How Prevention 2024 fortified my commitment to public health intouchpublichealth.net.au/how-prevention…

🧵 New Special Communication examines drawing causal inferences about the effects of interventions from observational studies in medical journals and suggests a framework that might be used.

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Two months since our JAMA Pediatrics paper was published so very cool to see it still trending & with over 37k views 😱
Thanks everyone who has shared it with their networks. I’m very proud of this work & the impact it’s having. #screentime #earlylanguage
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

It’s not too late to register, join us online tonight to hear from 3 speakers about their careers in public health ⭐️ phaa.eventsair.com/phaa-sa-branch…

It's #NHMRC #IdeasGrant Season!
I've been asked for advice because:
1. I hold an Ideas Grant
2. I've reviewed 10-25/round since 2021 🤡

Reviewing is painful, but it gives you a window into what a funded grant looks like & that's a privilege I feel I should share
So here's my 🧵

Screen time's influence on young children's language #development revealed!

Mary Brushe, PhD of Telethon Kids Institute and Uni of Adelaide shares insights from her JAMA Pediatrics-published here: buff.ly/3UipH01

#TurnItOff #ConversationCounts #PedTwitter

Finally closing the chapter on #PhD & student life Uni of Adelaide 👩🏻‍🎓🍾
I’m grateful for the lessons & friendships I’ve gained over the last 8 years and excited to now do my part supporting the next generation of researchers as an Adjunct Fellow with Adelaide School of Public Health 😊

National rallies this weekend to call for greater government action on violence against women.
I will be on the steps of SA Parliament House tomorrow, 11am. I hope to see you there Adelaide peeps.

The PHAA Child and Youth Health Health Special Interest Group is calling for applications from students & early career researchers for their 2024 Scholarship!
Applicants must be members of PHAA and of the CYHSIG, or have the intent to join.
Find out more: phaa.net.au/Web/Web/About/…

1) #TSTTPD is a piercingly vulnerable window into the 2022-2023 psyche of the biggest star in the world. It has some *really* good songs. I think it might be the most interesting lyrical product she’s ever put out. And it is, objectively, not her best album. Bear with me.

No of Aussies killed by terrorism inside Australia since 1916

16

Number of Aussie women killed by male violence since 2014

642

So I ask you what’s the biggest threat?

If you’re tired of me tweeting about this imagine being a woman living with actual threat of this everyday

Dr Clark is recruiting! linkedin.com/posts/justine-…

Study suggests increases in screen time when children are 12 to 36 months of age is associated with decreases in talking and interaction during the early years. ja.ma/3xkEpMb

People often think the most important part of science is the statistical analysis.

But they’re wrong.

The most important part is understanding the data. Who collected it, when, where, why, how, and from whom? Who entered and cleaned it, when, where, why, how, and for whom?

We're excited about the new Communications section on our website, which shares reflections and news from our global community.

Thanks to Tarani Chandola, our Secretary-General, for writing some personal reflections on the work of Dr Nancy Adler here:

social-epi.org/communications

A great article in The The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand today from Dr Divna Haslam (She/her) on ways for your child to get the most out of watching their favourite show! #screentime

theconversation.com/a-bumper-bluey… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Join us as we host Professor Alex Brown (@anumedia and @TelethonKids) to discuss Australia’s commitment towards a National Indigenous Genomics Agenda.

Date: Thursday 11 April 2024
Time: 12:00-13:00 AEST

Register for this Speaking of Science webinar now: eventbrite.com.au/e/nhmrc-speaki…

The internet is a horrible place. Do not try & tell me Australia does not have a racism issue when this is some of the responses to the news around the abuse hurled at Eddie Betts’s family.

We need to be better at calling these people out & standing against racism.

Apparently a lot of academics need to hear that a lay summary does not mean just a shorter version of your project's abstract.
Risk factor is not lay language
Lay people aren't elucidating
No one knows what a socio-economic consequence or social determinant of health is.
Cop on

See my article in The Australian (20 March) with Professors Barry Judd University of Melbourne & Michelle Trudgett Western Sydney University. I know some people had trouble accessing. Thank you for your interest.