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#AusVotesHeath participants call for systemic change on wide-ranging fronts

Systemic change is needed to address the wide-ranging factors affecting the community’s health, from justice and prison reform to addressing the social determinants of rural and remote... Read more

Experts highlight key differences between the political parties on critical health concerns

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: #AusVotesHealth participantson: May 12, 2019In: #AusVotesHealth Twitter Festival 2019, climate change, environmental health, Federal Election 2019, Global health and climate change, health inequalities, Indigenous health, Newstart, poverty, Public health and population health, Social determinants of health

Important health issues in the federal election campaign include self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and addressing poverty and climate change, especially fo... Read more

Health equity, prevention and better integration of services: key priorities from ALP Health Summit

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Marie McInerneyon: March 04, 2017In: #HealthMatters, Health in All Policies, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, mental health, prevention, primary health care, Primary Health Networks, public health, Public health and population health, racism, rural and remote health, social and emotional wellbeing, Social determinants of health

Thanks to Croakey readers and contributors who supported our #HealthMatters crowdfunding campaign, journalist Marie McInerney was able to attend the ALP Health Summit in Canberra on Friday t... Read more