Letter/Communication
Inequity Is Our Biggest Killer: Looking Upstream to Tackle the Burden of Disease in Australia
Medical journal of Australia, Vol.224(7), e70248
15/07/2026
PMID: 42458887
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Abstract
To the Editor,
We endorse Khalatbari-Soltani and colleagues' argument for research, policy and public health practitioners to place greater emphasis on the structural drivers of disease burden to effectively address disparities in health outcomes within the Australian population [1]. Primordial prevention strategies are crucial to reducing health inequities and must be underpinned by stronger partnerships between policymakers and those with lived experience of disadvantage. However, we argue that such partnerships must extend to research, where people with lived experience are active partners to ensure prevention strategies accurately target the determinants and manifestations of inequities...
Details
- Title
- Inequity Is Our Biggest Killer: Looking Upstream to Tackle the Burden of Disease in Australia
- Creators
- Meggan J. Devery - The University of QueenslandKatie Brooker - The University of QueenslandKitty‐Rose Foley - The University of Queensland
- Publication Details
- Medical journal of Australia, Vol.224(7), e70248
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- This work was supported by the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health.
- Identifiers
- 991013389823402368
- Copyright
- © 2026 AMPCo Pty Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- Allied Health and Midwifery; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Letter/Communication