Category Archives: lesbian gay bisexual transgender issues

Does Australia need a version of the Institute of Medicine?

June 15, 2011 – 10:32 am

Croakey has often been grateful for the work done by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in the US. The IOM, established in 1970 as the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, aims to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public, and “asks and answers the nation’s most pressing questions [...]

By Melissa Sweet | Also posted in adverse events, cancer, conflicts of interest, health literacy, infectious diseases, men's health, National Preventive Health Agency, NHMRC, prevention, primary health care, public health, quality and safety of health care, rural and remote health, social determinants of health, Uncategorized, women's health | Comments (7)

It Gets Better: what can broader public health learn from this project to help young lesbians and gays?

November 1, 2010 – 3:36 pm

Daniel Vujcich writes: The control of scurvy started with two oranges and a lemon.  I find this to be a useful little fact to dig out when the public health challenges of this world start to overwhelm me. This month, I have found another mantra to repeat:  it gets better. The It Gets Better project [...]

By Melissa Sweet | Also posted in Indigenous health, mental health, public health | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)