pocnThE3nHc

submitted 112 days ago • 84 comments

Hi everyone. The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website. We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off. I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.

submitted 112 days ago • 2412 comments

The best ways to support your local library are: -Get a library card and use it! Explore everything, including meeting rooms, ebooks, and programs -Speak or write to your *local* government about your support for the library. This will be your library board, county commission, and/or city council

submitted 112 days ago • 222 comments

The Causeway, Wiltshire Downs, Eric Ravilious, 1937. The original artwork is in the collection of V&A. #Wiltshire

submitted 112 days ago • 10 comments

Here is Nina helping with my jigsaw.

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

Hello Bluesky World. I work in public health for children and families. I am a trustee for exeterfoodaction.org.uk. Interested in politics , architecture and gardens. I live with a grumpy cat in a thatched cottage in a Devon village. This is completely at odds with the rest of my life experiences!

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

I'm going to start working on this, and will add to it as more major media outlets join Bluesky. I expect the pace to pick up very soon and very significantly. Major media has let us down significantly over the last ten years, but it's still vital to know what's being reported. go.bsky.app/2JyEju6

submitted 112 days ago • 946 comments