Media coverage

The Prevention Centre wants to engage with the broader community about the prevention of lifestyle-related chronic disease. This section includes media coverage of our work and events. For all media enquiries, contact the Prevention Centre’s Communications Manager by email, or phone; T +61 2 9188 9530.

Public health, illness and an unjust society

30 September 2019: ABC Radio Late Night Live host Phillip Adams interviews Professor Sandro Galea.

Time to invest in health, not just health care

30 September 2019: MJA InSight op ed by Professor Sandro Galea, Dean School of Public Health, Boston University.

Smash the silos that constrain public health

12 June 2019: Public health practitioners have been urged to “smash the silos” that constrain their work, and to engage with champions for public health outside the sector.

Patchy report card for states on obesity prevention efforts

2 April 2019: Public health experts have assessed states' and territories' obesity prevention efforts and have found progress is mixed.

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.