Health policy
Our health policy team has a strong focus on chronic disease prevention and systemic improvements for Australia’s health system.
Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular health, dementia and diabetes have major long-term impacts on individuals, their families and their communities.
The growing burden of chronic disease in Australia threatens to overwhelm the health budget, the capacity of health services and the health workforce. More than one-third of that burden is preventable or can be reduced through effective, evidence-based changes to policy.
Our work is guided by preventive health principles developed by the Australian Health Policy Collaboration, and endorsed by more than 50 of Australia’s leading health organisations.
Getting Australia's health on track
Australia’s staggering health divide is set to widen
A new report shows that without urgent intervention, thousands more Australians will die from preventable chronic disease with new research showing the health gap between advantaged and disadvantaged communities increasing.
