November 2022: preventive health in the news
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A summary of media stories from November 2022 about the prevention of chronic disease and the social determinants of health with an Australian focus.
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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- Government considering range of options to achieve goal of halving smoking rates within 10 years
ABC News, 30 November 2022 - Australia to consider tougher nicotine e-cigarette import and labelling laws to tackle teen vaping
The Guardian, 30 November 2022 - Australian government to crack down on nicotine e-cigarettes as rates of teen vaping skyrocket
The Guardian, 30 November 2022 - Closing the Gap report shows four targets going backwards as experts call for efforts to ’empower communities’
ABC News, 30 November 2022 - Schools-based doctors improving access to healthcare in rural Queensland, community says
ABC News, 30 November 2022 - Why does night shift increase the risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease? Here’s what we know so far
The Conversation, 29 November 2022 - Initiative helps curb health crisis facing Indigenous Australians
News.com.au, 29 November 2022 - Change starts with a chat – connecting through iSISTAQUIT
MJA Insight+, 28 November 2022 - Alcohol and obesity combine to raise cancer risk
Daffodil Centre News, 28 November 2022 - Family planning: The importance of preconception health
Monash University News, 25 November 2022 - We’re told to ‘eat a rainbow’ of fruit and vegetables. Here’s what each colour does in our body
The Conversation, 25 November 2022 - Falling costs over $2 billion per year
ABC RN, 24 November 2022 - Nobody wants a broken hip in their future. These low-pressure moves will help
The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November 2022 - Vapes, e-cigarettes linked to higher risk of tooth decay and cavities, study finds
ABC News, 24 November 2022 - Just because someone had COVID before they had a heart attack doesn’t mean it was the cause
The Conversation, 24 November 2022 - Twitter meltdown is a threat to health in many ways. So what to do?
Croakey, 24 November 2022 - Healthy streets for people, not just cars, says UK public health expert taking pulse of Perth streets
ABC News, 23 November 2022 - Higher grocery prices forecast as industry alliance calls for Australian food security plan
ABC News, 23 November 2022 - Misleading food labels contribute to babies and toddlers eating too much sugar. 3 things parents can do
The Conversation, 23 November 2022 - A basic income guarantee to improve the health and wellbeing of Australia’s youth
Croakey, 23 November 2022 - Beyond alcohol: tougher brand-level advertising restrictions should extend to zero-alcohol beverages
Croakey, 23 November 2022 - The tricky food label terms that companies use to mask added sugars
Australian Financial Review, 23 November 2022 - Half a million Australians could soon be experiencing long COVID. So what do we know, and what support is available?
ABC News, 23 November 2022 - Monash University research finds poor truck driver health could cost Australia $2.5 billion
ABC News, 22 November 2022 - Transporting fresh food to remote communities must be a priority
The Australian, 22 November 2022 - Smoking, vaping bans in effect on Perth city streets
News.com.au, 22 November 2022 - Drug, alcohol and smoking addiction costing Australia billions, new report shows
ABC News, 22 November 2022 - Reducing alcohol-related harm in young Australians
University of Sydney newsroom, 21 November 2022 - Calls for introduction of ‘plain vape’ laws
The Oz, 21 November 2022 - Inequities of ICU care for First Nations
MJA Insight+, 21 November 2022 - Experts plead with parents: Let your teens host a house party
The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 November 2022 - 7 symptoms of a heart attack that can strike exactly a month before
News.com.au, 19 November 2022 - Why this doctor isn’t pushing for a tax on sugary drinks
Australian Financial Review, 18 November 2022 - Mental health, lack of physical activity and poor dieting concerns for Aussie kids
News.com.au, 18 November 2022 - An Australian CDC is almost 40 years in the making
Intouch Public Health, 18 November 2022 - Public health advocate calls on Tasmanian MPs to ban tobacco company donations
Tasmanian Inquirer, 18 November 2022 - New modelling shows the scale and impact of Long COVID across Australia
IHT Deakin newsroom, 17 November 2022 - On the new Centre for Disease Control, here are 28 questions requiring your attention
Croakey, 17 November 2022 - COVID-19 deaths higher among disadvantaged people and migrants, particularly Pacific Islanders
ABC News, 17 November 2022 - Tobacco giant lights up pro-vaping campaign
The Oz, 17 November 2022 - New Zealand smoking rates fall to lowest on record, but vaping on the rise
The Guardian, 17 November 2022 - Creating systems of leadership in prevention research
Intouch Public Health, 15 November 2022 - Increase in people trying to quit vaping
ABC News, 15 November 2022 - How small steps can lead to big improvements in your health and wellbeing
ABC News, 15 November 2022 - Effects of climate change such as flooding makes existing disadvantages for Indigenous communities so much worse
The Conversation, 15 November 2022 - Sugar shovellers are making us sick, fat and poor (and check out what they pay in tax!)
Michael West Media, 15 November 2022 - Poison alert as babies exposed to vapes
The Oz, 15 November 2022 - Anti-vape laws bolster nicotine black market
The Oz, 14 November 2014 - ‘Get runs on the board early’: An overview of the new CDC consultation paper
InTouch Public Health, 14 November 2022 - Public servants told evidence on Australia’s COVID response highlighted how those worse-off were left behind
The Mandarin, 14 November 2022 - Vape lab test: No wonder nicotine hooks teens
The Oz, 13 November 2022 - Pharmacists to get prescription powers in NSW ‘game-changer’ trial that GPs call ‘madness’
The Guardian, 13 November 2022 - How supermarket design influences what you put in your trolley
ABC News, 12 November 2022 - How parents can avoid passing their eating disorders onto their kids
The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 November 2022 - This new ‘risky’ playground is a work of art – and a place for kids to escape their mollycoddling parents
The Conversation, 10 November 2022 - ‘Never been so strained’: Call for change as ED presentations spike
News GP, 9 November 2022 - Study confirms that processed foods key to rising obesity
Sydney University News, 8 November 2022 - Forget tobacco industry arguments about choice. Here’s what young people think about NZ’s smokefree generation policy
The Conversation, 9 November 2022 - Australia’s average life expectancy jumps to third globally behind Monaco and Japan, ABS data shows
ABC News, 9 November 2022 - ACEM report reveals over-representation of Indigenous in Northern Territory hospital EDs
ABC News, 9 November 2022 - Queensland eases alcohol restrictions for Cape York community amid trend away from prohibition
The Guardian, 9 November 2022 - The challenge for ‘chauffeur mums’: navigating a city that wasn’t planned for women
The Conversation, 8 November 2022 - ‘Catastrophic’ decision to defund healthcare advice organisation leaves Australians at risk, experts say
The Guardian, 8 November 2022 - How the story of one woman and a yoghurt highlighted Australia’s dire cost of living crisis
SBS News, 7 November 2022 - ‘Essentially a brain attack’: The hidden toll of delirium on hip fracture patients
The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 November 2022 - Five design principles for an Australian CDC
MJA Insight+, 7 November 2022 - Australian schools are starting to provide food, but we need to think carefully before we ‘ditch the lunchbox’
The Conversation, 7 November 2022 - Glute force: why big, strong bum muscles matter for your overall health
The Conversation, 7 November 2022 - Fast food outlets near Perth schools could face major restrictions under new push to slash obesity rates
Perth Now, 7 November 2022 - Could junk food labels displaying exercise required to burn off calories help reduce obesity?
ABC News, 6 November 2022 - Paracetamol sale ban will affect millions, pain advocates warn
The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 November 2022 - ‘Finger pointing at women doesn’t work’: Exposing the perils of wine o’clock
The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 November 2022 - We know that sitting is bad for our health. Is it time for lunge meetings?
The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 November 2022 - As food insecurity skyrockets, experts warn the true cost of food hasn’t been paid, and the bill is due
ABC News, 4 November 2022 - Is child obesity really going to shorten lives?
The Conversation, 4 November 2022 - Health sector pushes for certainty on establishment of an Australian Centre for Disease Control
The Guardian, 3 November 2022 - Steggles Chicken Nuggets Boosted with Veggies – The Shonky Award
Choice, 3 November 2022 - Can you stand on one leg for 10 seconds? Why balance could be a matter of life and death – and how to improve yours
The Guardian, 2 November 2022 - America’s alcohol crisis laid bare: Booze is now behind a FIFTH of deaths among adults under 50
Daily Mail, 2 November 2022 - Impact of obesity on life expectancy in Queensland children shown in new modelling
ABC News, 2 November 2022 - $3.9 million investment to address obesity crisis cutting life expectancy of Queensland kids
Health and Wellbeing Queensland, 2 November 2022 - Inquiry makes wide-ranging recommendations to address food security and related concerns
Croakey, 2 November 2022 - BMI: why experts are calling for better ways of assessing health than a body mass index
The Guardian, 2 November 2022 - ‘Alarming’ rise in type 2 diabetes among UK under-40s
The Guardian, 1 November 2022 - We failed Australians with chronic fatigue. Will we do the same with long COVID?
The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 November 2022 - Inquiry calls for NSW food security plan
The Canberra Times, 1 November 2022 - Alcohol data dashboard still in the works after bans lifted, as assaults surge in Alice Springs
ABC News, 1 November 2022 - Why it’s becoming nearly impossible to be healthy in Australia
ABC News, 1 November 2022 - More Australians turning to exercise to maintain mental health, but a growing number are ditching it altogether
ABC News, 1 November 2022 - This Melbourne Cup, alcohol and sport collide. Forget the horses. It’s domestic violence we should be watching for
The Conversation, 1 November 2022
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