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A ‘last mile’ approach to improving broadband in more remote areas

Editor: Marie McInerneyon: November 18, 2014In: #LoveRural 2014, allied health care, cardiovascular disease, child health, chronic diseases, e-health, general practice, health workforce, Indigenous health, prevention, primary health care, public health, rural and remote health

In this latest instalment of a rural health series, Helen Hopkins, Policy Adviser at the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) highlights how failing to improve broadband access in remote ar... Read more

Big Food, public health and sharing a table: food for thought or empty nutrients?

Just how much should public health engage with Big Food to tackle obesity? Canadian health research leader Professor Diane Finegood, CEO of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research,... Read more

Shoulder to shoulder – a closer look at the Men’s Shed movement

Editor: Marie McInerneyon: November 07, 2014In: alcohol, cardiovascular disease, chronic diseases, health literacy, infectious diseases, journal articles, men's health, mental health, physical activity, prevention, primary health care

Here’s the latest article from the JournalWatch service of The Public Health Advocacy Institute WA, looking at the Men’s Shed movement in Australia and beyond, including a field... Read more

People Power for Health Equity

Editor: Michelle Hugheson: September 17, 2014In: cardiovascular disease, chronic diseases, Croakey longreads, diabetes, health literacy, Indigenous health, primary health care, public health, rural and remote health, Social determinants of health

The Australian Health Promotion and Chronic Diseases Network Conference was held in Alice Springs earlier this month. For those who missed it, Cat Street from the Australian Health Promotio... Read more

Alternative health cost-saving measures – new book

Editor: Jennifer Doggetton: September 07, 2014In: cardiovascular disease, chronic diseases, co-payments, Federal Budget 2014-15, general practice, health financing and costs, nurses and nursing, prevention, primary health care

Whether or not the Abbott Government gets its way on GP co-payments, the sustainability of our health system is likely to remain very much on the political agenda, Dr Agnes Walker, from the... Read more

Abbott Government's first year in office: what's the verdict on health?

This Sunday marks the first anniversary of the election of the Abbott Government. We’ll leave it up to Croakey readers to characterise the year in health – feel free to post (publishable) co... Read more

How a new film looks to change the tobacco story of Arnhem Land

Editor: Marie McInerneyon: September 04, 2014In: cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic diseases, education, environmental health, evidence-based issues, health literacy, Indigenous education, Indigenous health, plain packaging, poverty, prevention, public health, racism, Social determinants of health, social media and healthcare

Ngarali: the tobacco story of Arnhem Land is a documentary (click on the photo above) produced to address the high rates of smoking (around 70 per cent) amongst the Yolgnu people of East Arn... Read more

Indigenous leaders plea to PM Abbott to step in on

Updated to include statement below from the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) on concerns about discriminatory changes to the way some Aboriginal organis... Read more

“Contrary to suggestions that the Hazelwood mine fire was the ‘perfect storm of events’, all of the factors contributing to the ignition and spread of the fire were foreseeable. Yet it... Read more

The demise of the ANPHA: why it will be ‘drinks all round’ for the alcohol industry and others

Editor: Marie McInerneyon: September 01, 2014In: Australian Medical Association, cancer, cardiovascular disease, child health, chronic diseases, conflicts of interest, consumer health matters, diabetes, disabilities, e-health, evidence-based issues, Federal Budget 2014-15, Federal Election 2013, health and medical research, health impact assessment, Health in All Policies, health inequalities, health reform, health regulation, Indigenous health, men's health, mental health, National Commission of Audit 2014, National Preventive Health Agency, obesity, physical activity, plain packaging, poverty, prevention, primary health care, public health, rural and remote health, screening, Social determinants of health, social media and healthcare, women's health

A recent seminar at the University of Sydney examined the legacy of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency (ANPHA) in an event also billed by some as “a wake for preventive health”... Read more

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