September 2021: preventive health in the news
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Prevention Headlines is a summary of media stories 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 the topics relevant to the work of the Prevention Centre.
- After buying health company Vectura, tobacco giant Philip Morris will profit from treating the illnesses its products create
The Conversation, 30 September 2021
- Importing nicotine e-cigarettes banned after ‘significant increase’ in use by young people
ABC, 30 September 2021
- The missing ingredient Australia needs to kick its smoking addiction for good
The Conversation, 30 September 2021
- Fewer suicides, but alcohol-related deaths rose in first pandemic year
The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 September 2021
- Highlighting ongoing food security issues for Indigenous Australians during COVID-19
Croakey, 29 September 2021
- A rallying call for public health to refocus efforts, on building government for the public’s good
Croakey, 29 September 2021
- From England, the message is clear. Address health inequalities, or they will worsen
Croakey, 29 September 2021
- How worried should you be about outgrowing your old jeans?
The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 September 2021
- Your workout burns fewer calories than you think
The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 September 2021
- In one of Australia’s most disadvantaged suburbs, hunger is one of the main pandemic aftershocks
ABC, 27 September 2021
- The flawed logic of saving all your boozing for the weekend
The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 September 2021
- When it comes to public health, where are our values?
Croakey, 26 September 2021
- Alcohol use in children, and how parents can make a difference
ABC, 24 September 2021
- Climate change is harming children’s mental health – and this is just the start
The Conversation, 23 September 2021
- Now it’s the great vape conspiracy
The Spectator Australia, 23 September 2021
- Joining the dots: how wide-ranging forces are undermining public health responses to the pandemic
Croakey, 22 September 2021
- ‘A freebie is enough’: influencer gift posts trigger breaches in Australian ad standard
The Guardian, 20 September 2021 - Doctor ‘bias’ behind women getting worse treatment for heart attacks Australian study finds
The Guardian, 20 September 2021 - Australian community craves prevention messaging
Croakey, 16 September 2021 - Tobacco giant’s takeover bid could affect COPD lung disease treatment and research in Australia
ABC News, 14 September 2021 - How big companies are targeting middle income countries to boost ultra-processed food sales
The Conversation, 14 September 2021 - Sydney’s ‘haves and have-nots’: poor access to green space in LGAs of concern
The Guardian, 13 September 2021 - Healthy booze marketing misleading: study
Canberra Times, 12 September 2021 - Exercise and fitness in the time of COVID – it’s hard for some and easy for others
ABC News, 12 September 2021 - Aiming for 10,000 steps? It turns out 7,000 could be enough to cut your risk of early death
The Conversation, 10 September 2021 - Poorer Australians four times more likely to die from a COVID-19 infection
ABC News, 10 September 2021 - Why you should move for three minutes every half-hour
Brisbane Times, 9 September 2021 - International research shows ‘strong evidence’ linking vaping to cigarette smoking
The Guardian, 9 September 2021 - Kids hospitalised with chronic illness up to three times more likely to fall behind at school
UNSW Newsroom, 3 September 2021 - ‘Mind-boggling’: Tobacco giant Philip Morris wants to sell medicine to treat lung disease
Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 2021 - From bootcamps in China to Australian schools: How vapes hook children on nicotine
Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September 2021 - New study confirms the link between mental health and a good diet
News.com.au 1 September, 2021 - As the pandemic boosts online alcohol sales, will governments protect you people?
Croakey, 1 September 2021
These are curated for information and reference only and their inclusion is not necessarily an endorsement of content. Please email us at preventioncentre@saxinstitute.org.au if you have any comments.
