It& #39;s @CroakeyNews megathread time again, looking back over the past week or so of stories we& #39;ve run - most, as you& #39;d imagine, looking at impacts of the #coronavirus pandemic, but also beyond. Thanks to @MelissaSweetDr for steering the ship.
A highlight was our #coronavirus #CroakeyCatchup - in 2 shifts - to think about how we can best cover public health in this new world (& who can find the best/worst background slide, or find out how to find one #ludditelightup) - @coopesdetat smashed the #80sVideoAward category
So here comes a rundown of stories and a reminder that you can get our weekly e-bulletin by subscribing here – https://shop.croakey.org/ ">https://shop.croakey.org/">... or straight out donate to support #PIJ. And make sure you catch up with @WePublicHealth where @rzosel is sharing news from #AroundTheTraps
Don& #39;t miss this piece from @drgeorgethecrip on the #longtimecoming #COVID19 #disability plan. He (and @Kavanagh_AM in a linked piece) pulls no punches on its importance and his concerns that it won& #39;t be fully implemented https://croakey.org/disability-health-and-the-coronavirus-why-implementation-of-the-plan-is-urgently-needed/">https://croakey.org/disabilit...
A worrying development has been the sudden solo transfer of @FarhadBandesh from the Mantra hotel, where he has led #Medevac detainee protests, incl on @QandA with @hamishNews https://twitter.com/Kon__K/status/1253535244960935938">https://twitter.com/Kon__K/st... - hear @RNBreakfast report re #chilling concerns https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/kurdish-refugee-removed-from-a-hotel-in-melbourne-overnight/12179986">https://www.abc.net.au/radionati...
There are also opportunities to be found via the pandemic for improving not only the health system, but also broader recognition of the importance of health to a strong economy/society, says @woodruff_tim from @AusHealthReform @drsreform https://croakey.org/covid-19-and-lessons-for-our-health-system/">https://croakey.org/covid-19-... - a great read
Always good to be reminded (HT @woodruff_tim) of the work on The Spirit Level work on equity by @ProfRGWilkinson & @ProfKEPickett ( @equalitytrust) https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/SpiritLevel-jpg_0.pdf">https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/sites/def... - see her recent piece on the & #39;infinitesimally-small silver lining& #39; to the pandemic https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/news/much-better-new-normal-professor-kate-pickett-impact-covid-19">https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/news/much...
. @LRussellWolpe also continues to track the issue of the “missing deaths” in the pandemic, those outside of hospitals that are mostly not being tracked except by Belgium - putting it in pole position for both rigour and singling out by @realDonaldTrump https://croakey.org/the-health-wrap-obesity-non-covid19-patients-the-missing-deaths-mental-health-public-health-funding-nzs-first-bloke/">https://croakey.org/the-healt...
Among other great links from @LRussellWolpe in her #TheHealthWrap is this extraordinary @NEJM piece from US health executive Andrew W. Artenstein on the efforts his facility has undertaken in pursuit of PPE, incl managing black market & hijacking concerns https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2010025">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/...
There’s also an important and timely report on the impact of chronic underfunding on the US public health system which @LRussellWolpe says should make important reading also in Australia, eg for @GregHuntMP @Bowenchris https://croakey.org/the-health-wrap-obesity-non-covid19-patients-the-missing-deaths-mental-health-public-health-funding-nzs-first-bloke/">https://croakey.org/the-healt...
And ICYMI: you can catch up on the @WHO music special featuring 8 hours of tunes and tributes to pandemic health workers or if you& #39;d rather stick to Australian music, try 3+ hours from last night& #39;s #AnzacDay https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> #HomeFront event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18TVSKWYQ6w&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR08q_LAa4B0Kcrv-Tp0-Z6MOcUky9LrwZw6b7uifiA6fM-OFkxk5oPZNl8">https://www.youtube.com/watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Also if you feel like a bit of old-fashioned #lockdown #hoedown with a lot of love on show, check out regular songs from @JimmyBarnes @jane13barnes and their multi talented family, complete with bagpipes and banjos https://twitter.com/JimmyBarnes/status/1252161293122822144">https://twitter.com/JimmyBarn...
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