Australia's peak body for public health, advocating for the health and wellbeing of all people, everywhere. Equity, prevention, evidence.
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There's a lesson here — get serious on crime, and ignore the industry spin from Big Tobacco.
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month is held every June to raise awareness of Australia's second deadliest cancer.
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Public Health Association of Australia
@who.int has reported that loneliness causes ∼871,000 deaths annually worldwide & affects 1 in 6 people.
This new letter draws attention to two reports that provide a blueprint for implementing social prescribing in Australia.
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NSW has banned political donations from the gambling industry, and a private member's bill from Thomas Emerson could do the same in the ACT.
From Tegan George on @thepointau.bsky.social : thepoint.com.au/news/260612-...
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This new WA study found that while most adults agree climate change is happening, less than half thought it would impact their health in the next decade.
The authors say target communications are needed to bridge the knowledge gap.
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“It is also about 20C above normal for this time of the year. That is a huge anomaly.”
We really need to wake up to what's happening. Talk about boiling frog syndrome.
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Laura Hunter from the Australian Council on Smoking & Health (ACOSH) spoke to ABC Radio National a day after the program featured a spokesperson for Big Tobacco.
