Report
Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: systematic review of global evidence
This report aims to provide a systematic overview of the contemporary evidence on the health effects of nicotine and non-nicotine e-cigarette use excluding, where possible, use of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other illicit substances. The report was informed by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia E-cigarettes Working Committee stakeholder consultations, and underwent expert...
Report
'The answers were there before the white man come in'
This First Nations-led and governed research report voices the experiences and recommendations of First Nations communities and service providers across Australia on family and community violence.
Report
Identifying the social costs of tobacco use to Australia in 2015/16
The tobacco epidemic, although past its peak in Australia in terms of the prevalence of smoking, still extracts a considerable toll on the health and economic welfare of Australians. The purpose of this study was to update the estimated social costs of tobacco use in Australia.
Technical report
Heart health: the first step to getting Australia's health on track
This resource provides an implementation map for one of the ten priority policy actions proposed in AHPC’s Getting Australia’s Health on Track 2016.
Journal article
The crux of the matter: did the ABC's Catalyst program change statin use in Australia?
This article argues that the ABC’s Catalyst program criticising statins affected people’s willingness to take these drugs. Abstract Objectives: To examine the impact of a two-part special edition of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's science journalism program Catalyst (titled Heart of the m atter), aired in October 2013, that was critical of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (“statins”)...