Prof Samantha Thomas

Health Promotion International: four decades of impact From the first issue in May 1986, Health Promotion International (HPI) (Health Promotion until 1990) pursued an agenda of advocacy and action for healthy p

“Protecting academic freedom, integrity, and the right to question those in positions of authority and power (including within the academic and health systems in which we work) is not ancillary to public health, but central to its purpose.”
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Thank you for engaging! The marketing is relentless!

The ‘hot flush gold rush’: how women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing Women are frustrated at being bombarded with marketing for menopause ‘solutions’ that don’t work or overstate the benefits.

“Cutting through the commercial noise that has been created about menopause is essential. Only then can we create the social and structural changes need to support women’s health & wellbeing in midlife.”

My new article with Prof Martha Hickey @theconversation.com
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Yay! 🥳

Excellent. Thanks to OUP for making this happen.

Health Promotion International | Oxford Academic Publishes papers on major themes and innovations in the health promotion field. The journal publishes contributions from sectors beyond health, and seeks to promote theoretical, methodological, and ac...

Oxford University Press has lifted the paywall on the entire 40 year archive of @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of our flip to fully open access!

Check out the amazing work of our authors - free to read - here:

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Younger women are paying for the cost of living crisis with their health: New research Dr Simone McCarthy asked more than 500 women how the cost-of-living crisis affects them. The results should be a wakeup call.

You can read an article about the research from @simonemccarthy.bsky.social here

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“Help young women to survive”: the cost-of-living crisis and the well-being of younger Australian women Abstract. The increased pressures associated with the cost-of-living crisis (CoLC) have been demonstrated to impact population health. Research has shown t

We asked more than 500 women about how the cost of living crisis has affected them. Our findings should be a wakeup call to policymakers, with women reporting they’re struggling to afford basic essentials, food, rent, medication and doctor appointments.

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YouTube video by Simon Chapman BUGA UP in Australia

Me in 1983 on BBC TV on the civil disobedience graffiti movement BUGA UP www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVM7.... My new 425p 50yr memoir looks at highlights across tobacco & gun control, defending windfarms, some heretical critiques of unethical policies +much more ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/ha...

Please share: One of my counselling psychology students is looking for Muslim women who are working in the UK to share their workplace experiences and any engagement they've had with workplace wellbeing initiatives. Click on the following link to find out more: uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Thank you!

The Pink Test is a feel-good story, but does it help where it’s really needed? | The New Daily

Ahead of Day 3 of the "pink test"

In 2022-23 the McGrath foundation spent about $8.8m on “foundation-funded breast care nurses”, but more than $9.1m on fundraising and marketing, and a further $2.2m on administration."
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NEW 🔔 The Taichung Statement on Health Literacy (2025): sustaining action on health literacy to promote health for all

✍️ Peter Chang, Tuyen V Duong, Enny Rachmani, Terrence Min-Che, Stephan Van den Broucke, Diane Levin-Zamir, Samantha Thomas

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Enabling sustainability through co-adaptation: a process evaluation of a school-based physical activity program Abstract. Schools represent strategic settings for adolescent health promotion across multiple domains, including physical activity (PA). Despite the devel

I would also like to thank @docsamantha.bsky.social and the editorial team at @healthpromint.bsky.social for their invaluable help throughout the review process.

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#HealthPromotion #ImplementationScience #CoCreation #Schools #Sustainability #HPS

NEW 🔔 A qualitative exploration of Australian parental perspectives of commercial squeeze pouches for infants and children

✍️ Bianca Smith, Catharine A K Fleming, Ami Seivwright, Yasmin Mistry, Katherine Kent

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NEW 🔔 The role of information and communication technology on the well-being of residents in rural nursing homes

✍️ Xiaoli Li, Craig McPherson, Manasa Battu, Thomas Shaw

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NEW 🔔 Putting ethics at the centre of health promotion practice: lessons from Australia

✍️ Krysten Blackford, Sharyn Burns, Jane Taylor, Francene Leaversuch, Tara Gamble, Gemma Crawford

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Call for Articles Special Collection on the 40th Anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion We are pleased to announce that we have expanded contributions to the Spe

📣 Call for Articles 
 
We invite submissions to the Special Collection on the 40th Anniversaries of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion @ottawacharter40.bsky.social and Health Promotion International. More info below👇
 
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NEW 🔔 Factors influencing the mental health help-seeking behaviours of construction workers in Ireland: perspectives from managers

✍️ Emilie Roche, Shane O’Donnell, Noel Richardson

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Gambling addicts risk losing ‘life-saving’ help due to funding overhaul, say UK charities Specialist clinics and support groups call for government emergency support due to delays caused by new levy system

🧵1/ Many, but far from all health professionals working with gambling harm called for an industry funded levy to support their work. Now the legislation is in place, the money isn’t, and their services are in crisis

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Statutory levy on gambling may do more harm than good Although a levy would raise funds, May van Schalkwyk and colleagues argue there are many reasons why it may be ineffective at preventing gambling harms The gambling industry is dominated by highly pr...

2/ So maybe we could look at what @maizie333.bsky.social @docsamantha.bsky.social @mikedaube.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social & I said @bmj.com at time? Even if the money comes, it could well make things worse. A really bad idea badly implemented.

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Exclusive: PM’s office directs lobbyists to use encrypted, disappearing messages Multiple sources confirm the Albanese government has pushed lobbyists and industry groups to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requir...

"PM’s office directs lobbyists to use encrypted, disappearing messages"

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🧵 1/ Public health is under siege. Populism, disinformation & weakened global institutions threaten trust in science. Here’s how we fight back using the tools of diplomacy. Our new paper, with @charlottemar.bsky.social and colleagues from Europe & US, is just out in Public Health Reviews

Putting ethics at the centre of health promotion practice: lessons from Australia Abstract. This article examines recent developments to strengthen ethical health promotion practice in Australia and their global relevance. Ethical health

Next in our Ottawa Charter at 40 Special Collection at @healthpromint.bsky.social

Putting ethics at the centre of health promotion practice: lessons from Australia

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‘Nousferatu’: the notorious consultancy advising Edinburgh uni amid 'huge' cuts Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.

An Australian export I am not proud of - Nous consultants strike again with bad advice for universities - this time at Edinburgh Uni 🤦🏻‍♀️ www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...

NEW 🔔 A call for a shared future vision for Planetary and One Health Literacy
 
✍️ Carmen Jochem, Gerardine Doyle, Kristine Sørensen, Ilona Kickbusch, Simon Rüegg, Saskia Maria De Gani
 
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Beliefs that explain mental health help-seeking intention among older men: a reasoned action approach Abstract. Older men seek help for mental health concerns at almost half the rate of older females. Efforts to motivate older men to seek help through healt

New open-access study in @healthpromint.bsky.social : what drives older men to seek help for mental health concerns
You can check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/heap...

Or take a look at our short explainer video: youtu.be/o1g7jqWAuz8
#MensHealth #MentalHealth #HealthPromotion #Research

“Labor sources have told ABC Investigations the prime minister's office has been putting pressure on advocates for gambling reform within the parliamentary Labor party to prevent them from speaking up.” Nice way to use your mandate guys 👏🏽

'Broad, unspoken consensus': silent Labor MPs want action on gambling Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.

“Over a dozen Labor MPs, including senior figures in the party, have told ABC Investigations they want action on gambling reform.”

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Things keep going from bad to worse for horses in the racing industry yet the media, politicians and their mates in toxic gambling companies continue to pretend everything is okay. This is a stain on our nation.