8 May 2020 Health Voices
Consumers Health Forum

In this issue of Health Voices leading health leaders and consumers reflect on how the pro-wellness policies are paying off in the fight against the virus.

Read the May 2020 issue of Health Voices

3 April 2020 Consumers Shaping Health
Consumers Health Forum

Telehealth and dealing with the downside

Telehealth services were introduced this week to combat the spread of COVID-19, but how do we manage the lack of face-to-face interaction in this brave new world?

 

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22 March 2020 Youth Health Update
Carolyn Thompson

The Youth healthUpdate newsletter for March 2020 covers:

  • RSVP for the Youth Health Forum Roundtable in Melbourne on 30 June 2020 to discuss Youth Pathways into Services
  • Information about CHF's webinar about the AIHW's National Health Information Strategy on 17 March 2020 and
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11 March 2020 Consumers Shaping Health
Consumers Health Forum

How an epidemic may spur us towards healthy reforms

Concern about what additional burdens the spread of Covid19 might put on hospitals in Australia will further aggravate existing pressures on the health system.

  • Coronavirus - where to get the best health information
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20 February 2020 Submission
Consumers Health Forum

CHF supports the Royal Commission finding that a ‘fundamental overhaul of the design, objectives, regulation and funding of aged care in Australia’ and ‘not mere patching up’ is needed, however, we are concerned that the proposed program does not do enough to confront the challenges faced by...

19 February 2020 Submission
Consumers Health Forum

Overweight and obesity is an issue affecting our whole community. A range of social, environmental and economic factors contribute to obesity and impact a person’s ability to maintain a healthy weight. If the current trend continues, more than 18 million Australians (two-thirds of our projected...

12 February 2020 Consumers Shaping Health
Consumers Health Forum

Coronavirus is a time for well-informed health consumers

In the face of fear, concern, indifference and/or impotence, there is one step Australians can take to equip themselves in the era of coronavirus.

CHF also released the Social Prescribing Roundtable report this month and we...

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