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Revealing the top reads at Croakey in April

Melissa Sweet
Sunday, May 15, 2016

Croakey projects, Racism, Indigenous health, Chronic conditions, Primary healthcare, Public health and population health

According to our latest readership analysis (more details here), these were our most popular reads in April (after the homepage).

1. BEACH gets a lifeline – but where’s the Government’s commitment to primary care research?
By Dr Ruth Armstrong

2. Implicit bias, what is it, and why does it matter in healthcare? (Timely context for Gurrumul’s case)
By Marie McInerney

3. Chronic care, equity & Trojan horses: What’s the role of PHI in new health care homes?
By Dr Tim Senior

4. The right to food and how 1.2 million Australians miss out
By Alana Mann

5. Royal Commission sends NDIS a message on violence
By Keran Howe and Jen Hargrave

6. What do health leaders say about Gurrumul Yunupingu’s case and wider concerns?
By Melissa Sweet

7. Archie Roach – and a truly amazing conversation with his doctor
By Marie McInerney

8. Chronic disease prevention – pinning our hopes on the NSFCC
By Rebecca Zosel

9. Privatisation creep: Are corporations stealthily taking over our health care?
By Paul Laris, Fran Baum and Toby Freeman

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Mary Freer

Change Day Australia

Croakey not only gives me up to date information on contemporary health issues, but allows me to send my health information across Australia in an instant. It is also the perfect vehicle for starting peoples’ movements, engaging with Indigenous peoples and our issues, and building a community that has at its basis a desire to make positive change happen. It is polite and political, informative and inspiring. Active engagement is what Croakey does – and I like it!

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Marie McInerney

journalist, Croakey Editor

Croakey Health Media has been a valuable partner of the Global Health program at the School of Public Health, University of Sydney, for the last few years. I greatly appreciate Croakey’s contribution to our educational program and the efforts to inspire and engage youth to improve health systems.

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Associate Professor Ying Zhang

University of Sydney

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UTS

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International Research Collaborative, Oral Health and Equity, The University of Western Australia.

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Artistic Director and web developer at Croakey Health Media

The old media is no longer able to meet the information needs of the 21st-century. News and opinion sites are blossoming but ones which specialise in, and have expertise in, healthcare in Australia are few and far between. Croakey Health Media’s focus on equity in primary care is unique and welcome. It fills an important niche, providing very thoughtful and useful analysis and commentary.

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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne

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