Health grants a big lift for researchers
New Flinders Foundation seed funding grants will support important research at the Flinders medical precinct, from common back injuries to glaucoma and gonorrhoea studies, along with […]
Grants focus on rapid health benefits
Saving Indigenous babies, speeding access to support for people with severe mental illnesses, and stemming the disease burden in southern suburbs – these initiatives will be […]
Southgate takes primary health care plan to Canberra
Australia is not delivering on the World Health Organisation promise made 40 years ago to achieve ‘Health for All by the Year 2000’, according to Flinders […]
Industry partnerships plant seeds for global impact
Medical and social innovations feature in a range of new seed grants announced for progressive Flinders University researchers and industry partners. The Flinders University Innovation Partnership […]
Citizens put flame on fast food policy
One of the most popular fast food chains, McDonald’s Australia, has taken a grilling in a consumer study conducted by a South Australian public health research […]
$24.6m boost for medical research
From diabetes, cancer and heart disease to chronic pain and major depression, 12 new research grants announced today cap off a big year for Flinders medical […]
Praise for NT health service
The benefits of ‘Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands’ has received endorsement from a wide-ranging investigation of Australian primary health care services. The Central Australian Aboriginal Congress […]
Four Flinders staff in Queen’s Birthday list
Four members of Flinders University’s academic staff are among the recipients of Queen’s Birthday Honours announced today. Public health researcher and advocate Professor Fran Baum and […]
‘The New Public Health’ – as ‘gripping as a novel’ and relevant as ever
In spite of “challenging times for policy and practice that seeks to improve population health and reduce health inequalities”, Professor Fran Baum’s The New Public Health offers some optimism for the future, said Lancaster University’s Professor Jennie Popay today.