April 2024: preventive health in the news
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A summary of media stories from April 2024 about the prevention of chronic disease and the social determinants of health with an Australian focus.
The list is not comprehensive and mainly focuses on topics relevant to the work of the Prevention Centre. Some articles may be behind paywalls but we try to avoid them.
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- Step up: take the stairs to help your heart
Cosmos, 28 April 2024 - How to tell if you’re addicted to junk food (and what to do about it)
The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April 2024 - The case for testing children for high cholesterol
The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 April 2024 - Young people speak out on the harms of vaping as health experts pile pressure on the Senate
Croakey, 25 April 2024 - How this Mayor is addressing disinformation with public health principles and plans
Croakey, 25 April 2024 - How thirty years of privatisation in Australia has undermined health and equity
Croakey, 25 April 2024 - Wearing the wrong bra could put you at a greater risk of a knee injury, study suggests
ABC News, 24 April 2024 - One in five Australians wrongly believe dementia is ‘normal part of the ageing process’, survey shows
The Guardian, 24 April 2024 - The UK plans to phase out smoking. What does this new law mean for tobacco control in Australia?
The Conversation, 22 April 2024 - Who pays the price for New Zealand’s tobacco backflip?
MJA Insight+, 22 April 2024 - Worsening food insecurity in Greater Western Sydney leaving some to skip meals, raising concerns for long-term health
ABC News, 21 April 2024 - Number of Australians attempting to quit vaping doubles, Quitline data shows
The Guardian, 21 April 2024 - KitKat owner Nestlé fights off push to cut back on unhealthy products
The Guardian, 19 April 2024 - Good news: midlife health is about more than a waist measurement. Here’s why
The Conversation, 19 April 2024 - Falls, fractures and self-harm: 4 charts on how kids’ injury risk changes over time and differs for boys and girls
The Conversation, 18 April 2024 - Gout raises CVD risk by 60%
The Medical Republic, 18 April 2024 - Research explores how a father’s diet could shape the health of his offspring
University of Sydney News, 17 April 2024 - Australian states and territories united in support of federal bill banning non-prescription vapes
The Guardian, 19 April 2024 - Trust: missing in action in health policy
Intouch Public Health, 19 April 2024 - As we approach the Federal budget, whatever happened to ‘Measuring What Matters’?
Croakey, 18 April 2024 - Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds
The Guardian, 17 April 2024 - UK House of Commons passes bill to ban anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes
ABC News, 17 April 2024 - Pharmacists should be able to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription. Here’s why
The Conversation, 16 April 2024 - Our research suggests eating an unhealthy breakfast could have a similar effect on your child’s school day as having nothing at all
The Conversation, 16 April 2024 - This one language change can improve health equity
Intouch Public Health, 15 April 2024 - Housing overhaul needed to tackle rheumatic heart disease
MJA Insight+, 15 April 2024 - New research centre champions gender equity in healthcare
MJA Insight+, 15 April 2024 - This loophole in your food delivery app may be a hazard to your health
The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 April 2924 - Sydneysiders witnessed horrific scenes on Saturday. How do you process and recover from such an event?
The Conversation, 14 April 2024 - Australians dropping fruit and vegetables from diet amid cost-of-living crisis
The Guardian, 13 April 2024 - Trevor knew his drinking was killing him. At the time, he didn’t care
The Guardian, 13 April 2024 - Better vape than smoke, and bans don’t work, inquiry told
Medical Republic, 12 April 2024 - Exclusion, discrimination, trauma and preventable illnesses: why oral health inequities need urgent action
Croakey, 11 April 2024 - The ACT has decriminalised many illicit drugs, but has some of the strictest penalties for possessing nicotine vapes
ABC News, 11 April 2024 - Tailored support to help people with severe mental illness reduce or quit smoking
Croakey, 11 April 2024 - No cash, no play? Have cost-of-living pressures impacted sports participation in Australia?
The Conversation, 10 April 2024 - Sugar increase in Fanta and Sprite prompts calls for new tax on Australia’s food and drinks industry
The Guardian, 10 April 2024 - New anti-vaping push in schools as nicotine use surges among young people
News.com.au, 10 April 2024 - Ultra-processed foods found to pose risk for respiratory diseases
Medical Xpress, 10 April 2024 - Wake up and smell the exhaust fumes – they’re making us sick!
Croakey, 10 April 2024 - Drugs like Ozempic won’t ‘cure’ obesity but they might make us more fat-phobic
The Conversation, 10 April 2024 - We have a new way of looking at data that shows what’s working for Indigenous school kids and what isn’t
The Conversation, 10 April 2024 - The best time of day to exercise? It depends on your health
The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 April 2024 - Muscle building and resistance training often get ignored, but they’re likely to help us age better
ABC RN, 9 April 2024 - Exercise doesn’t just benefit your body, it also strengthens your brain
The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 April 2024 - Australia’s equitable health funding to assist region meet climate change challenge
The Mandarin, 8 April 2024 - Tiny portion of health funding allocated for obesity prevention
The Medical Republic, 5 April 2024 - Preventable dental issues sending kids to hospital
The Medical Republic, 4 April 2024 - Pandemic responses need to better involve Indigenous communities
Croakey, 4 April 2024 - Australia’s primary care in an international context
Croakey, 4 April 2024 - Next gen of researchers in early childhood health pave the way for cross-discipline collaboration
Intouch Public Health, 4 April 2024 - ‘Absolutely tiny’ Federal obesity funding challenged
newsGP, 4 April 2024 - Natasha’s hot home is bad for her health. So is the cost of living
The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 April 2024 - Vaping substantially increases heart failure risk, massive new US study finds
9 News, 3 April 2024 - NSW Health launched just 12 prosecutions for illegal vape sales over 18 months, penalties labelled ‘ludicrously low’
ABC News, 3 April 2024 - Days are getting shorter and colder. 6 tips for sticking to your fitness goals
The Conversation, 2 April 2024 - Tax-deductible gym memberships floated as an answer to Australia’s preventable health woes
ABC News, 2 April 2024 - Grim pandemic bowel cancer warning
ABC AM, 2 April 2024 - Australia’s National Health and Climate Strategy: the next steps
MJA Insight+, 2 April 2024 - Are artificial sweeteners helpful or harmful? Even experts are torn
The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April 2024 - Vaping Health Risks: Study Suggests Nearly 20% Increased Threat Of Heart Disease From E-Cigarette Use
Forbes, 1 April 2024
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