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Ireland’s dairy sector driving new rural mental health campaign with Samaritans

Stuart Mitchell

The new partnership with milk processors – who are all members of the Ibec group Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) – aims to raise awareness of Samaritans freephone number 116 123 among farmers and other people in rural Ireland, especially those living or working in isolation. The signs will appear on approximately 500 milk trucks and agri-feed vehicles owned by some of the country’s largest co-operatives. It is supported by Arrabawn, Aurivo, Carbery (including Drinagh, Bandon, Lisavard and Barryroe co-ops), Dairygold, Glanbia, Kerry, Lakeland, North Cork, Ornua (Kerrygold), and Tipperary. Conor…

Unilever to set new benchmark for Healthy Nutrition

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever has announced that it will be the first global Foods company to publicly report the performance of its product portfolio against at least six different government-endorsed Nutrient Profile Models (NPM) as well as its own Highest Nutritional Standards (HNS). Unilever will publish the assessment on an annual basis both globally and for 16 key strategic markets and will report its performance both by volume of product and by sales revenue. Its first report will be published by October 2022. The move comes following extensive, constructive engagement with ShareAction and…

Top community health and wellbeing charities win 25th GSK IMPACT Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Ten UK charities have been named as winners of the 2022 GSK IMPACT Awards for their outstanding work improving health and wellbeing in their communities. The awards come after a challenging two years for many local charities, with the Covid-19 pandemic having driven an increase in the number of people who need their support while also making it harder to deliver some services. The ten winning charities were chosen from more than 350 organisations following a rigorous selection and assessment process. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the GSK…

AACN Launches New Campaign to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Health Misinformation with Funding from the CDC

Stuart Mitchell

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has been awarded $1 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to launch a new initiative titled Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Among Nurses and in Communities. Although COVID-19 vaccines have been widely available for more than a year, only 64% of the US population is fully vaccinated. As part of this project, AACN will award funding to 10 schools of nursing nationwide to launch targeted campaigns to build confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines and dispel health misinformation.…

Colgate-Palmolive Introduces Global Know Your OQ™ Campaign as part of $100 Million 5-Year Oral Health Commitment

Stuart Mitchell

Colgate-Palmolive Company, the worldwide leader in oral care, has announced it is launching a public health initiative to empower people to Know Your OQ™: to understand—and improve—their oral health quotient. Just as people may know their IQ or EQ, which measure cognitive and emotional intelligence, Colgate wants people to know their oral health quotient and understand the links between oral health and overall health and wellbeing. In total, the Company will commit more than $100 million over the next five years to address a global health crisis affecting nearly half…