Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Spatio-temporal differences in the history of health and noise complaints about Australian wind farms: evidence for the psychogenic, “communicated disease” hypothesis.
Published 2013-03-14Background and objectives With often florid allegations about health problems arising from wind turbine exposure now widespread in parts of rural Australia and on the internet, nocebo effects potentially confound any future ...Open AccessArticle -
Target the fence-sitters
Published 2011-05-26Past waves of vaccine rejection in industrialized nations have a lot to teach us about preventing future ones.Open AccessArticle -
What should be done about policy on alcohol pricing and promotions? Australian experts’ views of policy priorities: a qualitative interview study
Published 2013-02-19ABSTRACT Background Alcohol policy priorities in Australia have been set by the Preventative Health Task Force, yet significant reform has not occurred. Public health experts aware of these priorities are not reported as ...Open AccessArticle -
Australian journalists’ reflections on local coverage of a health-related story from the developing world
Published 2012-07-01Given the limited Australian media coverage of health news from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the 2009 story of conjoined Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna was conspicuous for its scale. This paper draws ...Open AccessArticle -
Reaching “an audience that you would never dream of speaking to”: influential public health researchers’ views on the role of news media in influencing policy and public understanding.
Published 2012-05-22While governments and academic institutions urge researchers to engage with news media, traditional academic values of public disengagement have inhibited many from giving high priority to media activity. In this interview-based ...Open AccessArticle