Tasmania has launched its Healthy Tasmania strategy, aiming to become Australia’s healthiest population by 2025. Currently, compared to the national average, Tasmanians are more likely... Read more
Many thanks to Marie McInerney for conducting these interviews via Periscope at the 2015 Population Health Congress. Check out Croakey’s YouTube channel to see these, and other recent... Read more
(Note: this post was updated with comments from Gemma Crawford on 22 Sept) What were the highlights of the recent Population Health Congress in Hobart, and what challenges did it identify fo... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: If life as an asylum seeker or refugee is hard, what can it be like for someone with a disability? And what level of support can they expect or hope for in Australia?... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Public health advocates who take on powerful opponents often face a heavy price, whether as individuals who are intimidated, or as organisations that have to put valu... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: A new analysis of health risks in 188 countries has found that the greatest cumulative impact on health comes from poor diet. A combination of 14 dietary risk factors... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: The profound threat of climate change to health, security and political stability was a critical message from Population Health Congress 2015, with calls for urgent a... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: The final day of the Population Health Congress 2015 put the spotlight firmly on the topical issue of corporate strategies for manipulating health research and policy... Read more
Adequate housing, active transport and liveable environments are important for the community’s health and wellbeing, the Population Health Congress 2015 heard yesterday. But climate ch... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: It was a “tale of two countries” at the opening day of the Population Health Congress 2015, where a stark contrast emerged between ground-breaking legisla... Read more
