Clinicians, service providers and researchers have issued an urgent call for an innovation in personal protective equipment (PPE) – the ventilated hood – to be made available to remote heal... Read more
In September last year, Rachel Green went on maternity leave. By the time she returned to work, running a mental health and disability service provider, she was committed to embedding climat... Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic raises many human rights challenges and concerns, reports public health researcher Alison Barrett in her latest COVID-19 wrap. Human rights must be the foundation of an... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Urgent action is needed to address the national emergency of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody, with five such deaths recorded since June, acco... Read more
Without transparent data and compliance to rights-based policy, people in prison are in danger of being the forgotten and discarded when it comes to COVID-19. The article below, by Dr Tess R... Read more
In the first several months of the pandemic, Australian governments took generally swift and decisive action to minimise the deaths and suffering caused by the novel coronavirus. What are th... Read more
The upcoming Federal Budget, delivered in the context of a health and economic crisis, provides both challenges and opportunities for health. While spending is expected to be constrained ove... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Ultra-processed foods and drinks are harmful for human and environmental health in many ways, but a convergence of powerful interests globally means sales are boomin... Read more
One of the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is that the wider health system has much to learn from the successes of the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHO) sector... Read more
Our experience with COVID-19 is highlighting the urgent need to do much more to prevent chronic diseases, according to Emma Lonsdale, Executive Officer, Australian Chronic Disease Prevention... Read more
