Public Health
Australia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organisation says, in a landmark achievement. The world's leading infectious cause of preventable blindness, trachoma is...
Torres Strait Islander public health academic Francis Nona has called on the medical profession to address the rising health inequity of Indigenous peoples due to climate change.
Friendly family rivalry meets important health messaging at a unique sporting day headed to Naarm later this month. The Family Mixed Netball Carnival, brought by Indigenous anti-smoking and vaping cam...
In less than 20 years, 320 Indigenous Australians aged 17 and over died on New South Wales roads, with thousands more people seriously injured, new research has found.
The power of Indigenous knowledge was a key focus at the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) annual scientific meeting, Hui Pūtaiao a-tau, recently held in Rotorua.
Australia's public health peak body has moved to include an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander body into its structure. The establishment of Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)'s First Na...
Aotearoa's New Public Health Director Dr Corina Grey says she is "laser focused" on making a difference in her new role, especially for Māori and Pacific peoples,.
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory has welcomed the NT government's decision to commission a dedicated Incident Management Team (IMT) to respond to the ongoing syphilis outbre...
Queensland authorities are encouraging residents to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites this summer as the community heads into a period of increased risk of mosquito borne diseases.
Australia's peak body for public health welcomed the Close the Gap campaign report 2024: Voyage to Voice, Treaty, Truth and Beyond, launched Wednesday.
A study on the Māori social response to COVID-19 suggests that the close-knit nature of Indigenous communities could be crucial in shaping improved public health policies.
A set of specially commissioned Aboriginal artworks has been unveiled by the Tasmania Department of Health at a southern dental care centre. The artworks are the product of a partnership between Publi...
Chris Rankine-Johnson has been crowned the Northern Territory's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner of the year at the annual NT Private Health Network awards.