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
Many of the groups in the Australian population who are at the greatest risk from COVID-19 – including those with chronic disease – are also the least likely to understand the public health... Read more
New research is showing how Facebook can be a useful source of information – particularly when used in conjunction with other methods – to develop broader understandings of health literacy a... Read more
Leading scholars have called for wide-ranging efforts to address low levels of racial literacy in Australia, including investment in race as an area of study within disciplines such as educa... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Last week B... Read more
In her latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell investigates the latest pandemic news with a focus on health literacy and public health communications, the alcohol harm paradox,... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The great disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting a rethink of many aspects of life, from the ways in which we work and learn to the provision of hea... Read more
The COVID-19 crisis is highlighting an urgent need to improve the health literacy of our institutions and the public, according to the authors below. Millions of Australians do not have suff... Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed structural flaws in the way we prevent and treat ill health, reports Jennifer Doggett. This article is published as part of a collaboration with Inside Stor... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Government has been urged to introduce an AirSmart campaign ahead of next year’s bushfire season, to improve understanding among the public and policymak... Read more
