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On the United States election, and ways forward for global health

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Sharon Frielon: November 11, 2020In: #CroakeyLIVE #USvotesHealth, climate change, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, global health, health inequalities, human rights, non communicable diseases, racism, Social determinants of health, WHO

President-elect Joe Biden and his team have a full plate when it comes to health policy for the United States, in dealing with the pandemic as well as threats to the Affordable Care Act. How... Read more

What Biden and Harris promise for health, climate change, COVID-19, racial justice, media freedom and more

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Marie McInerneyon: November 11, 2020In: climate change, Global health and climate change, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, media-related issues, public health, Public health and population health, public interest journalism, Social determinants of health

President-elect Joe Biden has hit the ground running this week following his momentous win over US President Donald Trump, along with the historic election of his Vice-President-elect Kamala... Read more

“You chose hope and unity, decency, science and, yes, truth”

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Lesley Russellon: November 08, 2020In: @WePublicHealth2020, #CroakeyLIVE #USvotesHealth, climate change, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, global health, Global health and climate change, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, justice, poverty, public health, Public health and population health, racism, Social determinants of health

Introduction by Croakey: United States President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to “restore the soul of America”, putting action on the coronavirus pandemic, the climate crisis, racial injustic... Read more

Stark difference: What the US election will mean for Australian and international science

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Chris Anderson, Stuart Barrow and Jana Phanon: November 03, 2020In: #CroakeyLIVE #USvotesHealth, 2019-20 climate bushfire emergency, climate change, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, Elections and budgets, extreme weather events, global health, Global health and climate change, Healthcare and health reform, public health, Public health and population health, social policy

It is unusual for the Australian Academy of Science to wade in on a United States presidential election, but the 2020 vote, now well underway, is not only critical for US science, but for in... Read more

The Health Wrap: on elections, budgets, bushfires, bilbies and more

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Lesley Russellon: September 28, 2020In: 2019-20 climate bushfire emergency, aged care, climate change, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, Federal Budget 2020-21, global health, Global health and climate change, mental health, primary health care, vaccination, WHO

How do presidential contenders Donald Trump and Joe Biden stack up when it comes to COVID-19? How will the pandemic continue to affect us, even if a vaccine is developed? And how are bilbies... Read more