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Sarah Walpole activated the event Effectively communicating the human health implications of climate change: A skills-development workshop.

Maya Tickell- Painter wrote a new blog: "International Federation of Medical Students Association conference".

I recently blogged from the IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students Association) conference, and thought others here might also be interested to hear what we've been up to. The Organising Committee have made a huge effort to make this ...

Sarah Walpole Activated the Group IFMSA Healthy Planet group.

"Maya Tickell- Painter" commented on Maya Tickell- Painter's Blog "New report on climate change and the media promotes healthy debate".

More to add on the climate change/ journalism/ health debate: Nisbet also said journalists continue to frame climate stories in ways that don’t make them relevant or appealing to readers. Too many articles present the issue in terms of polar ...

"Kathleen Blanchard" commented on Maya Tickell- Painter's Blog "New report on climate change and the media promotes healthy debate".

I wonder if the focus is simply on political debate with little attention being paid by the public to research on the effects on health.

Maya Tickell- Painter wrote a new blog: "New report on climate change and the media promotes healthy debate".

A recent report from Oxford University’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism analyses the way that climate scientists and journalists interact, and the effects which this is having on public policy and public opinion. The book ...

"Maya Tickell- Painter" commented on David Pencheon's Blog "A duty of care: if not us...then who? If not now...when?".

Really enjoyed reading your blog David. A very good answer to a conversation I had with one of my doctors the other day who said that 'our primary responsibilty is to our patients, not to tackle climate change'. It also fits in nicely with Ian's new ...

Maya Tickell- Painter Our student colleagues in Norway have just made this great video about the links between climate change and health English version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daiRFstihrA. Please check it out! Oter interesting recent climate change news can be found here: http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-global-warming-issue-from-2-or-3-years-ago,18431/ a funny article in the onion bringing up the climate change issue, and here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-gore/the-media-has-failed-in-c_b_785209.html?ir=Yahoo in Al gore's comment on a recent report from Oxford University analysing how climate change is reported in the media

Maya Tickell- Painter wrote a new blog: "News in the guardian today".

This was in the news today in the guardian. Really exciting to see big health institutions signing up to take action on climate change!http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/18/10-10-climate-campaign-medical-associations 

Maya Tickell- Painter wrote a new blog: "Being rewarded for making sustainable choices? Surely not…".

Changing your lifestyle to adapt to climate change appears easy on the surface. Changing a few light bulbs, doing a bit of recycling, maybe even insulating your loft if you’re feeling adventurous. None of this is rocket science. Yet the majority ...

Maya Tickell- Painter joined testbike