A fast and accurate summary of the latest health evidence.
After one of the worst bushfire seasons in the country’s history, Australia is in recovery mode.
But healing affected communities is a complicated business, and a Sax Institute Evidence Check conducted after the devastating 2009 Black Saturday bushfires provides some clear pointers about the approaches most likely to speed social recovery.
Two new Sax Institute Evidence Checks have found encouraging results for improving post-suicide services and support.
Five new Evidence Checks managed by the Sax Institute are informing Beyond Blue’s ‘Be You’ – an online mental health initiative for schools and early learning services.
Increasing the price of unhealthy food and improving nutrition education in schools are among the many initiatives that could help address Australia’s obesity epidemic, according to a rapid review organised by the Sax Institute.
The Heart Foundation has recommended a limit on red meat intake following new evidence from a review organised by the Sax Institute into the links between red meat, poultry and heart health.
Online programs and apps can be very effective for treating mild to moderate depression and anxiety in adults, according to one of four new Evidence Check reviews recently added to the Institute’s Evidence Check Library.
The Sax Institute’s contribution to the knowledge base through its popular Evidence Check Library continues to grow, with new Evidence Checks recently published on topics including management of health and wellbeing in the workplace, and another on a promising next-generation cancer treatment. The workplace health Evidence Check, conducted for SafeWork NSW, found strong evidence that … Read more
The Sax Institute has published an Evidence Check review focusing on interventions to support breastfeeding, which are among the key childbirth and postnatal interventions that have a beneficial impact on maternal and newborn outcomes. Babies who are not breastfed, and women who don’t breastfeed, are at an increased chance of many health risks in both … Read more
As National Science Week turns the nation’s focus to the vital role that science must play in our future, the media coverage is dominated by images of white lab coats and microscopes. But we thought it timely to hail another area of science having a real-world impact on health policies, programs and systems and, ultimately, … Read more
A research paper on the way in which health policy agencies intend to use Sax Institute Evidence Check rapid reviews is being highlighted by the journal Evidence & Policy this month. Each month, free access to a selected paper is provided by the journal Evidence & Policy. In the paper chosen this month, Sax Institute researchers examined 74 rapid reviews … Read more
