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Refusing to play the race game

Published on: 4 October 2016

In the AFL Grand Final, amid all the fanfare that surrounds the Sydney Swans’ third final in five years, there is a reminder of the difference that just one year makes.
Stand up at work and be counted

Published on: 24 August 2016

A program encouraging office workers to stand up, sit less and move more has significantly reduced sitting time among participating public servants.
Australia’s longest-running women’s health study to add children’s data

Published on: 22 August 2016

Australia’s longest-running women’s health study to add children’s data
Health study calls for five-fold boost to activity levels

Published on: 11 August 2016

Researchers are calling for a major boost to physical activity recommendations, with a new study linking more weekly exercise to a reduced risk of five common diseases.
Women planning pregnancy urged to consider BMI

Published on: 28 July 2016

Women are being encouraged to ensure their body mass index (BMI) is within a healthy range before pregnancy to ensure the best outcomes for their babies.
Tailored texts help ‘maintain the gain’

Published on: 27 July 2016

A public health program that was modelled on University of Queensland research and designed to help people maintain the switch to a healthy lifestyle has been extended.
It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene

Published on: 11 July 2016

Nations are gathering in New York this week to discuss the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to improve health, wealth and well-being for countries both rich and poor.
SPH quarterly newsletter

Published on: 7 July 2016
Study reveals high rate of disordered eating in young Australian women

Published on: 28 June 2016
GPs given tools to combat antibiotic overuse

Published on: 24 June 2016
MPH receives global validation

Published on: 25 May 2016
India and China bearing the burden of mental illness

Published on: 19 May 2016
Retiring professor will continue academic work

Published on: 13 May 2016
Years lost as global mental health declines

Published on: 9 May 2016
Disease evolution: how new illnesses emerge when we change how we live

Published on: 29 April 2016
Grant writing - a first-timer’s experience

Published on: 18 April 2016
Sugary drinks tax would offer big benefits

Published on: 14 April 2016
Australian sugary drinks tax could prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes and save 1600 lives

Published on: 14 April 2016
Teenage mothers at greater risk of partner violence

Published on: 22 March 2016
Baby of the family most likely to miss out on breast

Published on: 22 March 2016

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