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25.01.2022 Happy Chinese New Year Take care of your health during celebrations this year. The University of Auckland has found that backyard fireworks can emit arsenic, lead and chlorine. Playing with sparklers for 8 minutes is equivalent to breathing a day's worth of air pollution. #newyear #airpollution #EnvironmentalHealth https://www.rnz.co.nz//sparklers-found-to-expose-kids-to-l

24.01.2022 What's in your sunscreen? A law banning the sale of sunscreen containing oxybenzone and octinoxate was passed on Jan 1st in Hawaii. The 2 common sunscreen ingredients are known to be harmful to both the marine environment and human health. #SunSafe https://www.mauinews.com//01/sun-rises-on-new-sunscreen-/

21.01.2022 Health Promotion Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic These are some interesting papers on health promotion around a variety of health and social-related issues that are raised or amplified by this global crisis. https://journals.sagepub.com/page/ped/collections/covid-19 #EnvironmentalHealth #HealthPromotion

19.01.2022 World AIDS Day Today is aimed to raise awareness across the world and in the community about the issues surrounding HIV and AIDS. It is a day for people to show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. Wear a red ribbon to show your support. http://www.worldaidsday.org.au//Publishing.nsf/content/home #AIDS

16.01.2022 Cleaning drinking water Monash University has announced a new method for removing bacteria from drinking water using graphitic carbon nitride and sunlight. This new photocatalyst method is low cost and metal-free, meaning less chance for secondary metal pollution. https://foodmag.com.au/monash-universitys-new-method-of-re/ #cleanwater #environmentalhealth

16.01.2022 Could nature combat autoimmune disease? New research published in the journal Science Advances has shown that children's immune systems improved within a month of their play areas being changed from gravel to 'mini-forests'. https://www.weforum.org//finland-forest-playgrounds-childr #environmentalhealth #childrenshealth

14.01.2022 EHA (Tas) State Conference continues on today. Providing his very own musical introduction, we welcome Brian Ritchie to provide today's keynote address. Tasmanian delegates are very fortunate to hear from the curator of MONA FOMA gaining insight to his creativity and experiences with music and arts fesitvals

13.01.2022 COVID vaccine confidence down According to the latest World Economic Forum-Ipsos survey on vaccine confidence, vaccine intent is down by 4 points across 15 countries compared to results collected in August. https://www.weforum.org//fewer-people-say-they-would-take/

12.01.2022 World Pulses Day Today recognises the value of, not your heartbeat, but legumes - also known as pulses. For more information visit https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-pulses-day

11.01.2022 Food Safety Week LiveChat recording This time last week EHA hosted our second LiveChat event to celebrate Australian Food Safety Week. I'm please to say that a recording of the LiveChat is now available through the EHA YouTube channel and the EHA website: https://www.eh.org.au/news/eha-livechat-videos Thank you to all who joined us and remember, Food Safety - It's In Your Hands.... #afsw2020 #foodsafety #livechat See more

09.01.2022 EHA(WA) - SAT Workshop well underway at the City of Bayswater.

09.01.2022 Food Safety Expert Commentary Today we're speaking with Lisa Szabo, Director of Food Safety and CEO of NSW Food Authority to hear her thoughts on food safety. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/-AQuUo5m2AE

08.01.2022 Happy Valentines Day Why do you love EH? Share the love this Valentines Day by sharing a comment/picture below.

07.01.2022 World Toilet Day The theme for World Toilet Day this year is "Sustainable sanitation and climate change". Today, 4.2 billion people still live without access to safely managed sanitation. https://www.worldtoiletday.info/ #environmentalhealth #toilet #sanitation

07.01.2022 Gas vs Electric Stoves A number of articles have begun to emerge in the US around the use of gas stoves and the potential health risks associated with using them. The use of a gas stove and other items can decrease indoor air quality and make it more damaging than outside air. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au//P/indoor-air-pollution.aspx #airquality #envirionmentalhealth

05.01.2022 World Children's Day Many studies have shown that children and adolescents are more vulnerable to changes in their environment. World Children's Day was first established in 1954 and promotes international togetherness, awareness among children and improvement of children's welfare. https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-childrens-day #childrenshealth

05.01.2022 Congratulations to all of the recipients of the 2020 Awards The recipients of the 2020 EHA (NSW) INC Excellence Awards were announced on Friday 27 November 2020. It is with great pleasure to advise the winners of the awards are: NSW Environmental Health Professional of the Year... Sponsored by Open Office Highly Commended : Ryan Moore NSW Environmental Health Team of the Year Winner: Shoalhaven City Council Highly Commended: Penrith City Council NSW Early Career Environmental Health Professional of the Year Winner: Maddison Said NSW Environmental Health Student of the Year Winner: Stevie McCormack https://www.ehansw.org.au//eha-nsw-inc-excellence-awards-2

03.01.2022 UK COVID strain & Children's Health PIMS is now recognised as a novel post-viral syndrome that one in 5,000 children get about a month after having COVID-19. Most cases have been in London and south-east England, where the new UK variant of COVID has driven a sharp rise in infections. #ChildrensHealth #UKCOVID #PIMS http://ow.ly/g5Rb50DtKUK

03.01.2022 NSW-Victoria border opening At 12:01am today, NSW will reopen its border to Victoria. Residents from both states will now be permitted to cross the border. Congratulations to all the EHOs and professionals who made this possible. https://www.foodsafety.com.au//covid-19-update-qr-codes-re

01.01.2022 EHA National Award Winner Environmental Health Australia is proud to announce that the recipient of the 2020 Margaret Hind Memorial Award is Dr Paul Byleveld. Congratulations Paul on your receiving Environmental Health Australia’s National, and most prestigious award! https://www.eh.org.au/about-us/national-awards-2/awards #eha #winner #environmentalhealth