November 2021: preventive health in the news
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A summary of media stories from November 2021 about the prevention of chronic disease and the social determinants of health with a focus on the Australian landscape.
The list is not comprehensive and mainly focusses 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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- Women warned to quit drinking once they start trying for a baby
Sydney Morning Herald, 30 November 2021 - Thursday Island residents blame public service for chronic housing, disease problems
ABC News, 30 November 2021 - Trust in scientists soared in Australia and New Zealand during Covid pandemic, poll finds
The Guardian, 29 November 2021 - Growing the role of local government in supporting healthy food systems
Croakey, 29 November 2021
- Talking about the booze: keep it simple. Less is safer.
MJA Insight, 29 November 2021 - Climate change, human health, and health care systems
MJA Insight, 29 November 2021 - The way we treat pain may be causing us harm
Sydney Morning Herald, 29 November 2021 - ‘Long-term poisoning’: should Australia’s food safety standards consider health issues like obesity?
The Guardian, 28 November 2021 - Tobacco control: far from the finish line
The Lancet, 27 November 2021 - The religious discrimination bill is not just words – it will make LGBTIQ+ Australians sick
The Conversation, 26 November 2021 - Concerned about overeating? Here’s what you need to know about food addiction
The Conversation, 25 November 2021 - Lockdown sent active boys scurrying to their screens
Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November 2021 - Aussies lost 5 million years of healthy life in 2018, study reveals
News.com.au, 24 November 2021 - Alcohol consumption in Australia rises in 2021, reversing long term decline
News.com.au, 24 November 2021 - Vaping advertisers and importers hit with $170,000 in fines by TGA
The Guardian, 22 November 2021
- Researchers ask states to act after finding councils failing to restrict unhealthy food
The Mandarin, 22 November 2021
- Screen time off the charts as teens head for chronic disease
MJA Insight, 22 November 2021 - NSW Indigenous communities at risk of chronic illness epidemic due to missed check-ups
ABC News, 21 November 2021 - ‘We need to be alarmed’: food banks in overdrive as politicians allow Australians to go hungry
The Guardian, 21 November 2021 - Long-term study suggests moderate drinking doesn’t make life longer
Canberra Times, 20 November 2021 - Illicit tobacco trade in Queensland ‘exploding’ with authorities powerless to stop it, industry groups say
ABC News, 20 November 2021 - ‘Alarming’ alcohol lobby push to weaken public health regulation
Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 2021 - Australia’s COVID pandemic has made the nation’s battle with diabetes even tougher
ABC News, 20 November 2021 - It might be uncomfortable to talk about. But obesity puts children at risk of severe COVID
The Conversation, 18 November 2021 - We have shown that type 2 diabetes doesn’t have to be a lifelong progressive disease. Where to from here?
The Guardian, 18 November 2021 - Shedding light and making the case for better regulation of digital alcohol marketing
Croakey, 17 November 2021 - Companies are pushing sweetened drinks to children through advertising and misleading labels – and families are buying
The Conversation, 17 November 2021 - Diabetes and the low-carb diet: CSIRO breaks down low-carb diet to help with diabetes in new cookbook
Canberra Times, 16 November 2021 - Vaping risks: what parents need to know
NT News, 16 November 2021 - Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes at increased risk of developing type 2 form, new research shows
ABC News, 16 November 2021 - Diet trumps drugs for metabolic health
Canberra Times, 16 November 2021 - Making Australian research free for everyone to read sounds ideal but the Chief Scientist’s open access plan isn’t risk free
The Conversation, 16 November 2021
- Australian governments urged to set a date to ban cigarette retail sales
The Guardian, 15 November 2021 - Should we start phasing out commercial tobacco sales?
MJA Insight, 15 November 2021 - New plan to tackle ‘silent pandemic’
Canberra Times, 14 November 2021 - Diabetes: Low carb programs helping diabetics into remission
Canberra Times, 14 November 2021 - No Packet November campaign aims to make school lunches healthier, more environmentally friendly
ABC News, 14 November 2021 - How will new vaping rules affect quite smoking efforts?
Croakey, 10 November 2021 - Experts say simple steps have helped Victoria’s stillbirth rate fall for the first time in 20 years
ABC News,10 November 2021 - New food database to help consumers understand nutritional value of food they eat
ABC News, 9 November 2021 - Early to bed makes for a healthy heart
Canberra Times, 9 November 2021 - ‘Nonsensical’ to suggest moderate drinking improves health says expert critical of Australia study
The Guardian, 9 November 2021 - The next generation of sugar alternatives is here but are they the answer?
Brisbane Times, 9 November 2021 - Building a trauma-informed community
Third Sector, 8 November 2021
- Eating ourselves to death: Epidemic of liver disease in regional areas
The New Daily, 8 November 2021
- Let’s break the link between alcohol and mental health conversations
Sydney Morning Herald, 8 November 2021
- The impact of natural disasters on Australia’s national food supply chain
News.com.au, 5 November 2021
- How greener streets can lead to healthier cities
The Guardian, 5 November 2021
- Launceston’s community-run food co-op to shut, leaving hole in support for people doing it tough
ANC News, 4 November 2021
- Australia’s Indigenous housing won’t cope with climate change, research finds
The Guardian, 4 November 2021
- Air pollution contributes to cardiovascular disease
Canberra Times, 4 November 2021
- Kiddylicious Strawberry Fruit Wriggles win Choice Shonky Award for 2021
News.com.au, 3 November 20021
- Housing affordability – is it really just about economics and supply?
Croakey, 3 November 2021
- Vigilance needed to stop new wave of tobacco company promotion
MJA Insight, 1 November 2021
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