Evidence Matters

December 2019. The dangers of second hand drinking, the most effective ways to tackle obesity, and how depression is preventing women with heart disease from living healthier lifestyles, and more. Read the full issue of Evidence Matters Subscribe to future editions here

November 2019. In this issue: the three winners of the Research Action Awards 2019, new evidence on the mental health of young Australians, the health impacts of climate change, and more. Read the full issue of Evidence Matters Subscribe to Evidence Matters

October 2019. What the 45 and Up Study tells us about the mental health of older Australians, data privacy, how politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for our health, and more. Read the full issue of Evidence Matters Subscribe to Evidence Matters

September 2019. A new decision support tool that could take some of the guesswork out of suicide prevention policy, gender discrepancies for heart disease, new meat recommendations and more in this edition of Evidence Matters. Read the full issue of Evidence Matters Subscribe to Evidence Matters

August 2019. Cancer screening is in the spotlight in this edition of Evidence Matters. Plus, we talk about our $1.2m grant for research into healthy Indigenous ageing, the secret to improving community mental health, and more. Read the full issue of Evidence Matters Subscribe to Evidence Matters

July 2019. This issue of Evidence Matters examines how Indigenous people can drive change in our institutions. Plus disturbing new research on smoking and heart disease and four future health care leaders who discuss their plans for the year ahead, and more. Read the full issue of Evidence Matters...

May 2019. In this issue of Evidence Matters, we interview the Institute’s Dr Anna Williamson about her recently published research on how researchers and policy makers can work better together, discuss our participation in a major new initiative to tackle antimicrobial resistance, and examine youth smoking rates in young...

April 2019. In this issue of Evidence Matters, we look at how the Medicare safety net can skew doctors’ fees, showcase the latest issue of our journal Public Health Research & Practice, report on Australia’s efforts to address the rising tide of obesity and more. Read the full issue...

February 2019. In this issue of Evidence Matters, we take a look at an innovative new strategy for increasing research use in policy agencies, examine the potential of podcasting as a tool for public health, open the doors on a women’s heart health forum, and more. Read the full...

December 2018. In this issue of Evidence Matters, we showcase the inspiring work of the winners of the 2018 Research Action Awards, look at the latest issue of Public Health Research and Practice which explores the impact of climate change on public health, explore the work of the Australian...