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Belinda Townsend

Policy report

Australian COVID-19 policy responses: a health equity report card


This report assesses the health equity implications of federal, state and territory government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across housing, employment and income support.
Policy report

Australian COVID-19 policy responses: good for health equity or a missed opportunity?


This report examines the health equity implications of the 156 policy measures that were introduced by the Australian federal and state/territory governments in response to the pandemic during the period 12 March to 16 June 2020.
Journal article

Public health over private wealth: rebalancing public and private interests in international trade and investment agreements

The growing number of pathways for market actors to exert undue infuence over national and international regulatory environments provided by free trade agreements has given many cause to be concerned. This article presents several avenues for public health scholars, advocates and practitioners to explore to rebalance public and private interests in these deals.
Report

Consumer enablement - evidence check


This Evidence Check rapid review examined consumer enablement, defined as the specific components that combine to make a consumer engaged. The review explores this construct in the chronic disease population in relation to its determinants; the tools and instruments demonstrated to be valid, reliable and clinically useful in measuring enablement; and the evidence regarding specific...

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