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Over Half Of UK Workers Too Uncomfortable To Talk About Mental Health At Work

Stuart Mitchell

New research from leading UK jobs and careers site Reed.co.uk reveals over half of UK employees do not feel comfortable disclosing mental health or psychological conditions, such as ADHD, anxiety, or depression, in the workplace.   The research, which surveyed over 2,000 workers and jobseekers across the UK, finds Millennials (anyone born between 1986-1991) are the generation least likely to disclose any mental health issues to their colleagues, with 57% stating they wouldn’t feel comfortable. Perhaps surprisingly, however, Baby Boomers, those aged 57-75, were the most comfortable talking about their mental…

£252 million of National Lottery funding helps communities build healthier, happier lives

Stuart Mitchell

Recently it has been announced that almost £252 million of vital National Lottery funding has been awarded to over 5,000 charities and community groups in England over the last four months*. In this bumper round of funding, grants awarded range from £2,800 to over £30 million and will collectively drive forward The National Lottery Community Fund’s four key missions, which are to support communities to come together, be environmentally sustainable, help children and young people thrive and enable people to live healthier lives. The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest…

New poll shows quarter of UK public unaware of major health risks associated with high-meat diets as countries report on food system progress

Stuart Mitchell

A new poll released on 24 July has revealed that more than a quarter of people in the UK (26%) are unaware of any of the major health risks associated with high consumption and overproduction of meat products when presented with a list of them. The poll – carried out by YouGov on behalf of Compassion in World Farming in eight countries – shows that just 15% of UK adults know that air pollution from factory farms increases the risk of certain lung cancers and just 22% are aware that…

Circular healthcare collaboration recycles pre-surgery packaging and unused fabrics

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global, Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Nexus Circular, and Evansville Packaging Supply are working together to keep used, sterile healthcare plastics in use and out of our environment. Through this partnership, these organizations safely and effectively recycle non-hazardous, sterile, plastic packaging and nonwoven fabric from the hospital’s surgical suite, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and warehouse. This effort diverts around 500 pounds, or 350 bags, of clean, used healthcare plastics – from protective surgical tool packaging to unused nonwoven surgical cloths and gowns – from landfill per week. Development of this circular initiative was…

Global Coalition for the Right to a Healthy Environment Wins UN’s Highest Human Rights Honor

Stuart Mitchell

The Global Coalition of Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements, and Local Communities for the Universal Recognition of the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment has been awarded the prestigious 2023 United Nations Human Rights Prize. The coalition is recognized for its vital role in advocating for the universal recognition of the right to a healthy environment by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 2022. The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is an active member of the coalition. The UN Human Rights Prize is awarded once…