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Are consumer surveys useful as a basis for alcohol and other public health policy?

August 21, 2009 – 3:00 pm

The recent post by VicHealth CEO, Todd Harper, about community support for alcohol labelling has clearly generated some considerable thought by health policy analyst Jennifer Doggett, who recently responded with this post.
She’s now come back to the discussion with some more points to make. She writes:
“We would be outraged if the airline industry determined aircraft [...]

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Why alcohol deserves to carry a health warning

August 11, 2009 – 10:24 am

The alcohol industry – and all those who sail with it – are awaiting the release of the Preventative Health Taskforce report which has now been with Minister Roxon for some weeks. The Taskforce’s brief was “to provide evidence-based advice to governments and health providers on preventative health programs and strategies, focusing on the burden [...]

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