Articles of Interest
This page provides links to articles and media releases related to preventative health.
October 2008
The legacy of our risky lifestyle - 27 October 2008September 2008
Call for laws to ban junk food marketingAugust 2008
$3.6 million for hearing loss prevention research -- Minister Elliot - 24 August 2008Health reform submissions now available on NHHRC webisite -- National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission
Nursing leadership calls for research funding boost: -- Coalition of National Nursing Organisations
Call for Laws to Ban Junk Food Marketing - Professor Swinburn: 15 August 2008
July 2008
Gynaecological cancer screening gets education boost: 28 July 2008Forty health performance indicators: 25 July 2008
GPs must remain at the centre of patient care: 25 July 2008
Coalition debated alcohol 'floor price': 23 July 2008
Preventative Health Taskforce - Media Release 7 July 2008
June 2008
Smoke-free policies effective, says International Agency for Research on CancerPremier of Victoria Media Release: Brumby Outlines Blueprint for Comprehensive National Health Reform
Media Release Cancer Council Vic - Impact of Tobacco Control Policies and Mass Media Campaigns on Monthly Adult smoking Prevarence
The Hon Nicola Roxon MP Minister of Health and Ageing Media Release: The National Primary Health Care Strategy
The Hon Nicola Roxon MP Minister for Health and Ageing Media Release: "New Health Taskforce on prevention - tobacco, alcohol and obesity priorities"
Aegis Consulting and HAPIA Media Release- Using the Workplace to Fight Chronic Disease-16 June 2008 (PDF 101 KB)
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