News: Public Health
National parks: A prescription for public health?
Visiting a national park can save our healthcare system billions of dollars.
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New study to investigate PFAS in Australian livestock
The University of Adelaide is embarking on a critical national research project to understand the prevalence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australian livestock.
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Operationalising one health in Australia
Despite our remarkable advances in modern medicine and public health, we are still facing the persistent emergence of new diseases.
Extreme Heat and Health Adaptation Team announced as finalist in 2023 Eureka Prizes
Congratulations to the Extreme Heat and Health Adaptation Team announced as finalists in the Aspire Scholarship Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research category in the 2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia announces new Fellow
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia announces 34 new Fellows. Congratulations to the Environment Institute's Professor Peng Bi from School of Public Health who was elected as a new Fellow.
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Understanding global trade networks could help us spread the load of environmental contamination
Rice travels a long way to get to your dinner plate. It may have been harvested from a paddy field in Vietnam, processed and packaged in a factory in Bangladesh, and transported via freight ship to eventually land in your local supermarket.
Researchers respond to the IPCC's report that human activity is undeniably heating the planet.
The world’s leading climate scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC, have warned that the prospect of limiting global warming to 1.5C will be out of reach within 12 years at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions.
Latest COVID-19 detector dog research and trials underway at Adelaide Airport
Six dogs, including four Australian Border Force (ABF) detector dogs, one South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (SAMFS) dog and one dog from the University of Adelaide (gifted by the ABF), have commenced research trials at Adelaide Airport to determine the feasibility of deploying dogs to detect COVID-19.
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Megaproject threaten water justice for local communities
Urban megaprojects tend to be the antithesis of good urban planning. They have a negative impact on local water systems, deprive local communities of water-related human rights, and their funders and sponsors have little accountability for their impact.
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Grant success for life saving research into engineered stone associated silicosis
The emergence of engineered stone associated silicosis in Australia is an occupational health disaster with widespread impact on workers and the industry.
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