During COVID many of us struggled to understand those in charge of giving the latest health advice. Many of us worried about the best course of action to protect our health. How can those communicating health messages make them easier to unders

Measuring the cost of diets can help people make healthier food choices

Mar 27th, 2024 29m 30s

In this episode, Dr Meron Lewis discusses her Prevention Centre-sponsored PhD research project that measured the cost and affordability of diets in low socioeconomic households.A Research Fellow at the University of Queensland's School of Publ

Ten years of preventive health - what have we learned?

Dec 12th, 2023 45m

The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre discuss our first decade in chronic disease prevention research.Join host ⁠⁠Gretchen Miller⁠⁠ as she chats with co-directors Professor Lucie Rychetnik and Professor Andrew Wilson and policy advisor

Why funding for public health research needs a more strategic approach

Oct 25th, 2023 45m 5s

This episode discusses why now is the right time for taking a more strategic approach to chronic disease research investment, based on Australia's most significant problems in health.Join host ⁠Gretchen Miller⁠ as she chats with guests: Pro

A collaboration to prevent child injury in Walgett prevails through drought, fires, floods and food shortages

Sep 18th, 2023 37m 42s

This podcast discusses a community-led program to reduce childhood injury; a successful collaboration between the First Nations community at Walgett and researchers from the University of New South Wales. Join host Gretchen Miller as she chats

Why liveable cities are important for better health equity

Jun 13th, 2023 19m 16s

Dr Lucy Gunn discusses how the built environment can contribute to better health outcomes, and the importance of basing policies upon research evidence.A Senior Research Fellow at the Centre of Urban Research at RMIT University, Dr Lucy Gunn’s

Examining the evidence on the health risks of vaping with Professor Emily Banks

May 23rd, 2023 39m 34s

Professor Emily Banks AM is a trailblazer in tobacco and e-cigarette research. Her world-leading review of the global evidence on the health effects of e-cigarettes has sparked national and international discussion.The use of e-cigarettes, or

How a wellbeing economy approach can promote health equality for future generations

Apr 21st, 2023 56m 15s

In this episode, Dr Katherine Trebeck takes listeners into a deep conversation asking why our economy is not serving enough people and takes a hard look at the way our economic system operates through a public health lens.Katherine is a politi

Pursuing health equity with Professor Sir Michael Marmot

Mar 29th, 2023 24m 58s

How do you define and measure health equity and equality? Renowned epidemiologist Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, discusses the inequities created by the COVID-19 response in the UK. Professor Sir Mi

What is the role of law in the prevention of chronic disease?

Dec 11th, 2022 43m 51s

Join Dr Jenny Kaldor, lawyer, researcher, and policy analyst, and Maddie Heenan, Research Officer and PhD candidate, as they delve into how law, policy, and regulation affect public health, and what methods can help us better understand these r

Leveraging advocacy for action on tobacco and obesity issues

Dec 6th, 2022 41m 18s

In this episode, we discuss with guest Jane Martin, Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) and Alcohol and Obesity Policy at Cancer Council Victoria, the tipping points on tobacco and obesity in Australia and how we can leverag

Collaborating for healthier food retail

Nov 22nd, 2022 45m 50s

An unhealthy diet is Australia’s key modifiable risk factor, resulting in more than 500,000 years of life lost to death and disability each year so it’s important that healthcare service providers provide a good role model. Together, Professo

How can we improve health messaging to reach all Australians?

Oct 23rd, 2022 22m 47s

It’s no surprise that half our population searches online to inform themselves, but how does that work for you when English is not your first language? Culturally and linguistically diverse people in Australia are neglected in most academic re

How does housing affect our health?

Oct 3rd, 2022 40m 53s

There are numerous ways in which population health could benefit if housing was improved in Australia.Join host Gretchen Miller and guest Professor Rebecca Bentley as they discuss the many aspects of this social determinant of health including

The first 2000 days: Giving our kids the best start for a healthier life

Aug 15th, 2022 36m 17s

In this episode, host Gretchen Miller interviews guests Professor Helen Skouteris and Dr Alexandra Chung on the early days of our life's journey and how influential they are in preventing future health issues. Our guests, both from Monash Univ

How can we prevent older Australians from fall-related injuries?

Jul 17th, 2022 31m 4s

Join podcast host Gretchen Miller and Professor Cathie Sherrington, Chief Investigator of the Centre of Research Excellence in the Prevention of Fall-related Injuries, as they discuss the rise in fall-related injuries, the various risk factors

The value of partnership research to reduce harm from alcohol use

May 8th, 2022 36m 36s

Alcohol use contributes significantly to Australia's health burden (burden of disease) as well as contributing billions of dollars each year in Australia in terms of healthcare and non-healthcare economic costs. The Prevention Centre together w

Is it time to call the endgame for tobacco in Australia?

Feb 16th, 2022 32m 34s

International expert in tobacco control policy Associate Professor Coral Gartner explores an exciting concept and hopefully eminent reality, the beginning of the end for tobacco in Australia. Associate Professor Gartner is Director of the NHMRC

How can we better understand the risk factors for dementia?

Jul 9th, 2021 24m 47s

Did you know, Australia is looking at doubling our current figures to a projected 1 million people with dementia by 2056? While our lifestyles have been shown to impact the chances of getting dementia, there is no national prevention plan becau

'Soft power' for prevention comes from engaging the public with prevention as a science

Feb 5th, 2021 32m 23s

Professor Penny Hawe, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney and a member of the Prevention Centre's Leadership Executive, is a champion for prevention and finding creative ways to get the preventive health message to cut through with

Systems thinking in the community: Nothing about us, without us:

Dec 1st, 2020 37m 34s

In this episode, Professor Steve Allender, Professor of Public Health and Founding Director, The Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Deakin University, discusses how systems thinking can help solve complex problems at the community level. This appro

Systems thinking across disciplines: Working, moving and living within systems

Sep 3rd, 2020 33m 58s

Join Prevention Centre Senior Research Fellow, Dr Melanie Pescud and Senior Systems Engineer, Matthew Vella as they go back to basics to discuss the fundamentals of systems thinking across their respective disciplines of public health and engin

The past, present and future of chronic disease prevention research

Jul 7th, 2020 37m 42s

The Prevention Centre's Co-Director Professor Andrew Wilson chats about his years of experience in public health, the current health crisis, and what the future holds for the prevention of chronic disease in Australia.

How challenging climate change will have profound benefits for public health

Jun 11th, 2020 29m

Our guest for this episode is Dr Nick Watts, a population health and public policy expert in health and climate change. This conversation is one of the many we need, to raise public consciousness. We are in a climate and a health emergency and

Understanding hate through a public health lens

Oct 8th, 2019 34m 14s

What is hate? Is there an antidote? Join us for a critically reflective conversation about hate and how to redress it with Professor Sandro Galea - considered one of the most important and innovative voices in American health and medicine.