Keyword: chronic disease
Preventing Obesity, Smoking and Excess Alcohol Use: A Major Health Challenge for the Coming Decade 23 June 2009 - 10:00am
The growing number of Australians at risk of serious chronic diseases from obesity, smoking and excess alcohol use is a major health challenge facing Australia. This AMA Policy Brief, Preventing Obesity, Smoking and Excess Alcohol Use, summarises some key measures that the AMA believes should be given priority in a National Preventative Health Strategy, including support for the preventative role of doctors and implementation of a number of targeted community-level measures.
AMA Submission on Point of Care Testing (PoCT) Trial Results 28 May 2009 - 4:30pm
The AMA has made a submission to the Department of Health and Ageing in response to the report released by DoHA on the outcomes of the Point of Care Testing (PoCT) trial in general practice.
Preventable Chronic Disease Strategies in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - 2001 1 January 2001 - 8:00am
This position statement focuses on the need to adopt a strategic approach to prevention of chronic diseases among Indigenous people, with a particular emphasis on the social context of chronic disease.
