Croakey

Melissa Sweet

Melissa is the founder of Croakey

How the coronavirus story is unfolding, by the day and week…

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Simon Judkinson: January 03, 2021In: @WePublicHealth2020, 2019-20 climate bushfire emergency, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, emergency departments and care, mental health, prevention, public health, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

On #COVID19, how are Australia and the rest of the world shaping up?

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Melissa Sweeton: January 03, 2021In: Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, global health, health reform, Healthcare and health reform, Public health and population health, Summer reading 2020-2021, telehealth, WHO

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

The Health Wrap: global health perspectives and the latest on obesity, wellbeing budgets and more

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Lesley Russellon: January 02, 2021In: Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, health inequalities, Indigenous health, public health, Summer reading 2020-2021, The Health Wrap

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

Making the most of telehealth in COVID-19 responses, and beyond

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Centaine Snoswell, Ateev Mehrotra, Emma Thomas, K-lynn Smith, Helen Haydon, Liam Caffery and Anthony Smithon: January 02, 2021In: chronic diseases, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, health inequalities, health reform, Summer reading 2020-2021, telehealth

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

New cultural safety strategy seeks to eliminate racism in health sector

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Tess Ryanon: January 02, 2021In: cultural safety, health reform, health regulation, Indigenous health, quality and safety of health care, racism, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

Seven snapshots from the National Climate Emergency Summit

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Marie McInerneyon: December 31, 2020In: climate change, Indigenous health, PIJ Commissions 2020, public health, rural and remote health, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

Staying in, watching birds and punching on. And good-bye 2020

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Tess Ryanon: December 30, 2020In: Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, Indigenous health, PIJ Commissions 2020, social and emotional wellbeing, trauma

During 2020, Dr Tess Ryan spent nine months in ‘hard’ lockdown in Melbourne. Her only outings were for neighbourhood walks, due to a health condition. However, she learnt to punch on. Tess R... Read more

Check out these public health postcards from an accomplished road-tripper

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Ruth Armstrongon: December 30, 2020In: @WePublicHealth2020, 2019-20 climate bushfire emergency, climate change, CroakeyEXPLORE, public interest journalism, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

My summer: climate change, mental health and solastalgia

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Sebastian Rosenbergon: December 30, 2020In: 2019-20 climate bushfire emergency, child health, climate change, extreme weather events, mental health, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

Catch up with useful news and sources on the new coronavirus

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Melissa Sweet, and otherson: December 29, 2020In: Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, global health, infectious diseases, public health, social media and healthcare, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more