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25 August 2009The Croakey blog is a forum for debate and discussion about health issues and policy.

From the About page:

We particularly want to talk about public health, media coverage of health, Indigenous health, marketing by the health, medical and food industries, tobacco and alcohol-related issues, rural health, mental health, consumer participation in decision-making, evidence-based care, quality and safety of health care, equity in health, and social determinants of health.

We also want to make it easier for people to contribute to debate; to tear down some of the barriers erected by governments, bureaucracies, organisations and others with a vested interest in maintaining the timidity and dishonesty which characterises so much public discussion.

The blog is moderated by Melissa Sweet, a freelance journalist with a personal and professional bent towards public health perspectives. Regular contributors include members of the Crikey Health and Medical Panel – more than 100 people from the health sector who are keen to contribute to a more informed and wide-ranging public debate about health issues.