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/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/snaps-and-selfies-from-the-indigenous-allied-health-associations-conference/ https://www.croakey.org/snaps-and-selfies-from-the-indigenous-allied-health-associations-conference/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:03:19 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195488 Introduction by Croakey: The 2023 Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) National Conference, held last week on the traditional lands of the Kabi Kabi peoples, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, recognised the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the diversity […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/snaps-and-selfies-from-the-indigenous-allied-health-associations-conference/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-covid-concerns-turmoil-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-and-a-deep-dive-into-health-reform/ https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-covid-concerns-turmoil-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-and-a-deep-dive-into-health-reform/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 03:08:33 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=195424 As COVID-19 cases spike, greater efforts are needed to get more Australians vaccinated and to understand why booster vaccination rates are so low, according to Adjunct Associate Professor Lesley Russell. In her latest column, Russell also investigates the latest on […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-covid-concerns-turmoil-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-and-a-deep-dive-into-health-reform/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/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/first-nations-rights-based-approaches-to-climate-justice-will-make-the-world-a-better-place/ https://www.croakey.org/first-nations-rights-based-approaches-to-climate-justice-will-make-the-world-a-better-place/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:21:54 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194693 Introduction by Croakey: The final plenary of the HEAL2023 conference last week drew on the experiences and wisdom of First Nations Peoples around the world to explore the theme of First Nations rights-based approach to climate justice. Danielle Manton, a […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/first-nations-rights-based-approaches-to-climate-justice-will-make-the-world-a-better-place/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/the-health-wrap-callous-disregard-for-peoples-lives-and-other-covid-concerns-climate-updates-and-songs-for-connection/ https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-callous-disregard-for-peoples-lives-and-other-covid-concerns-climate-updates-and-songs-for-connection/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:38:54 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194865 In her latest column, Adjunct Associate Professor Lesley Russell takes a deep dive into the latest news on COVID, climate and research integrity. She also brings good news in Indigenous health, and reports on a project that found choir singing […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-callous-disregard-for-peoples-lives-and-other-covid-concerns-climate-updates-and-songs-for-connection/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/wide-ranging-benefits-from-integrating-pharmacists-into-aboriginal-community-controlled-health-organisations/ https://www.croakey.org/wide-ranging-benefits-from-integrating-pharmacists-into-aboriginal-community-controlled-health-organisations/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:55:48 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194411 Integrating pharmacists into Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) brings many benefits for patients with chronic diseases, according to Associate Professor Sophia Couzos, a public health physician with the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council. In the article below, she […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/wide-ranging-benefits-from-integrating-pharmacists-into-aboriginal-community-controlled-health-organisations/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/fire-in-the-belly-collective-action-for-environment-climate-and-health-at-heal-2023/ https://www.croakey.org/fire-in-the-belly-collective-action-for-environment-climate-and-health-at-heal-2023/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:03:53 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194312 Introduction by Croakey: If ever there was a time for collective action on health, the environment and climate, it is now. The HEAL Network is a coalition that brings together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wisdom, sustainable development, epidemiology, and […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/fire-in-the-belly-collective-action-for-environment-climate-and-health-at-heal-2023/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/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/icymi-optus-crash-global-health-and-health-reporting-making-and-urging-change-plus-a-few-favourites/ https://www.croakey.org/icymi-optus-crash-global-health-and-health-reporting-making-and-urging-change-plus-a-few-favourites/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:51:58 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194063 Health services across Australia struggled to operate today when the Optus network collapsed, reminding us of how much in our lives rely on healthy digital technology environments. This week’s ICYMI highlights wins in public policy and research, and a stack […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/icymi-optus-crash-global-health-and-health-reporting-making-and-urging-change-plus-a-few-favourites/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/grief-anger-hope-determination-yes23-campaigners-reflect-on-the-voice-loss-and-where-to-from-here/ https://www.croakey.org/grief-anger-hope-determination-yes23-campaigners-reflect-on-the-voice-loss-and-where-to-from-here/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 07:25:31 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=194067 Introduction by Croakey: For the first time since the devastating Voice referendum vote, key Indigenous Yes23 campaigners Rachel Perkins, Dean Parkin, Jade Ritchie, Thomas Mayo and Kara Keys met publicly this week at major events with #Yes23 supporters to discuss […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/grief-anger-hope-determination-yes23-campaigners-reflect-on-the-voice-loss-and-where-to-from-here/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/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/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 https://www.croakey.org/health-minister-signals-greater-support-for-aboriginal-community-controlled-sector/ https://www.croakey.org/health-minister-signals-greater-support-for-aboriginal-community-controlled-sector/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:04:18 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193554 Introduction by Croakey: Health Minister Mark Butler will push for the mid-term review of the National Health Reform Agreement, the hospital funding agreement with states, to include commitments from all jurisdictions to improving access to community-controlled and culturally safe health […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/health-minister-signals-greater-support-for-aboriginal-community-controlled-sector/feed/ 0 https://www.croakey.org/after-the-referendum-moving-beyond-hurt-and-anger-towards-collective-action/ https://www.croakey.org/after-the-referendum-moving-beyond-hurt-and-anger-towards-collective-action/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:50:40 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193556 The referendum has birthed a powerful movement for collective action for justice, truth-telling and healing, according to Nicole Hewlett, a proud Palawa woman and public health researcher at the University of Queensland. “We were 3.8 percent of the population and […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/after-the-referendum-moving-beyond-hurt-and-anger-towards-collective-action/feed/ 3 https://www.croakey.org/australia-you-must-do-better-in-promoting-and-supporting-breastfeeding/ https://www.croakey.org/australia-you-must-do-better-in-promoting-and-supporting-breastfeeding/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2023 03:43:13 +0000 https://www.croakey.org/?p=193519 Australia needs to do much better in “protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding”, according to lactation and infant health experts Naomi Hull, Dr Jennifer Hocking, Andini Pramono and Dr Julie Smith. Below, the authors identify many gaps in funding, policies and […]]]> https://www.croakey.org/australia-you-must-do-better-in-promoting-and-supporting-breastfeeding/feed/ 0