Environmental health

An estimated 3.3% of 1–6-year-old children are affected by registered or unregistered vaccination objection

Frank H Beard MB ChB, MPH, FAFPHM · Brynley P Hull BSc(Hons), MPH · Julie Leask PhD, MPH, DipHealthSci · Aditi Dey PhD, MPH, MB BS · Peter B McIntyre FAFPHM, FRACP, PhD

Professor Aileen Plant (1948–2007) was a renowned medical epidemiologist and an outstanding global public health leader

Moira McKinnon MB BS, FAFPHM

Australia needs new strategies for better asthma management

Tunn Ren Tay MB BS, MRCP · Michael J Abramson MB BS, PhD, FAFPHM · Mark Hew PhD, MScEBHC, FRACP

Alcohol tax reform would reduce harm and costs — and could fund major prevention and treatment programs

Mike Daube BA(Hons), HonDSci · Julia Stafford BPsych(Hons)

Increasing the minimum purchasing age may be the most straightforward way towards a tobacco-free generation

Roger S Magnusson BA LLB(Hons), PhD, GradDipManagingDevelopment

Stronger policy and a comprehensive approach to prevention is a good investment

A Rob Moodie MB BS, MPH · Penny Tolhurst BA(Hons), MPA · Jane E Martin BA(Hons), MPH

Ten ways that Primary Health Networks can help to close the gap

Sophia Couzos FAFPHM, FACRRM, FRACGP · Dea Delaney-Thiele PGDipHlthMgt, MPH · Priscilla Page BASc

Let’s invest in better services for high-risk communities rather than in more prisons

Anthea S Krieg BM BS, MPH · Jillian A Guthrie BA, MAppEpidemiol, PhD · Michael Herbert Levy MB BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Leonie Segal BEcon(Hons), MEcon, PhD

The promise of HPV vaccines is coming to fruition in disease prevention

Julia ML Brotherton MPH(Hons), FAFPHM, PhD · Dorota M Gertig MHSc, ScD, FAFPHM · Cathryn May BAppSc, GradCertHlthInfo · Genevieve Chappell BAppSc(MRA), MBA · Marion Saville MB ChB, FIAC, GradDipMed(ClinEpi)

HPV self-collection may improve outcomes for underscreened women, but joining the mainstream HPV screening program is better

Megan Smith MPH, BE · Jie Bin Lew BSc(Bioinformatics), MPH · Kate Simms PhD · Karen Canfell DPhil

Drug checking may need to play a part in future public health interventions

Robin J Butterfield MB BS, MRCA · Monica J Barratt BSc(Psych)(Hons), PhD · Nadine Ezard MB BS, PhD, FAChAM · Richard O Day MB BS (Hons), MD, FRACP

To be effective, a [monitoring program] must collect… prescription data, and flag potential misuse and diversion

Rowan P Ogeil PhD, BA, BSc(Hons) · Cherie Heilbronn MB BS, MPH · Belinda Lloyd PhD, BA(Hons) · Dan I Lubman PhD, FRANZCP, FAChAM

Methamphetamine use among this adolescent population has increased substantially

Sally Nathan PhD, MPH, BSc(Psych)(Hons) · Anna Bethmont BA(Psych)(Hons), MPH · Patrick R Rawstorne BA(Hons), PhD · Mark Ferry BA(Psych) · Andrew Hayen PhD

NSW Aboriginal people with colorectal cancer had lower 5-year survival rates than non-Aboriginal people

Kristie Weir BSc · Rajah Supramaniam BSc, MPH(Hons) · Alison Gibberd MStat · Anthony Dillon PhD · Bruce K Armstrong DPhil, FRACP, FAFPHM · Dianne L O'Connell BMaths(Hons), PhD

An update on research advances in this field that may help tackle this growing challenge more effectively

Terence WH Chong MB BS, MP, FRANZCP · Samantha M Loi MB BS, FRANZCP, GradCertPOA · Nicola T Lautenschlager MD, FRANZCP · David Ames BA, MD, FRCPsych

Our data-rich environment and advanced -omics technology are revolutionising physiological research

Nicolette A Hodyl BSc, PhD, GradCert(Biostat) · Beverly Muhlhausler BSc, PhD

The unique properties of asbestos that still make it valuable for industry make it extremely hazardous to health

Arthur W (Bill) Musk MD, FRACP, FAFOEM · Nicholas H de Klerk PhD · Anna K Nowak MB BS, FRACP, PhD

An update from the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute

Nico van Zandwijk MD, PhD, FRACP · Matthew Soeberg MPH, PhD · Glen Reid BSc, MSc(Hons), PhD

If GPs are to play a role in managing this disease, they need specialist support

Zeina Najjar BSc(Med)/BMed/BSurg, MPH, FAFPHM · Leena Gupta MB BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Janice Pritchard-Jones RN, MPH · Simone I Strasser MB BS, MD, FRACP · Miriam T Levy MB BS, PhD · Siaw-Teng Liaw PhD, FRACGP, FACMI · Benjamin C Cowie MB BS, PhD, FRACP

Influenza vaccination is an important intervention for protecting vulnerable patients

Heath A Kelly BSc, MB BS, MPH · Courtney Lane BSc, MPH, MPhil(AppEpi) · Allen C Cheng FRACP, MPH, PhD

Re-infection with TB is possible even after preventive TB treatment

Claudia C Dobler MD, PhD, FRACP · Roujan Chidiac BN · Jonathan P Williamson BSc(Med) FRACP, PhD · Peter J Jelfs BSc

Electronic cigarettes have the potential to enable substantial improvements in public health

Colin P Mendelsohn MB BS(Hons)

The natural history of mild dental fluorosis indicates that it is not a cause for major concern

Loc G Do DDS, MScDent, PhD · Diep H Ha PhD, MDS, DDS · A John Spencer MScDent, MPH, PhD

GPs in more remote areas must often also care for people with oral health problems

Tony Barnett PhD · Ha Hoang PhD · Jackie Stuart BDSc · Leonard Crocombe BDSc, MBA, PhD

Living on a farm and geographic remoteness are key risk factors for Q fever

Surendra Karki MSc, MScIH, PhD · Heather F Gidding BAppSci, MAppEpid, PhD · Anthony T Newall BSc, MHP(Hons), PhD · Peter B McIntyre MB BS, FAFPHM, FRACP, PhD · Bette C Liu MB BS, MPH, DPhil