July 2022: preventive health in the news
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A summary of media stories from July 2022 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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- Greening the greyfields: how to renew our suburbs for more liveable, net-zero cities
The Mandarin, 31 July 2022 - WA researchers look at how state laws can be used to stop influencers promoting vaping on social media
ABC Radio, 31 July 2022 - Alcohol harm to bystanders ‘costs Australia $20 billion a year’
Sydney Morning Herald, 30 July 2022 - The Snacking Revolution in Australia
Euromonitor International, 29 July 2022 - Food and drinks are getting sweeter. Even if it’s not all sugar, it’s bad for our health
The Conversation, 29 July 2022 - More progress on Closing the Gap needed
Canberra Times, 28 July 2022 - What can the “public health playbook” offer those advocating for a healthy, safe climate?
Croakey, 28 July 2022 - Climate change, rising insurance costs, food security singled out in CSIRO megatrends report
ABC News, 27 July 2022 - Australia urged to join New Zealand in tobacco ‘endgame’
Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 2022 - ‘Alcohol bystanders’ burden revealed
LaTrobe University news, 26 July 2022 - How TikTok is turning children into unofficial junk food brand ambassadors
Croakey, 26 July 2022 - New Zealand’s ‘tobacco endgame’ law will be a world first for health – here’s what the modelling shows us
The Conversation, 26 July 2022 - Junk food brands targeting teens through viral TikTok ‘challenges’, researchers say
ABC News, 26 July 2022 - Urban patchwork is losing its green, making our cities and all who live in them vulnerable
The Conversation, 25 July 2022 - After 15 years of prohibition, the Northern Territory’s intervention-era alcohol bans come to an end
ABC News, 25 July 2022 - Child vaping risks becoming ‘public health catastrophe’ in UK, experts warn
The Guardian (UK), 23 July 2022 - Low socioeconomic groups and people living in rural Australia often have worse health. So, how do we make health an even playing field?
Canberra Times, 21 July 2022 - Natural systems in Australia are unravelling. If they collapse, human society could too
The Conversation, 21 July - More than one third of primary school staff say their students vape, study reveals
9News, 20 July 2022 - Healthy, sustainable food systems for all: what will it take?
Croakey, 20 July 2022 - Lengthy waits for cataract surgery lead to injuries, falls
Sydney Morning Herald, 18 July 2022 - Failure to enforce e-cigarette regulation now will fail us all
MJA Insight, 18 July 2022 - Is telehealth the great panacea for rural health?
MJA Insight, 18 July 2022 - Mould-related illness research possible ‘game changer’ for people afflicted by unseen menace
ABC News, 16 July 2022 - People aged under 40 should not drink alcohol and consumption guidelines should be changed, study says
ABC News, 15 July 2022 - Hidden toll: examining the social costs of long Covid will improve prevention, treatment and care
UNSW Newsroom, 15 July 2022 - Mask mandates – will we only act on public health advice if someone makes us?
The Conversation, 15 July 2022 - Missed opportunity to increase funding for critical alcohol and drug services
Croakey, 15 July 2022 - Benefits of dietary approach to dietary disease are plain to see
Canberra Times, 14 July 2022 - Indigenous life expectancy increases in the NT, but Aboriginal health experts say more work is needed to close the gap
ABC News, 13 July 2022 - What if we had a health star rating to protect the planet?
Croakey, 13 July 2022 - A Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – let’s work together to be clear on the problems it must solve
Croakey, 13 July 2022 - One Australian diagnosed with diabetes every eight minutes, new research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare finds
ABC News, 13 July 2022 - Charcuterie’s link to colon cancer confirmed by French authorities
The Guardian, 13 July 3033 - You can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet, study shows
Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July 2022 - Sprinkle of salt at table could knock two years off your life, study finds
9 News, 11 July 2022 - COVID has changed our exercise habits, but it doesn’t have to be for the worse
The Conversation, 11 July 2022 - Adding salt to food at table can cut years off your life, study finds
The Guardian (UK), 11 July 2022 - Your pay, postcode and parents affect your heart disease risk
The Conversation, 11 July 2022 - ‘Disgusting’: calls to overhaul enforcement of e-cigarette regulations in Victoria
The Guardian, 11 July 2022 - Who you are and where you live affects your likelihood of getting, and surviving, cancer
The Conversation, 11 July 2022 - Fighting to manage obesity in underfunded general practice
MJA Insight, 11 July 2022 - Fewer than one in 10 adults eating enough vegetables, report finds
ABC News, 8 July 2022 - Australians living longer but with more chronic disease, COVID ‘excess deaths’ jump: national health report
ABC News, 7 July 2022 - How has COVID affected Australians’ health? New report shows where we’ve failed and done well
The Conversation, 7 July 2022 - A Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – let’s work together to be clear on the problems it must solve
Intouch Public Health, 6 July 2022 - Kellogg’s fails in court challenge against UK high-sugar cereal rules
The Guardian (UK), 4 July 2022 - Dry July points way as more Australians cut back on booze
The Age, 4 July 2022 - Processed food ads leaves a bad taste
The Age, 3 July 2022 - About those five serves of veg a day you’re not eating
Sydney Morning Herald, 2 July 2022 - ‘As bad as it was during lockdown’: NSW food banks battle to keep up with demand
The Guardian, 1 July 2022 - Climate-driven food shocks are coming, but we can mitigate the risks
Sydney Morning Herald, 1 July 2022
- What can the “public health playbook” offer those advocating for a healthy, safe climate?
Croakey, 28 July 2022 - Climate change, rising insurance costs, food security singled out in CSIRO megatrends report
ABC News, 27 July 2022 - Australia urged to join New Zealand in tobacco ‘endgame’
Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 2022 - ‘Alcohol bystanders’ burden revealed
LaTrobe University news, 26 July 2022 - How TikTok is turning children into unofficial junk food brand ambassadors
Croakey, 26 July 2022 - New Zealand’s ‘tobacco endgame’ law will be a world first for health – here’s what the modelling shows us
The Conversation, 26 July 2022 - Junk food brands targeting teens through viral TikTok ‘challenges’, researchers say
ABC News, 26 July 2022 - Urban patchwork is losing its green, making our cities and all who live in them vulnerable
The Conversation, 25 July 2022 - After 15 years of prohibition, the Northern Territory’s intervention-era alcohol bans come to an end
ABC News, 25 July 2022 - Child vaping risks becoming ‘public health catastrophe’ in UK, experts warn
The Guardian (UK), 23 July 2022 - Low socioeconomic groups and people living in rural Australia often have worse health. So, how do we make health an even playing field?
Canberra Times, 21 July 2022 - More than one third of primary school staff say their students vape, study reveals
9News, 20 July 2022 - Healthy, sustainable food systems for all: what will it take?
Croakey, 20 July 2022 - Lengthy waits for cataract surgery lead to injuries, falls
Sydney Morning Herald, 18 July 2022 - Failure to enforce e-cigarette regulation now will fail us all
MJA Insight, 18 July 2022 - Is telehealth the great panacea for rural health?
MJA Insight, 18 July 2022 - Mould-related illness research possible ‘game changer’ for people afflicted by unseen menace
ABC News, 16 July 2022 - People aged under 40 should not drink alcohol and consumption guidelines should be changed, study says
ABC News, 15 July 2022 - Hidden toll: examining the social costs of long Covid will improve prevention, treatment and care
UNSW Newsroom, 15 July 2022 - Mask mandates – will we only act on public health advice if someone makes us?
The Conversation, 15 July 2022 - Missed opportunity to increase funding for critical alcohol and drug services
Croakey, 15 July 2022 - Benefits of dietary approach to dietary disease are plain to see
Canberra Times, 14 July 2022 - Indigenous life expectancy increases in the NT, but Aboriginal health experts say more work is needed to close the gap
ABC News, 13 July 2022 - What if we had a health star rating to protect the planet?
Croakey, 13 July 2022 - A Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – let’s work together to be clear on the problems it must solve
Croakey, 13 July 2022 - One Australian diagnosed with diabetes every eight minutes, new research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare finds
ABC News, 13 July 2022 - Charcuterie’s link to colon cancer confirmed by French authorities
The Guardian, 13 July 3033 - You can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet, study shows
Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July 2022 - Sprinkle of salt at table could knock two years off your life, study finds
9 News, 11 July 2022 - COVID has changed our exercise habits, but it doesn’t have to be for the worse
The Conversation, 11 July 2022 - Adding salt to food at table can cut years off your life, study finds
The Guardian (UK), 11 July 2022 - Your pay, postcode and parents affect your heart disease risk
The Conversation, 11 July 2022 - ‘Disgusting’: calls to overhaul enforcement of e-cigarette regulations in Victoria
The Guardian, 11 July 2022 - Who you are and where you live affects your likelihood of getting, and surviving, cancer
The Conversation, 11 July 2022 - Fighting to manage obesity in underfunded general practice
MJA Insight, 11 July 2022 - Fewer than one in 10 adults eating enough vegetables, report finds
ABC News, 8 July 2022 - Australians living longer but with more chronic disease, COVID ‘excess deaths’ jump: national health report
ABC News, 7 July 2022 - How has COVID affected Australians’ health? New report shows where we’ve failed and done well
The Conversation, 7 July 2022 - A Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – let’s work together to be clear on the problems it must solve
Intouch Public Health, 6 July 2022 - Kellogg’s fails in court challenge against UK high-sugar cereal rules
The Guardian (UK), 4 July 2022 - Dry July points way as more Australians cut back on booze
The Age, 4 July 2022 - Processed food ads leaves a bad taste
The Age, 3 July 2022 - About those five serves of veg a day you’re not eating
Sydney Morning Herald, 2 July 2022 - ‘As bad as it was during lockdown’: NSW food banks battle to keep up with demand
The Guardian, 1 July 2022 - Climate-driven food shocks are coming, but we can mitigate the risks
Sydney Morning Herald, 1 July 2022
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