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Professor Rosemary Calder

Simplify our health system to cut 20 year mental health life expectancy gap

The 20 year gap in life expectancy for people with severe mental illness could be slashed if health services for both physical and mental health connected around the people who ... »

News

Professor Rosemary Calder

Obesity rate depends on where you live

News

Peter Dawkins

Universities to adapt to meet the rapidly changing economy

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Papers

A Melbourne Declaration for System Transformation

The vision and aspirations of the Melbourne Declaration, as important as they are, have not been realised. Australia’s future success depends on the ability of the education system to support every child and young person to realise their full learning potential, and to thrive in a competitive and innovative economy and a socially cohesive society.

Papers

Improving Brain and Body Health

Up to half of the total dementia burden in Australia may be due to preventable risk factors. Risk factors for some dementias are similar to those for other major chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, COPD, diabetes and some cancers.

Submissions

Unlocking the value of VET for school students

There is a need to rethink South Australia’s approach to VET for school students, in the broader context of a more coherent and equitable secondary curriculum.

NEWS & OPINION

Opinion

Forget the long-term health benefits, get active for the short-term rewards

Public health campaigns promoting the long-term rewards of the significantly reducing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, arthritis and dementia have failed to motivate us to get active.

Opinion

Sporting finals and alcohol-related violence

A La Trobe University’s Centre for Alcohol Policy Research study last year found that domestic assaults increased by more than 40 per cent in NSW on the nights of State of Origin games

Opinion

Less talk, more action needed on the Melbourne Declaration

The outcomes of the current review into the Melbourne Declaration requires a roadmap for delivery or it risks another decade of failure to deliver on its aims.