Is Medicare Fair?
Medicare is a universal health insurance system, designed to ensure all Australians receive the healthcare they need when they need it and irrespective of their capacity to pay. But is it meeting its objectives?
Mitchell Institute for Education and Health Policy at Victoria University
Rural and remote Australians missing out on the Medicare dollar
Australia’s Medicare dollar is being unevenly distributed across the country, with significantly less funding flowing to people in areas where the disease burden is highest, a new report from Victoria ... »
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New pilot to help manage musculoskeletal disability
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Sport Participation and Play: How to Get More Australian Moving
Physical activity is good for health, and participation in sport is known to be one of the best ways to be physically active.? Participation in sport is known to contribute to positive physical and psychosocial health above and beyond individual-based physical activities.
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The Role of Universities, Roundtable Report
Victoria University hosted a Roundtable with 40 leaders from the tertiary education, government, industry and not-for-profit sectors, to discuss this changing role. The Roundtable reached agreement on one overarching idea: the need to achieve a more coherent, yet still differentiated, tertiary education system.
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Obesity rate depends on where you live
Parts of regional New South Wales have the highest obesity rates in the nation with more than 42% of the population obese - three times the rate of those living in the wealthy suburbs of Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.