Posts tagged economy
Community Wealth Building in the Victorian Goldfields
Community Wealth Building in the Victorian Goldfields

There has been increasing interest in revamping our economic systems to better support individual and collective health and wellbeing and distribute wealth more evenly, while doing more to protect the planet. In today’s post, recently-appointed VicHealth (@VicHealth) postdoctoral research fellow Melissa Kennedy of Deakin University (@DeakinSeed) explains what Community Wealth Building (CWB) is and how a recent Masterclass in the Victorian Goldfields region explored its transformative potential.  

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Innovation, Finance and economicsPower to Persuadeeconomy, Place, financial wellbeing, innovation
The ripple effects of Online Food Delivery Services on human and planetary health: Policy actions for healthy and sustainable future
The ripple effects of Online Food Delivery Services on human and planetary health: Policy actions for healthy and sustainable future

Online Food Delivery Services are a popular format for acquiring quick and easy out-of-home meals. This platform offers the perfect mix of convenience and indulgence delivered at your doorstep, but at what cost? This week, VicHealth (@VicHealth) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Adyya Gupta (@AdyyaGupta) from Deakin University (@IHT_Deakin @GLOBE_obesity) discusses the ripple effects of Online Food Delivery Services on human and planetary health, and offers policy actions for a healthy and sustainable future.

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Creating using evidencePower to Persuadeemployment, economy, health, public health, social determinants of health
How food insecurity is biting: Australians are going hungry
How food insecurity is biting: Australians are going hungry

@Anti-Poverty Week is an event held every October to raise awareness and understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty in Australia, and to encourage action to end it. In today’s blog, Life Course Centre (@lifecourseAust) Research Fellow Dr Chandana Maitra from the University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) highlights food insecurity which is a hidden and overlooked socio-economic problem in Australia.

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IssuesLife Course CentrePoverty, Lived/consumer experience, economy
It's time to put care at the centre of the Australian economy
It's time to put care at the centre of the Australian economy

Our care industries are vital to a healthy, functioning economy. In today’s analysis, Kristine Ziwica (@KZiwica), a journalist with 20 years experience working in Australia, the United States and the UK on human rights and gender equality campaigns, argues that we need to invest in our people and place care at the centre of the Australian economy.

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Finance and economics, Gender, Policy and governance, PoliticsPower to Persuadeeconomy, care work