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Freedom from lockdown but shackled to alcohol: How Australia’s glorification of alcohol is damaging to public health

Dr Michelle I Jongenelis – Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change I write this piece … More

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Footy Finals and Domestic Violence Spikes; Are Current National Initiatives Working?

Melanie Parker – PHAA intern Geraldine Vaughan – co-convenor, Women’s Health SIG PHAA The 2021 footy season ended with thrilling … More

Busted: 5 myths about 30km/h speed limits in Australia

Matthew Mclaughlin, University of Newcastle; Ben Beck, Monash University; Julie Brown, George Institute for Global Health, and Megan Sharkey, UNSW … More

Let’s keep our kids water-safe this Easter

Public Health Association of Australia Today, millions of Australians are hitting the road to take a well-earned break for Easter, … More

From cradle to grave: falls represent a lifetime of risk to us all

Public Health Association of Australia According to the World Health Organization falls are the second leading cause of accidental or … More

Indigenous families face soaring costs in treating burn injuries

When it comes to Closing the Gap on health inequities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people there are … More

Head of World Health Organization tells global injury prevention conference poor people still at greatest risk of death, injury

Public Health Association of Australia Opening this week’s Global Injury Prevention Showcase, the World Health Organization Director-General said injuries and … More