Topics: Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
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Dr Michelle Scollo AM
Dr Michelle Scollo AM is the senior policy adviser on tobacco at Cancer Council Victoria. Michelle’s research has focussed on the economics of tobacco control. Until 2003, she was co-director of the VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control; a legal, economic and social research centre. Her areas of interest include smoking and social disadvantage, price-related marketing and … -
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How the alcohol industry exerts influence to block life-saving policies
Sydney’s ‘lockout’ or ‘last drinks’ laws achieved exactly what they were designed to do – to prevent alcohol-related harms ending up in our hospital emergency departments. So why were they repealed? -
Jane Martin
Jane Martin has worked in tobacco control for 20 years, commencing with Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Australia, as well as the role of Policy Manager with Quit Victoria. She has extensive experience in public health advocacy and policy development, and in building the evidence to supporting legislative and policy reforms. In 2011, Jane … -
Dr Ray Maher
Ray Maher is Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Futures at The University of Queensland where he leads research and capacity-building projects with government and industry to address ‘wicked’ problems using systems, design and futures thinking. Ray has led interdisciplinary research projects with the Queensland Department of Environment and Science, the Pacific Community (SPC) … -
Global impact to local action – top 5 lessons from driving systems change
This #PreventionWorksLIVE masterclass features one of Australia’s leading change-makers in chronic disease prevention, Dr Sandro Demaio, CEO of VicHealth, on his insights and top lessons on what it takes to create real and lasting systems change for public health. -
Community mandate continues for government health interventions
A national study by The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre has found strong and continued community support for government-led interventions around the rising tide of lifestyle-related chronic diseases. -
CERI expands with three further Centres of Research Excellence
Our Collaboration for Enhanced Research Impact has expanded to enhance the profile and impact of chronic disease prevention research in Australia.
