https://www.croakey.org informed, engaged communities for health Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:45:16 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://www.croakey.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-croakey_COVID_head_icon-copy-32x32.png https://www.croakey.org 32 32 https://www.croakey.org/bringing-a-cultural-lens-to-pandemic-preparedness-aboriginal-elders-share-their-learnings-from-covid/ https://www.croakey.org/bringing-a-cultural-lens-to-pandemic-preparedness-aboriginal-elders-share-their-learnings-from-covid/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:45:16 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195621 Introduction by Croakey: The success of Indigenous communities and health services in protecting Elders during the first waves of the COVID pandemic in Australia is known all over the world. What we know less about are the experiences and perspectives […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/bringing-a-cultural-lens-to-pandemic-preparedness-aboriginal-elders-share-their-learnings-from-covid/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/the-national-health-and-climate-strategy-could-be-transformational-if-these-concerns-are-addressed/ https://www.croakey.org/the-national-health-and-climate-strategy-could-be-transformational-if-these-concerns-are-addressed/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:44:16 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195751 More than six years after a framework for a national strategy on health and climate change was put forward by health and medical organisations, the Australian Government has launched the country’s first National Health and Climate Strategy. As reported earlier […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/the-national-health-and-climate-strategy-could-be-transformational-if-these-concerns-are-addressed/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/icymi-celebrating-first-nations-researchers-education-reform-a-system-in-decay-and-the-gift-not-to-give-this-christmas/ https://www.croakey.org/icymi-celebrating-first-nations-researchers-education-reform-a-system-in-decay-and-the-gift-not-to-give-this-christmas/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:04:48 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195644 The column this week celebrates the first issue of The Lowitja Journal, and also brings suggestions for making global health publishing more equitable. We report calls for reform to address education inequities (which are, of course, also important for health […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/icymi-celebrating-first-nations-researchers-education-reform-a-system-in-decay-and-the-gift-not-to-give-this-christmas/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/drawing-a-line-in-the-sand-and-speaking-up-for-abolition-of-the-prison-industrial-complex/ https://www.croakey.org/drawing-a-line-in-the-sand-and-speaking-up-for-abolition-of-the-prison-industrial-complex/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:56:52 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195633 Introduction by Croakey: The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women & Girls was established in 2020 to represent people who have been in prisons and to advocate for abolition of the prison industrial complex. Below two of the […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/drawing-a-line-in-the-sand-and-speaking-up-for-abolition-of-the-prison-industrial-complex/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/leadership-in-the-room-iaha-conference-was-a-masterclass-in-indigenous-knowledges-practices-and-voices/ https://www.croakey.org/leadership-in-the-room-iaha-conference-was-a-masterclass-in-indigenous-knowledges-practices-and-voices/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:16:23 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195460 Introduction by Croakey: Last week, the annual conference of Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) took place on the traditional lands of the Kabi Kabi peoples, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. In the post below, Danielle Manton, a Barunggam woman-grown on Dharug […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/leadership-in-the-room-iaha-conference-was-a-masterclass-in-indigenous-knowledges-practices-and-voices/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/attorneys-general-under-heavy-pressure-to-raise-the-minimum-age-of-criminal-responsibility/ https://www.croakey.org/attorneys-general-under-heavy-pressure-to-raise-the-minimum-age-of-criminal-responsibility/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:13:12 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195387 *** This post was updated on 6 November with the outcomes of the meeting, and news from lutruwita/Tasmania. The headline was also changed. *** More than 100 health, legal, social, community services providers, advocates and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/attorneys-general-under-heavy-pressure-to-raise-the-minimum-age-of-criminal-responsibility/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/icymi-progressing-indigenous-rights-global-trends-an-apology-and-a-great-big-research-round-up/ https://www.croakey.org/icymi-progressing-indigenous-rights-global-trends-an-apology-and-a-great-big-research-round-up/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:28:04 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195265 At a time when many trends, nationally and globally, are harmful for public health, the column this week showcases individuals and organisations who are raising their voices loudly to protect and promote the health of people and planet. We also […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/icymi-progressing-indigenous-rights-global-trends-an-apology-and-a-great-big-research-round-up/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/health-and-social-inequities-predicted-to-increase-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-under-new-government/ https://www.croakey.org/health-and-social-inequities-predicted-to-increase-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-under-new-government/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 07:19:16 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195200 Introduction by Croakey: For the first time in Dutch history, a party of the extreme right – Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom – is the largest in the national parliament, following the 22 November election, which has sent shockwaves across […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/health-and-social-inequities-predicted-to-increase-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-under-new-government/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/on-the-eve-of-australias-health-and-climate-strategy-release-some-expert-advice-from-heal-2023/ https://www.croakey.org/on-the-eve-of-australias-health-and-climate-strategy-release-some-expert-advice-from-heal-2023/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:21:47 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195205 Introduction by Croakey: What should be our policy responses to the climate threat, and who should be involved? The answers to these questions, according to a diverse group of speakers at the recent HEAL 2023 conference, is that it must […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/on-the-eve-of-australias-health-and-climate-strategy-release-some-expert-advice-from-heal-2023/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/new-push-to-hold-power-to-account-for-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-children-and-young-people/ https://www.croakey.org/new-push-to-hold-power-to-account-for-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-children-and-young-people/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:18:42 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195159 Introduction by Croakey: A systematic effort has launched to push governments and policy making to be more focused on the rights and needs of children and young people, especially those at greatest risk of structural and other inequities. Decades of […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/new-push-to-hold-power-to-account-for-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-children-and-young-people/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/walking-forward-or-in-circles-lessons-for-the-design-of-the-national-consumer-peak-body/ https://www.croakey.org/walking-forward-or-in-circles-lessons-for-the-design-of-the-national-consumer-peak-body/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:48:24 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194942 Introduction by Croakey: The forthcoming national mental health lived experience consumer peak body should be a leader on human rights and embed intersectionality, according to mental health and human rights advocate Simon Katterl. Additionally, the peak body must centre and […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/walking-forward-or-in-circles-lessons-for-the-design-of-the-national-consumer-peak-body/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/icymi-protecting-protest-tobacco-lobbyists-at-work-and-what-children-want-to-do-about-toxic-marketing/ https://www.croakey.org/icymi-protecting-protest-tobacco-lobbyists-at-work-and-what-children-want-to-do-about-toxic-marketing/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:16:07 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194952 Many of the items in the column this week examine the power and impact of the commercial determinants of health, and highlight the need for more concerted action for health equity. We also report on plans for the new Australian […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/icymi-protecting-protest-tobacco-lobbyists-at-work-and-what-children-want-to-do-about-toxic-marketing/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/misinformation-is-undermining-democracy-and-public-health-what-can-be-done/ https://www.croakey.org/misinformation-is-undermining-democracy-and-public-health-what-can-be-done/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:34:56 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194854 Introduction by Croakey: The toxic effects on democracy of misinformation and the associated attacks on scientists call for corrective political action, according to an article recently published in the journal, Current Opinion in Psychology. The article, ‘Misinformation and the epistemic […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/misinformation-is-undermining-democracy-and-public-health-what-can-be-done/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/from-remote-housing-to-federal-parliament-indigenous-led-co-design-is-a-game-changer/ https://www.croakey.org/from-remote-housing-to-federal-parliament-indigenous-led-co-design-is-a-game-changer/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:26:51 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194558 Introduction by Croakey: “Indigenous knowledge is a resource and an opportunity.” This quote, from Torres Strait Islander academic Francis Nona, sums up the first day of national sessions at the HEAL2023 conference on Thursday 16 November. Below, Alison Barrett reports […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/from-remote-housing-to-federal-parliament-indigenous-led-co-design-is-a-game-changer/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/recognition-for-a-tireless-champion-for-cultural-safety-and-ending-racism/ https://www.croakey.org/recognition-for-a-tireless-champion-for-cultural-safety-and-ending-racism/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:25:29 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194480 Adjunct Professor Janine Mohamed, CEO of the Lowitja Institute, has been announced as 2024 Australian of the Year for Victoria. The award statement says that in her nearly five years leading the Lowitja Institute in Melbourne, and before that as […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/recognition-for-a-tireless-champion-for-cultural-safety-and-ending-racism/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/icymi-a-polluted-information-ecosystem-tobacco-industry-interference-the-gambling-lobby-at-work-and-a-stack-of-awards/ https://www.croakey.org/icymi-a-polluted-information-ecosystem-tobacco-industry-interference-the-gambling-lobby-at-work-and-a-stack-of-awards/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:33:12 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194426 The column this week links to a new resource for integrating the social determinants of health into health workforce education and training, and brings news on a variety of commercial determinants of health. Don’t miss the featured publication, on Indigenous […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/icymi-a-polluted-information-ecosystem-tobacco-industry-interference-the-gambling-lobby-at-work-and-a-stack-of-awards/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/for-those-who-follow-history-the-glass-of-health-reform-is-at-least-half-full/ https://www.croakey.org/for-those-who-follow-history-the-glass-of-health-reform-is-at-least-half-full/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 06:08:01 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194417 Introduction by Croakey: If you haven’t already, it’s worth making time to read Health and Aged Care Minister Mark Butler’s recent speech to a Whitlam Institute event celebrating the history of the Community Health Program. The program, launched in 1973, supported […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/for-those-who-follow-history-the-glass-of-health-reform-is-at-least-half-full/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/building-better-care-and-support-systems-for-people-with-adhd-what-will-it-take/ https://www.croakey.org/building-better-care-and-support-systems-for-people-with-adhd-what-will-it-take/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 03:48:19 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194390 Introduction by Croakey: A Senate inquiry has made wide-ranging recommendations to improve healthcare and support for people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); these can be read in a summary version here. The Senate committee heard from many people with ADHD […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/building-better-care-and-support-systems-for-people-with-adhd-what-will-it-take/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/important-steps-towards-reducing-health-sectors-carbon-footprint-but-so-much-more-is-needed/ https://www.croakey.org/important-steps-towards-reducing-health-sectors-carbon-footprint-but-so-much-more-is-needed/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:50:50 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194328 Positive steps are being taken to reduce the carbon footprint of the Australian health system, but many challenges and questions remain, according to presentations to the recent National Medicines Symposium. Alison Barrett reports below for the Croakey Conference News Service. […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/important-steps-towards-reducing-health-sectors-carbon-footprint-but-so-much-more-is-needed/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/calling-for-better-care-for-people-with-chronic-lung-disease-and-increased-prevention-efforts/ https://www.croakey.org/calling-for-better-care-for-people-with-chronic-lung-disease-and-increased-prevention-efforts/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:49:50 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194286 Introduction by Croakey: A draft clinical care standard for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been released for public consultation by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Croakey readers have until 18 December to provide feedback. […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/calling-for-better-care-for-people-with-chronic-lung-disease-and-increased-prevention-efforts/feed/ 1 https://www.croakey.org/indigenous-health-leaders-welcome-landmark-decision-to-ban-doctor/ https://www.croakey.org/indigenous-health-leaders-welcome-landmark-decision-to-ban-doctor/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:19:04 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194169 Marie McInerney writes: Leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals have hailed last week’s decision by health authorities to ban an ACT GP from providing any health service and registering as a doctor for a year because of discriminatory […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/indigenous-health-leaders-welcome-landmark-decision-to-ban-doctor/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/50-years-on-legacy-and-lessons-from-whitlams-landmark-community-health-program/ https://www.croakey.org/50-years-on-legacy-and-lessons-from-whitlams-landmark-community-health-program/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:04:15 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194019 Introduction by Croakey: “Ultimately, community health services have typically taken responsibility for the health and wellbeing of the whole community they serve in a way that other health services don’t, where the model is generally waiting for clients to come […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/50-years-on-legacy-and-lessons-from-whitlams-landmark-community-health-program/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-dropping-the-covid-ball-doing-it-tough-hard-won-health-reforms-and-news-on-vegemite/ https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-dropping-the-covid-ball-doing-it-tough-hard-won-health-reforms-and-news-on-vegemite/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 08:23:57 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193979 The nutritional news on Vegemite, ongoing questions and concerns about COVID management, and lessons from the public health response to an outbreak of acute rheumatic fever are among the topics covered in the latest column from Adjunct Associate Professor Lesley […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-dropping-the-covid-ball-doing-it-tough-hard-won-health-reforms-and-news-on-vegemite/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/from-the-solomon-islands-to-geelong-sharing-powerful-stories-of-peace-making-and-identifying-big-challenges-for-health-promotion/ https://www.croakey.org/from-the-solomon-islands-to-geelong-sharing-powerful-stories-of-peace-making-and-identifying-big-challenges-for-health-promotion/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:22:48 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193795 A remarkable story of a decades-long collaboration working for peace and reconciliation in the wake of a 1927 massacre on the Solomon Islands was shared at the recent Health Promotion Symposium 2023, where presenters also explored wide-ranging political, social, cultural, […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/from-the-solomon-islands-to-geelong-sharing-powerful-stories-of-peace-making-and-identifying-big-challenges-for-health-promotion/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/icymi-meta-under-fire-covid-messaging-storytelling-for-change-conference-watch-and-upcoming-events/ https://www.croakey.org/icymi-meta-under-fire-covid-messaging-storytelling-for-change-conference-watch-and-upcoming-events/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:06:33 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193811 The commercial determinants of health are in focus this week – from the harmful business model of Meta, to a range of other dangerous and extractive industries. We also bring the latest news in global health, lessons from COVID in […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/icymi-meta-under-fire-covid-messaging-storytelling-for-change-conference-watch-and-upcoming-events/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health-organisations-respond-to-referendum-result-with-calls-for-action/ https://www.croakey.org/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health-organisations-respond-to-referendum-result-with-calls-for-action/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:47:43 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193798 Introduction by Croakey: At last count, 229 health organisations supported a Yes vote at the recent referendum, in contrast to the majority of Australians who rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Constitution and […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health-organisations-respond-to-referendum-result-with-calls-for-action/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/dealing-with-insomnia-means-more-than-just-a-good-nights-sleep/ https://www.croakey.org/dealing-with-insomnia-means-more-than-just-a-good-nights-sleep/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:36:31 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193737 Introduction by Croakey: Poor sleep can have profound socioeconomic impacts. While it is linked to lower levels of education and income, solutions to the problem are often out of financial reach from those on lower incomes. In this piece originally […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/dealing-with-insomnia-means-more-than-just-a-good-nights-sleep/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/managing-the-wider-impacts-of-mine-closures/ https://www.croakey.org/managing-the-wider-impacts-of-mine-closures/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:06:52 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193742 Introduction by Croakey: The imminent closure of Mount Isa’s copper mines will have widespread implications for the local community. In this piece first published in The Conversation, Kimberly Crofts and Dr Liam Phelan look at how communities can survive the […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/managing-the-wider-impacts-of-mine-closures/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/calling-for-whole-of-government-approaches-to-improve-health-and-wellbeing-of-lgbtiq-people/ https://www.croakey.org/calling-for-whole-of-government-approaches-to-improve-health-and-wellbeing-of-lgbtiq-people/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:23:05 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193525 Addressing the burnout, discrimination, distress and harms experienced by LGBTIQ+ people requires whole-of-government action and investment, according to Nicky Bath, CEO of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia. Nicky Bath writes: Back in 2021, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) released Beyond Urgent, its Second […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/calling-for-whole-of-government-approaches-to-improve-health-and-wellbeing-of-lgbtiq-people/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/icymi-planet-earth-is-under-siege-covid-updates-celebrating-primary-healthcare-conference-watch-and-research-matters/ https://www.croakey.org/icymi-planet-earth-is-under-siege-covid-updates-celebrating-primary-healthcare-conference-watch-and-research-matters/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:08:40 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193579 In this week’s column, scientists explain why they are shocked by the ferocity of extreme weather events in 2023, and call for transformation of the global economy to prioritise human well-being and to provide for a more equitable distribution of […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/icymi-planet-earth-is-under-siege-covid-updates-celebrating-primary-healthcare-conference-watch-and-research-matters/feed/ 0