Public health
Alternative labels
Public health services
Population health
Public health interventions
Epidemiology
Global health
Public health policy
Discussion paper
Consultation paper: development of the National Preventive Health Strategy
Preventive health is a key pillar of Australia’s long-term national health plan. This consultation paper sets out what the 10-year National Preventive Health Strategy will aim to achieve and conceptually how this might be done.
Report
Britain under lockdown
This report brings together stories and statistics about the change British people have lived through in the last few months, bringing together contributions from nearly 12,000 members of the public who shared their ideas and experiences. The aim is to help people and policy-makers alike reflect on what has been happening and what that might...
Report
National Partnership on Essential Vaccines: performance report 2018–19
This report provides an assessment of state and territory performance against the performance benchmarks outlined in the National Partnership on Essential Vaccines, for the assessment period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. The report shows that 3 jurisdictions met all 5 benchmarks, with the other jurisdictions each meeting 4 of the 5 benchmarks.
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.
Fact sheet
Fact Check Fact File: The history of vaccines, from smallpox to SARS and beyond
With the world focused on a fast-tracked treatment for the novel coronavirus, RMIT ABC Fact Check takes a look at the history of vaccine development in the fight against some of the world's most infectious diseases.