While those with a concern for public health may be familiar with some similarities between the tobacco and alcohol industries, it’s time to include the gambling industry in this analy... Read more
It’s a strange old world. In some quarters, there are concerns that many people are getting too much medicine – for example, see this report at The Atlantic, titled The Preposterous Epidemic... Read more
Croakey readers are welcome to sign up for (rather irregular) summaries of posts. If you’d like to join the mailing list, please send your email or leave it below. Here is the latest compila... Read more
An important campaign has just been launched in the US, with the backing of nine medical societies and several consumer groups, to encourage doctors and patients to identify tests and treatm... Read more
How can a wider audience be engaged in the broad-ranging and often complex issues of population health? Ben Harris-Roxas, a health impact assessment consultant, has some suggestions in the a... Read more
Continuing the primary health care theme of the previous post, health policy expert Professor Philip Davies investigates the history of the terms “primary care” and “primar... Read more
With so much expectation being placed upon primary health care reform and Medicare Locals, what can we learn from those of the new organisations that are expected to be pack-leaders? That wa... Read more
Laurence Alvis, CEO of UnitingCare Moreland Hall, writes: Media coverage of the latest developments in the life of Ben Cousins has done little to advance public debate on issues relating to... Read more
The opportunities of the digital age are changing the way public health advocates engage with the wider community, as evidenced by the recent launch of Drink Tank, a new “conversation space”... Read more
One of the more famous fear-based public health campaigns – the Grim Reaper – is marking a significant anniversary. In the article below, Daniel Reeders, a senior project worker... Read more
