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Innovations in suicide assessment and prevention during pandemics
This systematic review was constrained by its inclusion of relatively few robust original reports, and yet it supported an association between previous pandemics and increased risk for suicide-related outcomes.
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Who votes for public health? An analysis of Australian politicians’ parliamentary voting behaviour
Despite the important role politicians play in setting health policy, limited attention has been given to examining the voting behaviour of politicians in the Australian Parliament regarding health-related policy. This study systematically assessed the voting patterns of federal politicians to determine whether they concurred with the evidence-based policy recommendations of the Public Health Association of...
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Bondi and beyond. Lessons from three waves of COVID-19 from 2020
This paper looks at what lessons can be learnt from the public health response to the first three waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New South Wales (NSW), which began in January, July and December 2020.
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Public Health Unit notifications of hepatitis C and their follow-up in South Western Sydney, Australia
This cross-sectional study aimed to determine treatment rates among those newly diagnosed with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) virus in the South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) in NSW, Australia.
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Why would a woman screen? Facilitators and barriers for women least likely to participate in cervical screening in Australia
This study aimed to gain insight into factors influencing cervical screening among women from a area in Western Sydney characterised by disadvantage and ethnic diversity, and which has one of the lowest participation rates in the National Cervical Screening Program.