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The path ahead for preventive health: lessons from the UK’s Green Paper

Editor: Jennifer DoggettAuthor: Jennifer Doggetton: August 04, 2019In: environmental health, health financing and costs, Health in All Policies, health inequalities, health reform, mental health, Public health and population health, Social determinants of health

Health groups recently welcomed the announcement that Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, plans to develop a ‘long term national preventive health strategy’ in consultation with stakeholders. Th... Read more

What would you do with a hundred million dollars for prevention? A UK perspective

Editor: Dr Ruth ArmstrongAuthor: Brian Fergusonon: July 24, 2018In: chronic diseases, health inequalities, obesity, prevention, public health, Public health and population health

Introduction by Helen Signy, Communications Officer at the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre Chronic diseases are an urgent health problem, responsible for eight out of every ten prem... Read more

Just imagine this: the scale of the shake-up required to put health equity at the heart of research

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Melissa Sweeton: September 28, 2016In: climate change, environmental health, Global health and climate change, health and medical education, health and medical research, Health in All Policies, health inequalities, public health, Public health and population health

The environments in which we live are already determining our health in 2040. Health is shaped by a confluence of myriad factors, including the air we breathe, the food we eat, the work we d... Read more