Professor Rob Moodie

Professor of Public Health, School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; Professor of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi.

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Health & Medicine

Putting people before profits for global health

Powerful commercial actors have a disproportionate influence on politics, the economy, our climate and our health. So how can we shift the focus from raising profits to improving health?

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Health & Medicine

Australia’s COVID-19 relationship with booze

Our country has a long and often troubled relationship with alcohol, and COVID-19 isolation has the potential to bring out the worst of our national battle with the bottle

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Health & Medicine

Untangling men’s depression and suicide

Strengthening men’s social connections and understanding more about what male depression ‘looks like’ could be key steps to engage men with services to reduce male suicide

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Arts & Culture

Part 2: 2018 Summer reading

Reading a good book on holiday is one of life’s indulgences, but getting a gem of a recommendation can be a true gift

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Health & Medicine

It’s time to drop the sugar coating

The obesity epidemic is bringing with it a host of health problems. A major factor behind it is our sugar addicton.

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Health & Medicine

How Australia is losing the health fight

Once pioneers in health promotion, Australia now lags behind the Western world as waistlines expand and the sick get sicker.

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