Our experience with COVID-19 is highlighting the urgent need to do much more to prevent chronic diseases, according to Emma Lonsdale, Executive Officer, Australian Chronic Disease Prevention... Read more
Thousands of premature deaths have been prevented by the drop in tobacco use among Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander people, write Ms Emily Colonna, Dr Raglan Maddox, Dr Katherine Thurber, a... 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. Big thanks... Read more
After a decade-long battle, Australia’s groundbreaking tobacco plain packaging laws have cleared their final hurdle with the World Trade Organisation. The University of Sydney’s... Read more
Whatever else you’re doing this socially-distanced Easter long weekend, the authors below have a message for you. There’s never been a better time to give up smoking. To be fair, it’s always... Read more
Last year, in an update that acknowledged the rising use of novel tobacco products, the World Health Organization reiterated the advice from their Framework Convention on Tobacco Control tha... Read more
Christina Watts writes: If you’re aged under 30, chances are you’ve never seen a mainstream advertisement for tobacco in Australia. Gone are the days of Australian celebrities (including Pau... Read more
In the latest edition of Journal Watch, Dr Melissa Stoneham reviews a recent study from Aotearoa/New Zealand that investigates a potential role for pharmacies in selling tobacco (as currentl... Read more
Health leaders have paid tribute to former Victorian Premier John Cain for his public health legacy, including the establishment of VicHealth and tobacco control reforms. Cain, who died on 2... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Tobacco use contributes to more than one in eight deaths in Australia and remains the leading risk factor for premature mortality, with the burden of past smoking co... Read more
