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Preventative health

Report

Australia’s health 2024: data insights


This report presents a collection of eleven, in-depth and original web articles on selected health topics, with a focus on the importance of a strong evidence base for supporting the health of Australians.
Report

Australia’s health 2024: in brief


This publication presents a summary of the state of health in Australia in 2024, with key findings on the health system, the health of Australians, and factors that can influence public health.
Journal article

Engaging Australian men in disease prevention – priorities and opportunities from a national survey

Robert Palmer, Simon von Saldern
In Australia, preventable causes of morbidity and mortality are common among men. The National Men’s Health Strategy 2020–2030 highlights the need to successfully engage men in disease prevention - hence, this article examines the prevention priorities, attitudes and information sources reported by Australian men.
Report

Climate change and environmental health indicators: reporting framework


This report was developed to meet identified gaps in both the National Preventive Health Strategy and the National Health and Climate Strategy. This report describes a framework and 30 indicators for measuring and monitoring how climate change and the environment (both natural and built) impact on the Australian population’s health. The report details the methods...
Research Summary

Australian male alcohol use and harm prevention across the life course

Nicholas Taylor, Paul Dietze, Sean Martin

Although alcohol use is high among Australian males, putting them at an increased risk of drinking harm, few longitudinal studies have specifically focused on male alcohol use, and even fewer have considered alcohol use patterns and predictors for men of various ages. This research summary provides new evidence of the patterns and predictors of alcohol...