The Preventative Health Journal - Australia & New Zealand

Recent News

• Members sought for Preventive Health Advisory Council
  Individuals with expertise in preventive health are invited to express their interest in joining a new national advisory council to tackle chronic disease.
• Poor support for new mothers with mental illnesses
  A new study by national mental health charity SANE Australia reveals an alarming lack of support for mothers with a mental illness, during their pregnancy and after giving birth.
• ACTing on Weight
  Tackling serious food issues without focusing on what people eat is an approach gaining momentum.
• Chronic disease leading cause of premature death
  In 2007, more than 80% of all premature deaths were due to chronic disease, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
• Lung cancer in women bucks national trend
  Lung cancer in women bucks national trend towards reduced cancer death rates. But more men still dying of bowel cancer, as screening languishes.
• Targeting high blood pressure
  A new call for research from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (the Alliance) will investigate how to implement programs to reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke in low and middle-income …
• Research into cereal tackling cholesterol
  Four of Australia’s leading research institutions will collaborate closely over the next three years to fast-track development of new ‘healthier’ varieties of three of the world’s most widely cultivated cereal …
• Mental health and ageing research boost
  Dementia care and mental health treatments are two areas that will benefit from an injection of $125.7 million into health and medical research, announced by Minister for Mental Health and …
• New national Prevenion Agency
  The announcement of a National Preventive Health Agency for Australia has been welcomed by VicHealth – Australia’s first health promotion organisation – as an important historic event.
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