Amy Bestman

On the World's first #DrowningPrevention Day, let's not forget that over 230k people (and probably thousands more in remote regions!!) drown every year. Most of them are children. Let's work together to identify the real burden and save thousands of lives.

Approximately 328 000 people are killed each year as a result of a road traffic crash in the Western Pacific Region. Learn more about 🛣 #RoadSafety in the Western Pacific: bit.ly/3os14gN

The first-ever United Nations Resolution on global drowning prevention has been agreed. It is a call to action for nations around the world to do more to prevent drowning, and we’re proud to be a part of it. #DrowningPrevention

Early start today, facilitating a webinar for partner organisations with excellent contributions by @LukaszykC and @amybestman of WHO WPRO. #SAFER #AlcoholPrevention

Great to be part of the @CroakeyNews event highlighting the significant gambling harm in Australian communities, but also the great local programs to reduce harms. Thanks @MelissaSweetDr & team for the opportunity to share these stories & be part of @WePublicHealth for the week!

Thanks so much @amybestman for covering #GamblingHarms at @WePublicHealth last week. The @CroakeyNews team will be keeping an eye on #QldVotesHealth issues in the lead up to Saturday's Queensland election.

Great paper in from @amybestman, @JaneLloyd17, Barbara Hawkshaw, Jawat Kabir and Elizabeth Harris about innovative models of refugee engagement in Sydney, Australia #AusJPrimaryHealth #OpenAccess #RefugeeHealth #primaryhealthcare publish.csiro.au/PY/PY20045

A personal observation from this #gamblingharms #CroakeyGO Hearing the voices of lived experience is so valuable. People have been silenced, cowed and shamed for too long. It's time to change the machine(s)

Live now! @gwscommunity discuss #GamblingHarms with panel @TimCostello @KatedaCosta1 @AnastasiaHronis “Is gambling harm a public health issue and do we need our political leaders to take action?” youtube.com/watch?v=KpXmJE…

@ahbard also reflected on #GamblingHarms: “COVID has meant we’ve had an opportunity to look at what Australia would look like without gambling and what people can do with their money other than throw it down a pokie machine.” #CroakeyGO croakey.org/sharing-storie…

Important discussions during #CroakeyGO around reducing venue opening hours - @ahbard "nobody is having fun at venues at 3am in the morning" #gamblingharms @ReformGambling

What an amazing journey across #gamblingharms through Bunorong, Whadjuk Nyoongar, Wurundjeri and Dharawal Country on the first virtual #CroakeyGO Extraordinary stories of lived experience and the need for change. Thanks all for taking part #gamblingharms

Dr Anna Thomas talks about research on the relationship between gambling and intimate partner violence against women at #CroakeyGO event on #GamblingHarms. Read more here anrows.org.au/publication/th…

"The study further found that gambling-related harm (including economic abuse) is enabled by current protocols of gambling operators and financial institutions." #gamblingharms @ANROWS #CroakeyGO

Starting the first virtual #CroakeyGO with @ReformGambling Board member Ethan Taylor on Noongar Country, speaking of how #GamblingHarms disproportionately affect #Aboriginal #FirstNations #INDIGENOUS peoples.

These are the faces of #gamblingharms — beautiful, strong, proud women with so many parallels in their stories. They deserve better from our governments. They deserve for MPs to take action on this significant #publichealth issue. #CroakeyGO

Thank you for sharing your story Sunenna on #GamblingHarms with the Three Sides of the Coin project @LinkHealthCom. So important to hear these stories linkhc.org.au/three-sides-of… #CroakeyGO

We need to shift away from talking about problem gambling to talking about an industry with machines that are designed to be addictive @TimCostello #CroakeyGO #gamblingharms

As the 1st virtual #CroakeyGO on #GamblingHarms begins, I pay my respects to the Dharawal people where I am listening from today, and acknowledge their Elders. I also pay respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people joining

This week @amybestman is covering #GamblingHarms and a related #CroakeyGO. See: croakey.org/category/croak… Warm thanks @SummerMayFinlay for fantastic coverage of #WCPH2020 last week