Dr Jane Barratt

Every bold idea abandoned is a future foregone.

Next week on The Arc of Ageing: "I've Seen the Best Ideas Die in Meeting Rooms."

Not a shortage of ideas — a shortage of courage.

Stay tuned. ⚡🧠https://janebarratt.substack.com/

YouTube video by World Federation of Public Health Associations WFPHA | World Immunization Week 2025 | Dr. Jane Baratt | Global Advisor at the IFA

@bsky.app Health workers are frontline defenders—yet too often left behind in vaccine strategies.
Immunisation is a workforce issue and an equity issue.
Time to act.
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#HealthWorkforce #ImmunizationEquity #VaccinesForLife #WFPHA

💥 New Post: The Ageing Agenda Is Too Small

Ageing isn’t a service gap—it’s a design flaw in public policy.
We don’t need another roadmap. We need courage to walk the one we have.

🔗 Read the full piece on Substack
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#Ageing #Policy

📰 New post on The Arc of Ageing 📅 Drops April 23 at 7am EST📍 janebarratt.substack.com

🧠 Preserving Memory, Protecting Rights: A New Era in Ageing Policy A breakthrough study on dementia, an historic UN resolution, and the urgent case for protecting the health and wellbeing of older people.

🧠 A new study links shingles vaccination to reduced dementia risk.
⚖️ A historic UN resolution moves to protect older adults' rights.
Two turning points—one urgent message.

📖 Read more on The Arc of Ageing: janebarratt.substack.com/p/preserving...
#ageing #dementia #vaccines #humanrights

Essential points 90% of personal care workers are women, many migrants, and earn far below the national average. As homecare demand surges, we must invest in fair pay, training, and rights. Care work is infrastructure. #Homecare #CareWork #HealthEquity

Opinion: After my surgery, I got a glimpse into the vast, hidden world of personal caregivers Homecare workers who look after us when we can’t look after ourselves deserve more respect

After my surgery, I got a glimpse into the vast, hidden world of personal support workers. The explosive demand for #homecare should remind us of the importance of immigrants and refugees in the health care workforce, by Susan Pinker www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

The Arc of Ageing | Jane Barratt | Substack A thoughtful publication exploring global ageing through the lens of policy, purpose, and the societal structures that shape our later lives. Click to read The Arc of Ageing, by Jane Barratt, a Substa...

🧠 Vaccination that may help prevent dementia risk.
🌍 A UN resolution that could reshape ageing rights.
This Wednesday on The Arc of Ageing:
Preserving Memory, Protecting Rights
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#ageing #dementia #vaccines #rights #UN

Join the Arc of Ageing on Substack which is my contribution to this conversation. Each post will explore the complex and evolving realities of ageing—from the global frameworks that shape public policy to the personal stories that make those policies matter.

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Coming Soon - The Arc of Ageing
A Substack exploring how we age—and how society responds.
From care systems to equity, policy to lived experience.
Thoughtful, grounded, urgent. Be part of the conversation.
#Ageing #HealthyAgeing #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #LongTermCare #SocialPolicy #AgeInclusion

We’ve imagined better ageing—so why haven’t we built it?

As Jonathan J Kaufman writes, we must design for all ages and abilities. Ageing isn’t decline—it’s resilience and contribution. Let’s stop visioning and start building systems rooted in dignity and freedom.
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