School of Population Health

We need herd immunity against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
A new study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE revealed over 103 million people globally liked, shared, retweeted or reacted with an emoji to misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines. A/Prof Holly Seale said the misinformation being shared by family members, friends and other people in the wider community network was concerning: "From previous studies, we've been able to link this misinformation with negative outcomes, including death."   <Read More Here> 

Privilege | Poverty, equity and the drivers of health: In conversation
Decolonising global health means a dismantling of privilege and the structural barriers to health, both across countries and within. In a world where everyone’s health matters, whose knowledge do we value? Whose voice is loudest and how do we shift the dial?   <Read more here> 

Climate action, a great public health opportunity
The School is proud to sign the health sector's open letter to the Prime Minister to cut emissions and save lives. “A national strategy on climate, health and wellbeing for Australia is urgently needed to protect the public from the dangers of climate change, to identify and address critical knowledge gaps, and to help us reimagine and adapt our health system for provision of high-quality care with net-zero emissions."  <Read More Here> 

Support Uluru Statement from the Heart and First Nations Voice to Parliament
The School supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the importance of a First Nations Voice to Parliament protected by the Constitution. Every day that a First Nations Voice is not enshrined in law is another day reinforcing the systemic-racism, discrimination and legacy of colonisation that pervades the very fabric of Australian society.  <Read More Here> 

New WHO report to bolster global action to prevent shocking rates of falls
Falls are a growing and under-recognised public health issue globally. A team from the School of Population Health and the George Institute for Global Health was commissioned to produce an evidence synthesis on fall prevention across the life course. This formed the background to the WHO release Step Safely: Strategies for preventing and managing falls across the life course.  <Read More Here>

Australia urgently needs mass COVID vaccination hubs. But we need more vaccines first
We need to stop relying on small GP and respiratory clinics and urgently move towards using mass vaccination hubs. However, we don’t yet have enough of the AstraZeneca vaccine to service large vaccination hubs.   <Read More Here>

Pictures of COVID injections can scare the pants off people with needle phobias. Use these instead
Communicating public health strategies like vaccination can be challenging. There can be complex and unfamiliar technical terms and health concepts, and not everyone can understand them. So pictures play an essential role. But evidence shows the wrong images can make some people reluctant to get vaccinated.  <Read More Here>

Adolescent Unplanned Pregnancy in the Pacific – Tonga
The complex and life-changing experience of adolescent unplanned pregnancy and motherhood in Tonga is addressed in a new research report. “The launching of these new research results is essential for us young women and adolescents, as it provides a platform of information that informs us girls about the changes in our body and the role one acquires in motherhood” says Ana Malia.   <Read More Here>

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