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Dr Bronwyn King AO @DrBronKing

CEO Tobacco Free Portfolios - Sustainable finance - Public health - Clean indoor air - Olympic fan!

Joined January 2013
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It’s been an incredible week at #UNGA Just trying to work out how to squeeze this in my suitcase for the big trip home #IndoorAir
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Dr Bronwyn King AO retweeted
6 News Australia@6NewsAU
23 Dec 2024
There's a new push for a public campaign on improving indoor air quality, including to keep kids safe from airborne pathogens in classrooms @DrBronKing, a special advisor on clean air at the @BurnetInstitute, spoke to 6 News − WATCH HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=NQlaybe-…
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Tobacco Free Portfolios@TFP_TobaccoFree
30 Sep 2024
We are so pleased to welcome @AmHeartAdvocacy as the newest Signatory of the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge. We welcome AHA to this global movement, which is honored to include over 200 leading global financial institutions.
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“A seatbelt for lungs” Nice way to put it! Air purifiers remove nasties from the air - better for health, better for brain power & kids get better marks #cleanair Air quality in Colorado classes improves when air filters added | 9news.com 9news.com/article/news/local…

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Thanks @CroakeyNews for the opportunity to share thoughts about how major events - like the Olympics - could enhance health protections for athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers & spectators. #Olympics2024 #covid #CleanAir
Croakey News@CroakeyNews
15 Aug 2024
Public health leader, who is also a former elite athlete, investigates COVID management at the Olympics croakey.org/public-health-le… #publichealth
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Ok Australia. Alarms should be set at 4.20am (to allow for tea making 🍵) before swim finals start @ 4.30am - women’s 100m fly semis. 1st of 4 finals starts @ 4.42am. 🇦🇺 has great medal chances in all 4 so each race will have you shouting at the TV! Don’t miss it! #Paris2024
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Brilliant Science article out today by Distinguished Prof ⁦@lidiamorawska⁩ Indoor air quality must be improved as it’s essential for health, now & in the future. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for ventilation and indoor air quality | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for ventilation and indoor air quality

The rapid global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the beginning of 2020 presented the world with its greatest health challenge in decades. It soon became...

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Brilliant to see investment in #cleanindoorair as part of this grant announced by the White House Biden–Harris Administration Announces $180 Million Investment in School Energy Infrastructure as Part of Investing in America Agenda - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2024/03/20…

Biden–Harris Administration Announces $180 Million Investment in School Energy Infrastructure as...

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Funding Supports K-12 Public Schools for Energy Upgrades that Lower Costs and Create Healthy Learning Environments WASHING...

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It’s unacceptable for tobacco company donations to flow to Australian political parties. Australia is a signatory to the UN Tobacco Control Treaty ⁦@FCTCofficial⁩ which prohibits tobacco industry influence of govts #tobaccofree #tobaccocontrol theage.com.au/politics/feder…

Familiar faces and virtual unknowns pumping millions into politics – outside the big parties

The latest disclosure of political donations reveal a list of high-profile Australians opened their wallets.

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Great way to get the whole family interested in #cleanair (Huntsman soon to be released - outside)
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Important slide during brilliant talk - ⁦@BurnetInstitute⁩ Oration - by ⁦@zalaly⁩ People suffering from #longcovid deserve better!
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#cleanair is a basic human right & access will protect against airborne disease pollutants like bushfire smoke, vehicles exhaust pollens. Let’s future-proof our buildings and safeguard our health!
Denis - The COVID info guy -@BigBadDenis
26 Nov 2023
Dr Bronwyn King campaigns for clean indoor air in Australia to combat COVID, bushfire smoke. By John Flint #COVID19 #CleanAir #bushfiresmoke @DrBronKing @Flinty_01 thewest.com.au/news/public-h…
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Today is World No Tobacco Day. The theme for 2023 is “We need food not tobacco” Let’s all do our bit to work towards a #tobaccofree world #WNTD ⁦@TFP_TobaccoFree⁩ ⁦@FCTCofficial⁩ ⁦@WHO⁩
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Happy 20th Birthday to the WHO FCTC (the UN Tobacco Control Treaty)! #tobaccofree ⁦ #WHA76 @DrTedros⁩ ⁦ @FCTCofficial⁩
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Dr Bronwyn King AO retweeted
World Health Organization (WHO)
@WHO
27 May 2023
To feed millions of starving people, our soil should be used to GROW FOOD, NOT TOBACCO. #NoTobacco #TobaccoExposed
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Grow Food, Not Tobacco

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Big yes from me! Loving the #dresssneaker revolution ⁦ nytimes.com/2023/05/19/style…

Do Dress Sneakers Belong in the Oval Office? (Published 2023)

People felt strongly after spotting the hybrid shoe at a meeting with the president.

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7 years ago ⁦@AXA⁩ announced a commitment to #tobaccofree finance, starting a global wave of financial institutions rethinking sustainability frameworks embedding a tobacco exclusion. Great for people. Great for the planet, Merci @axa et bravo! ⁦@TFP_TobaccoFree⁩
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Dr Bronwyn King AO retweeted
Prof Brendan Crabb@CrabbBrendan
5 Apr 2023
Excellent, referenced summary & follow up of the #CleanAir Forum in Oz Parliament. As @Prof_NickTalley & others say, COVID-19 is the stimulus, but we need to do it anyway. Much to be gained for health & productivity. It's not hard to make strong gains. croakey.org/landmark-event-h…

Landmark event highlights indoor air quality as important health concern

Experts gathered in Canberra recently to discuss the importance of interventions to promote clean air, for preventing COVID and other

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Excellent read #covid19 #cleanair The Reality Gap - John Snow Project johnsnowproject.org/insights…

The Reality Gap

The failure to recognise the ongoing severity of COVID-19 is creating a reality gap that is being filled by groups peddling misinformation.

johnsnowproject.org
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Thrilled to find the ‘left in school bag for the entire summer holiday banana’. #schoolstartstomorrow #parentingtips
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