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What is prevention

WebWhat is prevention? Prevention – also called preventive health – means any action taken to keep people healthy and well, and prevent or avoid risk of poor health, illness, injury and …

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Benefits of prevention for wellbeing

WebAustralia’s world-leading work to control tobacco use is an example of health benefits that have been realised from prevention. A range of interventions including regulation and …

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Systems thinking: taking a systemic approach

WebSystems thinking is a mental framework that helps us to become better problem solvers. Systems thinkers find ways to shift or recombine the parts in the system …

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April 2024: preventive health in the news

WebThe Guardian, 19 April 2024. Good news: midlife health is about more than a waist measurement. Here’s why. The Conversation, 19 April 2024. Falls, fractures and …

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The value of prevention: a rapid review

WebThis review summarises the health burden and economic costs of these risk factors, and identifies the relevant evidence about the health, social, economic and other …

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The co-benefits of prevention

WebThe ‘co-benefits of prevention’ refers to the multiple benefits across different policy or program areas that can arise from a preventive health strategy or initiative. For example, …

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Creating liveable cities and healthy communities

WebThe creation of liveable and sustainable communities is a priority of national and international urban policy. This project developed ways to measure the key factors …

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The value of prevention

Webhealth, social, economic and other benefits of primary prevention strategies. Primary prevention strategies are those that aim to protect the health of the community through …

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Prescribe a run in the park for better health

WebSecond, parkrun is not a traditional health intervention; it was started by members of the public who wanted to come together to exercise after one of them was …

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The role of e-health interventions in treating adolescent …

WebAdolescent overweight and obesity is a major public health issue in Australia with one in four young people above a healthy weight. The health condition is associated …

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Type 2 diabetes large-scale programs

WebBackground. Diabetes is a crucial health issue for Australia. More than 10% of Australians have diabetes or are at high risk. The burden of diabetes is compounded …

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ACT works across government on obesity

WebDr Kelly said the HWI worked across government and combined with new and existing programs. For example, it worked to increase active transport, including the …

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Preventive Health Conference 2023

WebThis important health conference, convened by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), was held in Adelaide in May 2023. The theme was "Prioritising …

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Why liveable cities are important for better health equity

WebShe is a lead co-investigator on a tool that allows people to understand the health impacts that come from replacing sedentary behaviour with more active …

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Food dashboard shows just how unhealthy Australian …

WebThe dashboard will be launched at a virtual event on 23 June 2021. This project is managed by The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre with funding from …

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Preventive Health Conference 2024

WebThe theme for the 2024 Preventive Health Conference is ‘Building prevention success stories’. It will feature more than 30 presentations from researchers, …

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The World Health Organization's World Health Day is April 7

WebThe theme for World Health Day in 2022 is 'our planet, our health'. In the midst of a pandemic on a polluted planet with increasing diseases like cancer, asthma …

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Australian Public Health Conference 2023

WebThis conference is held by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) with the 2023 theme 'Investing in a strong, smart and sustainable health system for the …

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March 2024: preventive health in the news

WebBetter prevention needed to reduce the rate of younger people getting cancer, experts say. ABC News, 26 March 2024. We’ve taken smoking from ‘normal’ to …

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Economic benefits of prevention

WebExamples of the economic value of prevention. Each additional kilometre walked has been estimated to result in health-related benefits that range in value from $1.04 to $2.08. …

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How is health economics used in chronic disease prevention

WebACT Health, Cancer Council Australia, NSW Ministry of Health, Wellbeing SA, Tasmanian Department of Health, and VicHealth. The Australian Government also contributed …

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