Tag Archives: inequality

Reads of the week

November 13, 2009 – 11:48 am

I know, I know – we’re all too busy, no time to read etc – but here are a few articles from recent times that are worth the effort, if you haven’t spotted them already. They cover everything from the health impacts of inequality to mental health, alcohol policy, and the ties that bind pharma [...]

By Croakey | Posted in Health inequalities, Journal articles, Media-related issues, alcohol, conflicts of interest, global health, health & medical marketing, health and medical education, pharmaceutical industry, public health | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Is our health system doing a “reverse Robin Hood”?

January 30, 2009 – 10:21 am

Health and communications consultant Mark Ragg spent a fair bit of time wading through health statistics and reports to come up with his own personal assessment of the state of our health system.
His conclusion, as reported in Crikey yesterday, is that the system is generally fine – but it’s not fair.
“You do much better [...]

By Croakey | Posted in Health inequalities, Indigenous health, cancer, chronic diseases, health reform, poverty | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (2)