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Freedom of Tweets – A social media advocacy campaign to unlock the secrets of...
Social media is opening up the processes of public health advocacy and efforts to hold governments to account, according to Dr Mark Lock, a Research Fellow in the School of Medicine and Public Health...
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The Health Wrap: Indigenous incarceration disgrace, let’s talk about smoking,...
By Kellie Bisset The disgrace of Indigenous incarceration rates Following the successful crowdfunding of Croakey’s #JustJustice campaign, it’s timely to reflect on the release of the Amnesty...
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Inawintji’s Story on Living Black tonight: “the high price to pay for staying...
Access to healthy and affordable food and good health care is a big issue for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly those living in remote communities. The recent National Rural...
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“We need to spend more on preventive health.” So let’s slash it….
One of the “overarching concerns” raised by those who contributed suggestions to the Reform of the Federation Discussion Paper was “that there is insufficient funding directed to preventive health”....
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A year on, Australia’s health star food-rating system is showing cracks
Mark Lawrence and Christina Pollard write: The government has started the second phase of its awareness campaign for Australia’s year-old health star food-rating system. The A$2.1 million campaign is...
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As we fiddle with GST rises to fund health, South Australia sees big...
As New South Wales and South Australia launch discussions on the merits of lifting the rate of the GST from 10 to 15 per cent “in order to pay for the increasing cost of healthcare”, they might want...
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A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Taxes go Up!
Reducing our society’s consumption of sugar is likely to lead to a range of health benefits, including a reduction in the current high rate of overweight/obesity and in related diseases such a...
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‘Drink Coke, Exercise More?’: where conflict of interest is a Real Thing
The New York Times prompted much public health concern this week with a report in its Well section that Coca-Cola “is backing a new ‘science-based’ solution to the obesity crisis: to maintain a healthy...
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The Health Wrap: The Vegemite news spread; On your bike (sans helmet); a...
This week’s Health Wrap is compiled by my colleague Megan Howe, the Sax Institute’s Publications Manager. Enjoy the Wrap and tweet us via @medicalmedia or @meghowe68 if you have any...
View ArticleCan a citizen’s jury transform obesity policy?
A recent announcement that VicHealth will run a citizen’s jury to look at solutions to obesity was not met with support from all in the health setting. Criticisms include questions around the influence...
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