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Melissa Sweet

Melissa is the founder of Croakey

How the tobacco industry seized on the pandemic as an opportunity

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Melissa Sweeton: April 07, 2021In: Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, global health, public health, tobacco control

To mark World Health Day, Croakey’s Melissa Sweet digs into a report investigating tobacco industry efforts to undermine public health regulations globally. Many of the report’s themes... Read more

New report: there can be no climate justice without racial justice

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Peter Sainsburyon: April 07, 2021In: climate change, environmental health, public health, racism

A new report investigating how racism and colonialism shape the climate crisis and climate action is featured in the latest wrap of environmental news by public health expert Dr Peter Sainsb... Read more

Meet some of the health professionals and organisations leading on climate action

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Simon Judkinson: April 06, 2021In: #OutOfTheBox, climate change, health reform, hospitals

In his latest Out of the Box column, emergency medicine specialist Dr Simon Judkins introduces readers to some of the people and organisations providing leadership on climate action within h... Read more

As Tasmanians head to the polls, here are some critical health concerns

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Susan Banks, Robin Krabbe, Thérèse Murray and Miriam Vandenberg on: March 27, 2021In: chronic diseases, health inequalities, health reform, poverty, Social determinants of health, Tasmanian election 2021, trauma

With Tasmanians headed to a state election on 1 May, researchers have identified some key areas for action to improve the health of communities. Members of the UTAS Anticipatory Care Researc... Read more

Indigenous leadership in pandemic delivers a blueprint to Close the Gap

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Marie McInerneyon: March 19, 2021In: Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, cultural safety, global health, Global health and climate change, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, mental health, public health, Public health and population health, rural and remote health, Social determinants of health, suicide, Uluru Statement

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and people have been hailed for their world-leading response to the coronavirus pandemic which left First Nations communities largely unsc... Read more

COVID-19 crisis in PNG amid vaccine rollout concerns in Australia

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Marie McInerneyon: March 17, 2021In: asylum seeker and refugee health, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, general practice, Global health and climate change, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, public health, Public health and population health, quality and safety of health care, rural and remote health, Social determinants of health, The Conversation, vaccination, WHO

Aid agencies are urging Australia to step up its responses to the COVID-19 crisis in Papua New Guinea, warning that the pandemic poses grave threats to PNG and its neighbours, as per warning... Read more

As climate health advocates hit the hustings in Canberra, how can the media do a better job?

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: The Climate and Health Alliance; and the Covering Climate Now collaborationon: March 17, 2021In: #CoveringClimateNow, climate change, Indigenous health, media-related issues, public interest journalism

Below are reports from a climate and health advocacy campaign in Canberra this week, and some tips for media reporting on climate change (which may also be useful for Croakey readers). The C... Read more

COVID-19 wrap: the pandemic and Indigenous communities, locally and globally

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Alison Barretton: March 17, 2021In: child health, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, COVIDwrap, evidence-based issues, global health, health and medical research, health communications, Indigenous health, racism, social and emotional wellbeing, Social determinants of health, vaccination

As the latest Close the Gap report spotlights the “leadership and legacy” of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector in keeping communities safe, this edition of... Read more

Catch up with the news from Regional Rainbows

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Danny Della Vedovaon: March 17, 2021In: @WePublicHealth2021, LGBTIQ, media-related issues, rural and remote health

As reported recently at Croakey, Regional Rainbows is a new initiative in Western Australia that aims to increase visibility and inclusion for LGBTIQA+ people living outside of major metropo... Read more

Australia’s strongest election mandate includes public health commitments

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Terry Slevinon: March 17, 2021In: alcohol, climate change, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), gambling, justice, National Preventive Health Agency, obesity, physical activity, prevention, public health, WA election 2021

What will the Labor landslide at the recent Western Australian election mean for public health? Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), expl... Read more