Category: Regimen
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Regimen – Edition 6
December 2022 The impacts of climate change extend far beyond environmental degradation, posing a serious threat to human physical and mental health. This edition features two articles which examine the research around climate change impacts on nutritional deficiencies and on mental wellbeing. These climate change impacts are multifaceted and amplify existing social inequalities in marginalised…
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Climate crisis: A mental health emergency
BY LAURA KALITSIS — PUBLICATIONS OFFICER Climate change is posing a serious threat to both the physical and mental health of humans worldwide. The repercussions of climate change such as increased intensity and frequency of dangerous weather events, rising temperatures and sea levels, as well as loss of land and biodiversity, have cascading effects on…
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E-cigarettes: The phantom menace
BY AMIN ABEDINI — PUBLICATIONS OFFICER E-cigarettes or electronic nicotine dispensing systems (ENDS) are “devices that deliver an aerosol by heating a solution” upon user inhalation. This is an act referred to as “vaping”. E-cigarettes are also known under alternative names including “vapes”, “vape pens”, “e-cigs” and “personal vaporisers”1. These devices, as well as vaping,…
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The impact of climate change on nutritional deficiencies
BY BRIANNA HEINKEN — DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT The impact of climate change and global warming is well known: melting glaciers, more severe storms, increased droughts, and loss of species. However, the impacts of global warming on human health are only now beginning to be understood. Not only is climate change increasing the spread of…
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Regimen – Edition 5
March 2022 Addressing maternal health inequalities in Australia Indigenous women in Australia experience serious inequalities in maternal health compared to non-Indigenous women. Brianna examines these existing health inequalities and highlights several key actions needed to address them. Student mental health: Beating burnout University students are increasingly vulnerable to mental health issues such as depression, stress, and anxiety.…
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Why you should take a trip back to the Melbourne Museum
BY SEAN FLINTOFT — PUBLICATIONS PROJECT MANAGER How many times have you heard the following statement: “I would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land. I would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present of the Kulin Nation and extend that respect to…
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Student mental health: Beating burnout
BY LAURA KALITSIS — PUBLICATIONS OFFICER The mental health status of university students is a growing public health concern. Students in the higher education system are susceptible to mental health struggles. Rates of mental illness, such as anxiety and depression, as well as states of emotional exhaustion and burnout are greater in the student population…