Today, dear reader, has been declared World Health Day. The World Health Organisation is asking us to be “part of a global movement to make cities healthier”. Meanwhile, the inau... Read more
In the previous post, Professor Fran Baum argues the case for an Australian Health and Equity Commission to help us move to a more equitable society through healthier public policy. Elaine H... Read more
England has had the Marmot Review, which was commissioned to help shape a policy response to the landmark 2008 report from the WHO’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (CS... Read more
Following on from previous posts about the Marmot Review, below is a piece I wrote for the Crikey bulletin today, which asks: Why is Australia dragging the chain on health inequalities? I ho... Read more
So many public health initiatives end up doing most good for the better off. So it’s nice to hear of one that’s brought plenty of payoff to people at the other end of the socioe... Read more
What does economic crisis mean for a country’s health? Hunger and hardship for the population’s most vulnerable, judging by the news coming out of the US. Croakey’s North A... Read more
Australia’s international reputation in education has been taking something of a hammering lately. Attacks on overseas students have generated bucketloads of adverse publicity, and the... Read more
Anyone can sign up for email updates here from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US. Don’t be deceived by the title... Read more
The interim report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission is due to be released on Monday. NHHRC Chair, Dr Christine Bennett, will address the National Press Club in Canberra... Read more
Health and communications consultant Mark Ragg spent a fair bit of time wading through health statistics and reports to come up with his own personal assessment of the state of our health sy... Read more
