“Exposome” and the importance of language

“Exposome” and the importance of language

With dismay I came across the term “exposome”. It was originally coined in 2005 as a way to think about influences that are external to the body on the human genome and disease, recognising that genomics alone generally cannot explain disease causation. A quick google...
When dashboards work and when they don’t

When dashboards work and when they don’t

Dashboards are often the default for presenting organisational data, but they are only useful under specific conditions. They generally bring together data from different sources and present them in one view using graphs, tables, and infographics. As with all other...
The best public health is invisible

The best public health is invisible

Public health interventions shape our everyday lives. While some initiatives are highly visible, others quietly transform our wellbeing in ways most of us never notice. I think of these types of interventions in three main groups: invisible interventions, supported...
The operating system of exclusion

The operating system of exclusion

It is time for us to put aside the rhetoric about systemic racism and start to take action. There are many agreements committing to self-determination for Aboriginal peoples, such as Closing the Gap, rules under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and...