by Katina D'Onise | Feb 27, 2026 | Post
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...
by Katina D'Onise | Feb 1, 2026 | Post
Our data are collected every day. When we go to the shops, use the internet or use any government service. A visit to the hospital, going to work, using a bank, going to school all involve data collection. While we may feel reasonably comfortable with sharing our...
by Katina D'Onise | Dec 13, 2025 | Post
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...
by Katina D'Onise | Oct 21, 2025 | Post
Only some of us are old enough to remember when smoking in restaurants was normal, and going out at night meant smelling of tobacco smoke whether you smoked or not. Seatbelts were optional and more than three kids sat in the back seat (as many as could fit actually)....
by Katina D'Onise | Sep 30, 2025 | Post
Many years ago, I would have given a straightforward answer to this question. Application of scientific method to produce information that is the basis for any intervention or action. More specifically, this evidence can be ranked in terms of the level of bias, so...
by Katina D'Onise | Aug 12, 2025 | Post
It is well known that Brazil has extreme wealth inequality, with excessive wealth concentrated in 1% of the population, in particular 0.1% of the population. In 2024, those that ranked in the top 1% of income made 21,767 reals per month on average. The top 10%...
