The THRIVE project would like to extend warm gratitude to Dr. Satish Jeevannavar and Dr. Muhammad Abbas for their presentations at the March Thrivability Matters webinar. The theme of this webinar was the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3- Good Health and Well-being. Satish spoke about the importance of equitable healthcare for all, and the impact […]
Healthy diets are an essential part of a healthy life. After all, a poor lifestyle leads to bad health. It causes obesity, thyroid problems, diabetes, blood pressure, fatty liver, and heart diseases. There’s truth in the saying, “You are what you eat.” Unhealthy diets are a wide-spread issue, causing significant impacts to global health. Worldwide,
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Health, Lifestyle
Every year, trillions of discarded cigarette butts end up negatively impacting the environment by blocking waterways and leaching toxic heavy metals. Discarded cigarettes are a huge source of water pollution, especially because cigarette filters break down into microplastics, which are toxic for aquatic organisms. Did you know, cigarettes are the most littered item on Earth?
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Environment, Lifestyle, Sustainability
Alcohol and tobacco consumption is an obstacle in achieving 13 out of the 16 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (WHO, 2020). Alcohol and tobacco-related deaths represent a shocking 5.3% of deaths worldwide every year, despite being a highly preventable cause (WHO, 2018). Effects, such as an increased chance of having mouth, throat, liver, and lung cancer,
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Business, Health, Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability
What do we know about the progress of the COVID vaccination globally? What countries are doing well and who is struggling? Where has the COVID vaccine been rolled out? Almost 50 million vaccines worldwide have been administered each month since the first vaccine was approved late last year. That is a lot of vaccines, but
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Coronavirus, Health, Society, Sustainability
