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The evidence shows the main way COVID-19 spreads is through the air. I propose 3 steps Australia needs to take to protect people from infection risk and other indoor air hazards. 
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Austria’s most famous asylum rises on regular terraces up the shallow slope of Vienna’s Gallitzinberg hill. Seen from the south, the asylum’s 60-odd buildi
Peter Mellow's insight:
Not education, but another example of how important the environment we live, work, learn and heal in is to all of us.
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A number of studies have suggested that constantly sitting at work is bad for you. So could workplaces be rejigged around standing up, asks would-be stander Chris Bowlby.
Medical research has been building up for a while now, suggesting constant sitting is harming our health - potentially causing cardiovascular problems or vulnerability to diabetes. We can't simply fix it by heading for the gym.
This has big implications not just for homes - usually blamed for "couch potato" lifestyles - but for sedentary workplaces too, especially the modern office.
But when it comes to the average office, reducing sitting is a huge challenge. It means rethinking architecture, spending a lot of money, changing the office routine. Adjustable sit-stand desks can cost many hundreds of pounds.
LouAnn Zeegers Good's curator insight,
April 15, 2014 11:19 AM
So important to be physical more active for the entire day. You can"t fix sedentary behaviors by a 45 minute workout now and then |
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New research from Western Sydney University has revealed common surfaces used in schoolyards, such as unshaded asphalt and artificial grass, record surface temperatures of more than 60C during days of extreme heat.
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Many of the spaces used to treat people with mental illness are inappropriate, argues a University of Melbourne expert.
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It seems the world is finally coming to terms with the fact that humans evolved to stand, not to sit – well, health researchers, savvy office workers and many commuters, at least. The evidence is mounting…
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