Consumers Shaping Health is a newsletter published by the Consumers Forum of Australia (CHF) for members, consumer representatives and stakeholders in health. It promotes current advocacy work of CHF in its three priority areas: safety and quality in health care; health care for people with chronic conditions; and safe and appropriate use of medicines.
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ISSN 1835-2057 (Print) ISSN 1835-2065 (Online)
In the Sept 2021 edition of Consumers Shaping Health, the increasing pressure on young people from current global issues such as the Covid pandemic and climate change will have long term impacts on their health. Leading mental...Read more
In the August 2021 edition of Consumers Shaping Health, we announce the successful applicants for the Youth Health Incubator Grants, awarded to young people and youth health organisations with projects designed to...Read more
In the July 2021 edition of Consumers Shaping Health, we announce the commencement of Collaborative Pairs, a consumer leadership program with five pairs from across Australia and New Zealand.
As this edition of Consumers Shaping Health goes to press, we await the fine detail of what the Federal Budget will bring, particularly for health care.
The CHF Summit: Shifting Gears 2021 is over, read more for reviews and links to highlights
Three reports on three difficult and different issues that challenge the health system have been released in the last week... ...
How health literacy and consumer-centred healthcare plays an important part in any initiative introduced to improve the health of our population ... ...
The CHF Consumer Commission report, Making Health Better Together not only presents a valuable guide on lessons of the COVID-19 experience, it...Read more
CHF was obliged to postpone our Shifting Gears Australasian summit to March 18-19 next year --- and transform it to a virtual event --- because of COVID. Yet the influence of COVID has made our conference theme of consumer leadership...Read more
There is much to appreciate about the level of support for health in the Federal Budget. The solid funding increases for Medicare, PBS and public hospitals; and the substantial financing of the COVID emergency response...Read more
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