President Trump recently announced in his State of the Union message that his administration will eliminate HIV within 10 years. He did not mention the social factors that must be addressed.
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A design team at Emily Carr University worked with families from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation to support the development of healthy environments for children.
We wear our surroundings like a cloak. Lower-income communities often live in environments that discourage healthy, outdoor activities. This perpetuates their poorer health and traps them in poverty.
Regional areas are expanding, and yet not enough attention is being paid to improving rail access to capital cities. This affects the liveability of the areas.
Even those who regularly clean their teeth typically don’t brush for the recommended two minutes.
Instead of trying to help people with disability overcome their limitations, we should be harnessing their strengths in the workplace. This will improve their health and mental well-being.
Infectious diseases pose a continual threat to Canadians. Ensuring the population stays healthy requires increasing investment in our public health system.
The trial of the cashless welfare card, to control unhealthy spending in Indigenous communities, is being expanded partly due to emotive well-funded campaigns. Meanwhile, evidence is being ignored.
Shape-shifting bodies. Cracking voices. Hairs sprouting in new places. Why do some children enter puberty early?
Tobacco tax increases in Australia that will see a packet of cigarettes costing A$40 may discourage smoking, but will end up having unintended consequences for poorer smokers, new research shows.
The controversial Centrelink debt recovery system is bad news for the mental health of the disadvantaged and vulnerable people it targets.
A new way of looking at what’s behind chronic disease takes into account social, environmental and other factors, rather than blaming individuals.
Leaving school early more than doubles your risk of heart attack, according to a new Australian study.
The long term financial consequences of the pay gap are clear; but could there also been impacts on health?
AIDS and HIV are still major health threats, fueled by poverty and discrimination as much as by the virus responsible for the infection.
A new report recognises that no two Indigenous suicides are identical, then skilfully identifies common themes for informing responses that have the potential to save lives.
The effects of unaffordable housing cascade into other areas of life, in particular, affecting mental health.
Childhood obesity is increasing and is most common for children living in disadvantage. But it’s preventable if we begin from the start of life.
Nearly all Indigenous Australian children have some form of otitis media, a middle ear infection that often leads to hearing loss.
The good and bad things that happen in early childhood set the stage for health and well-being throughout a person’s life.
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Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Director, School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) and Professor of Health Equity, ANU, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
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Professor of Health Equity, The Stretton Institute, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University
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Perinatal and pediatric epidemiologist; distinguished professorial fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
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