What kind of ancestor would you like to be?
Monday, December 12, 2016In the post below, Dr Vanessa Lee of Suicide Prevention Australia, shares her thoughts following attendance at WeBelong: International Forum on...
In the post below, Dr Vanessa Lee of Suicide Prevention Australia, shares her thoughts following attendance at WeBelong: International Forum on...
The election of Donald Trump as President will have an immediate and direct impact on the US health care system....
Pill testing services, debt-reduction strategies, the innovative use of technology to deal with drug and mental health issues and drug...
Every year the Cochrane Collaboration brings together Cochrane contributors from around the world to discuss, develop and promote Cochrane, and...
In the past 30 years, Australia has gone from being a global drug policy leader to the back of the...
This week the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released its Health expenditure Australia 2014â15 report. This document contains a wealth...
Despite repeated research findings demonstrating the serious health, social and economic impact of poor access to dental care, neither the...
The Federal Government is promoting its reforms in the aged care sector as supporting a more consumer-focused system of care....
The future of the plebiscite on marriage equality may not be clear but the LGBTIQ community is already feeling the...
With a health system that is facing unprecedented challenges we need all the courage and all the insight we can get our hands on. Croakey is a space that invites us to to challenge and interrogate our practice and our policy. Croakey’s journalism and activism inspires me to remain optimistic.
Mary Freer
Change Day Australia
Croakey has, over some years, provided a platform for debate about health policy, planning, funding and services. There arenât enough places for these debates, and important issues affecting the health of our community risk going unexplored. Croakey helps to fill this hole. Viva Croakey!
Sebastian Rosenberg
Senior Lecturer, Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Researchers and research organisations can increase their real- world impact by engaging with public debate and public interest organisations like Croakey Health Media. Being involved with Croakey has helped me become a better writer and communicator, with benefits for my research and students.
Professor Megan Williams
Croakey Health Media Chair
Mental Health Victoria – Croakey Conference News Service coverage of #Lived Experience online forum
Mental Health Victoria, in partnership with the Victorian Healthcare Association, ran an online forum on the importance of embedding the voice of lived experience in mental health system reform.
Croakey journalist Marie McInerney did an exceptional job of covering the event through both real-time social media posts and a written article summarising the discussion and themes that arose during the forum.
Her regular Twitter posts throughout the event generated lively discussion and helped emphasise and elevate the important contributions from the consumer voices.
The article that Marie wrote on the event, titled âImagine a mental health system that meets the needs of consumers and carersâ took the reader on a journey through the forumâs key themes along with images and other media to supplement the discussion. It received very positive feedback from all involved.
Larissa Taylor
Director, Policy, Mental Health Victoria
At the Walkleys we celebrate and support great Australian journalism. Through our Walkley Grants for Innovation in Journalism we encourage projects that combine quality reporting with an entrepreneurial approach. Weâre proud to support projects like Croakey that are an innovative platform driven by independent, ethical journalism for the public benefit.
Clare Fletcher
The Walkley Foundation
HUGE congratulations to all the Croakey team on your coverage of our Summit. To say we have been delighted with the event, your coverage and the wash up is an understatement. You did such a fantastic job. I know how much there was to synthesise! I was particularly impressed with the flair and variety in how you approached the various pieces of coverage.Â
Leanne Wells
Health advocate and senior executive
Croakey is now well established as compulsory reading for influencers and observers in health and medicine in Australia and internationally â and rightly so. As a blog, it gives voice to people who support or oppose government health and social policy. It allows people to express their views and opinions openly, passionately, and freely â from all perspectives. More importantly, Croakey provides a forum for new ideas and new thinking â based on experiences at the frontline of health service delivery â which we can only hope find their way into future health policy to provide better health services to the Australian community.
John Flannery
Health communications expert
Croakey cuts through health care professional and organisational interests with edgy critiques about the diverse communities they are there for. In other words, you call BS on those with self interest.
Jason Trethowan
Health sector leader
Croakey is one of the few places where public health âactivistsâ can vent their spleen. (Iâm not sure why weâre called âactivistsâ, but we certainly need a place to âventâ.) Itâs also a useful place for journalists/media to find contacts who can speak intelligently on public health issues.
Dr Rosemary Stanton OAM
Public health nutrition "activist"
Croakey is the platform where health issues are dissected from every angle â from the complex impact on health arising from social, economic and environmental policies, to the influence of vested interests on public health, and insightful analysis of health care policies. It is a place where I can read the viewpoints of those who donât often get heard in the mainstream media alongside prominent experts, learn about the lived experiences of diverse Australians, and see opportunities and fresh approaches to tackle our most challenging health issues.
Marita Hefler
Researcher, News Editor, BMJ Tobacco Control