Courtney McNamara
@DrMcNamara
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Trade & Health; Lecturer of Public Health @UniofNewcastle; Chair @APHAtrade; Founding Editor @HealthyPolicies
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Joined February 2013
📣If a priority of the government is to 'do no harm', a commitment it made during Brexit negotiations, then it should take account of the health impacts of its trade policies🚨new paper 🚨 with @Lizy_green @pepitabarlow @markabellis
The UK’s decision to join one of the world’s largest free trade agreements, known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership, poses a major threat to UK public health, warn experts @DrMcNamara @pepitabarlow
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#CDOH Gig economy firm under fire for telling restaurants they can avoid UK’s new tipping laws
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"Deindustrialization has diminished the wealth, power and *health* of working-class Americans arguably more than any other single culprit. While deindustrialization has many causes... a central driver has been free-trade agreements"
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Women in the North contribute £10bn of unpaid care to the UK economy annually but miss out on £132m every week in paid employment compared to women elsewhere. The Prime Minister needs to deliver a national health inequalities strategy now. Honored to work alongside so many dedicated individuals to highlight these inequities. #Healthequity #PublicHealth
Our new #WomanOfTheNorth report lays bare the unequal challenges faced by women living in the North of England - who live shorter lives, work more hours for less pay and are more likely to be an unpaid carer than women in other regions of England 1/13
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RT @RobFrancisEU: The new members of @EP_Trade have been announced. The committee will elect its chair (expected to be @berndlange) and vic…
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RT @David__Osland: Liz Truss wants to raise the state pension age to 80. Life expectancy for British men is 80.7 and has been falling under…
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RT @DrSophieHarman: We know the causes of death among women all around the world. So, why are women dying when they don't have to? SICK OF…
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RT @MazzucatoM: Read my interview with @mattotele for @Telegraph. Using the language of missions isn't enough. The NHS or growth alone are…
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Keir Starmer says he wants a better Brexit trade deal : "That would mean, at least in part, a new SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) agreement ensuring the entire U.K. maintained common veterinary and plant health standards with the EU."
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RT @gscheiring: Pundits and scholars still often question whether the economy plays a significant role in populism. In my latest piece @Con…
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RT @WHO_Europe: Harming health in the name of profit—big industries are driving rates of noncommunicable diseases & blocking health policie…
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RT @_HENorth: Read our latest newsletter which includes: - Celebrating a year of success - Our analysis with @ARC_GM_ & @OfficialUoM which…
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RT @ProfBambra: No progress made on half of UK government’s levelling-up targets - FAILURE on reducing regional health inequalities which h…
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RT @MazzucatoM: Job opportunity! 🚀 Passionate about creating an inclusive & sustainable economy through research and policy? Join me as a…
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