Introduction by Croakey: Almost 70 percent of Australians are living with overweight or obesity, say experts who are calling for greater action on this looming public health crisis. While Au... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Australia has just a decade to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that were agreed in the 2015 United Nations commitment to “end poverty, protect the pl... Read more
The United Kingdom’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely critiqued and even Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that it could have been handled “different... 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
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
Ainslie Sartori, Kelly Kennington and Melissa Ledger write: We have already seen how the alcohol industry has been able to shift its marketing tactics to focus on the current pandemic at bre... Read more
In her latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell looks at coronavirus issues, including the impact of obesity, Italian insights on asymptomatic infection, concern about what is ha... Read more
Gary Sacks, Christina Zorbas and Kathryn Backholer write: This year’s Australian of the Year, Dr James Muecke, is an eye specialist with a clear vision. He wants to change the way the world... Read more
Alessandro Demaio addressed the National Press Club on Friday, alongside Karen Carey (former chair of the Consumers Health Forum) and Stephen Duckett (head of the Health Program at the Gratt... Read more
As in most areas of research, public health is plagued by the erasure of non-results, where failure to witness an anticipated benefit or hypothesised outcome means a study can be left unrepo... Read more
