This policy paper is the work of a national collaboration of leading experts, researchers and practitioners working in health, education, transport, public health and policy.

In this report, the agencies identify eight clear, practical, evidence-based actions the Australian government must take to reduce the enormous strain excess weight and poor diets are having on the nation’s physical and economic health.

Preventable chronic disease is the largest contributor to the health differential between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, but recommended best-practice preventive care is not consistently provided to Indigenous Australians.

This audit assessed whether the Department of Health effectively procured services to operate a National Cancer Screening Register.

This research aimed to examine the convergence between the systems science literature and the views of those working in and advocating for prevention, in relation to the value of systems thinking and its methods for the prevention of chronic diseases.