What will the Labor landslide at the recent Western Australian election mean for public health? Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), expl... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Several important commitments for public health have been made ahead of next Saturday’s Western Australian election (13 March), for which almost one-quarter of... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Almost 70 percent of Australians are living with overweight or obesity, say experts who are calling for greater action on this looming public health crisis. While Au... Read more
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
Introduction by Croakey: In a year where the best exercise intentions and abilities of many people have been stifled by the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant lockdowns, the publication of... Read more
The health impacts of the Tour de France, global news on coronavirus, a better future for aged care, the abolition of Public Health England, and an exercise in deliberative democracy are amo... Read more
The proliferation of pop-up cycleways to address pandemic concerns is presenting an opportunity to reimagine, not just how we travel, but “the kind of cities we want to live in for the... Read more
The United Kingdom’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely critiqued and even Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that it could have been handled “different... Read more
VicHealth is putting the spotlight on local communities and urban design this week as part of its Life and Health ReImagined initiative. Join the webinar discussions from 2pm AEST on Thursda... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: When the Consumers Health Forum began planning a focus on prevention for a themed edition of its journal Health Voices, COVID-19 was not yet a thing. However, the pa... Read more
