Leaders in women’s health have some pointed advice for the Federal Government’s new Women’s Cabinet Taskforce, as Croakey editor Jennifer Doggett reports below. The focus is time... Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more likely than other Australians to leave a healthcare service before receiving care or against medical advice, putting them at increased r... Read more
*** This story was updated on 27 August.*** Introduction by Croakey: The lockdown of Queensland prisons after a trainer at a Queensland Corrective Services academy tested positive for COVID-... Read more
Recent research on the strategies and insights of global health activists in making change happen in population health and primary health care, as profiled in Croakey, included contributions... 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
Talking Teeth: Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in dental and oral health
Introduction by Croakey: The latest instalment of the #TalkingTeeth series of articles focusing on oral health follows the theme on advancing outcomes in oral health for Australians left out... 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. Last week,... Read more
This report from Dr Sebastian Rosenberg summarises a recent virtual roundtable on the implications of COVID-19 for Australia and the future organisation of mental health care. It identifie... Read more
Any attempts to address the gulf between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health are meaningless without a full and frank discussion about the systematic, institutionalised racism experienced b... Read more
Lesley Russell writes: There’s plenty to consider this week, in Australia and in the US. Health issues in the upcoming US midterm elections On Tuesday November 7, the people of the Uni... Read more
