On election day eve - a thread on Croakey's coverage of the Victorian election.
The role of the media, the rise in extremism and why we need to broaden the focus from hospitals and doctors to primary health care, prevention and social determinants is discussed in this wrap piece by @JenniferDoggett croakey.org/as-victorians-… #VicVotes2022
Also calling for a shift towards community-based care and prevention is @JudkinsSimon who warns that we are heading for a US-style system unless we change our thinking on priorities for health spending. croakey.org/as-the-victori…
He also raises the urgency need to build a public health workforce in Victoria and to provide continuing funding for the Public Health Units set up during the pandemic. #VicVotes2022
The need to rewrite the election narrative about health is discussed in this piece by cohealth communications and media adviser @LanieHaHa who talks about her frustration in dealing with journalists who just want photos of hospitals and high tech machines croakey.org/its-well-past-…
The need for fluoridation in the regional Victorian town of Heathcote is raised by @Matt_Hopcraft and Peter Maine who report their struggle to get the Victorian g'ment to commit $ to this simple strategy to reduce the high rate of tooth decay among children in the town.
Public health physician Laksmi Govindasamy outlines her priorities for the election - like @JudkinsSimon she wants a focus on prevention, a public health workforce and the continuation of the PHUs. Self-determination for Indigenous Victorians & mental health are also on her list.
The dire shortages in the rural and regional emergency medicine workforce are highlighted here by @JudkinsSimon who argues for better IT infrastructure and more financial incentives for GPs and specialists in geographic areas of need. #VicVotes2022 croakey.org/looking-beyond…
The election priorities of a number of health leaders in Victoria are summarised in this piece by @AlisonSBarrett #VicVotes2022 croakey.org/as-victoria-fa…
They include (yet again) an increased focus on prevention and chronic disease from @SandroDemaio, @PublicHealth and @PhaaVic. And culturally safe healthcare, including in prisons from @NeritaWaight @thevalsmob #VicVotes2022
Mental health promotion and community based mental health care are high priorities for @VCOSS, @PreventionUtd and @JesuitSocialSer, in particular the implementation of the recommendations from the Vic Royal Commission into Mental Health. #VicVotes2022
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