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Public health: making the most of “citizen science”

5 November, 2018: Public health has a long tradition of engaging with communities to undertake research. But are we really tapping into their full potential?

Forget vitamins, eating properly is as easy as this plate

3 August 2018: Professor Amanda Lee talks to Radio 3AW about how to get enough vitamins without taking supplements.

What would you do with a hundred million dollars for prevention? A UK perspective

24 July 2018: Chief Economist for Public Health England, Professor Brian Ferguson, discusses how he would target this modest investment in preventive health to achieve maximum gain.

Sydney on top for liveability, but falling behind on public transport

24 July 2018: Sydney is the most liveable capital city in Australia, a new report has found, but is falling well short of meeting public transport expectations.

The most comprehensive wrap on the national obesity inquiry that you will read today!

11 July 2018: The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre has made one of 120 submissions to a Senate inquiry into the obesity epidemic in Australia.

The magic pill: how do the health claims in Pete Evans' paleo diet doco stack up?

21 June 2018: A documentary by celebrity chef Pete Evans — which depicts a high-fat, low-carb diet as a treatment for autism, asthma and even cancer — is back in the spotlight this month after Netflix was urged to pull the film from its streaming service.

Too many cars, too few supermarkets: how Australia's cities really stack up

10 April 2018: From long commutes and high car dependency to the low provision of affordable housing in the more appealing areas, Australian cities still have plenty of room for improvement.

Australian cities perform poorly across liveability indicators: study

11 October 2017: Professor Billie Giles-Corti spoke to RN Breakfast about the release of a new report that measures liveability in Australia’s state and territory capital cities.