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The Meaning of Health Podcast

The Meaning of Health Podcast

A podcast that explores a range of health and health-related issues that affect people in the community. We sit down with lived experience, academic, and practitioner experts to take a deep dive into many different areas of health. We are based at the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia.

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Episode 56 - Let’s Present at the UWA School of...

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2021/12/03

Join us in this episode as we chat with attendees and presenters from the recent "Let's Present" event held at the UWA School of Population and Global Health. We have an impromptu chat with several researchers about their work and cover a range of health related topics. A big thank you to Tina Cameron, Kevin Murray, Charley Budgeon, Anna Gannett, Courtney Weber and Craig Cumming who were part of the organising committee for the event, as well as all the people who came along to present, and also

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00:59:20

Episode 55 - Drugs Prison and Peer Support with Shane...

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2021/11/19

Welcome back, this week we have a chat via Zoom with Shane, a peer support worker from Bunbury in Western Australia. Shane talks at length with us our his journey through life which has included periods of heavy drug use and a few stints in prison, and sees him now in recovery and working as a peer support worker at Doors Wide Open, a drop-in service in Bunbury helping people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems and a range of other issues. We hear how Shane has been able to put his

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Episode 54 - Rebroadcast: Health and Justice with...

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2021/11/08

In this episode we revisit a conversation with Prof Stuart Kinner that was originally published back in 2019. This conversation took place prior to the COVID19 pandemic so like everywhere, the way prisons function is likely to have changed significantly. A lot of what is discussed in this episode however will be as relevant today as ever, as managing the health and wellbeing of people who move through our prisoners remains one of society's biggest public health challenges. We hope that you enjoy

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01:14:58

Episode 53 - Living with Schizophrenia with Susie Hincks

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2021/10/22

In this episode we sit down with lived experience expert Susie Hincks to chat about living with schizophrenia. Susie chats candidly about her journey through life, and the period leading up to her schizophrenia diagnosis in her 20s. We talk about some of the challenges she has faced, as well as the success she has had in managing her illness, and creating awareness about it through her work in advocacy and research. Susie gives us some background on her involvement with Meeting for Minds, the Centre

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01:06:40

Episode 52 - What is it like to do a PhD? with...

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2021/10/08

Hello everyone and welcome back after a brief hiatus. In this episode Courtney and Craig chat about their experiences so far of doing a PhD. They discuss their learnings on many pieces of the PhD puzzle, and provide a few tips on things to look out for an consider if you are thinking about doing a PhD yourself. As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com or via twitter @healthmeanswhat

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00:56:34

Episode 51 - Vaccination with Dr Katie Attwell

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2021/09/17

Welcome to another episode of the Meaning of Health where we discuss vaccination policy with Dr Katie Attwell, a researcher from the University of Western Australia. You may have heard Katie speaking about vaccinations and vaccine hesitancy in the media recently as she heads up Coronavax: Preparing Community and Government project as is a member of number of Australia and international committees and advisory groups that provide advice on vaccination policy. We were excited to get an opportunity to

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Episode 50 - Tackling Smoking and Big Tobacco with...

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2021/09/03

We celebrate our 50th episode in style with a chat with Emeritus Professor Mike Daube from Curtin University. Mike has an impressive CV that includes serving at the Director General of the West Australian Department of Health, and being named the 2018 West Australian of the year. Mike is probably best known however for his work shining a light on the health impacts of smoking, and the tactics that tobacco companies employ to try and subvert the public health measures aimed at preventing people from

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Episode 49 - Croakey Health Media with Dr Melissa Sweet

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2021/08/20

In this episode we chat with Dr Melissa Sweet, the Editor in Chief of Croakey Health Media. Melissa is a journalist and writer whose current focus in on Public Interest Health Journalism. We discuss the origins of Croakey, which was initially borne out of the Crikey e-news bulletin, and was incorporated in its own right in 2018. We chat with Melissa about her career and experiences with Croakey, and delve into the crisis in public interest journalism in Australia. We talk about the potential to

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01:14:41

Episode 48 - Climate Health with Prof Tarun Weeramanthri

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2021/08/02

Welcome back to another great episode where we continue our conversation with former NT and WA Chief Health Officer Prof Tarun Weeramanthri. Tarun was our guest in episode 37, however we were so interested in talking about his career in medicine and public health that we ran out of time to discuss what we originally invited him onto the podcast to talk about which was the Climate Health WA inquiry, and the report which followed. Tarun shares his experience leading the inquiry, as well as his

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Episode 47 - Mental Imagery and Depression with Dr...

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2021/07/20

Thank you for joining us for another episode where we continue a recent theme of psychology and mental health with Dr Julie Ji, a Forrest Research Fellow based on the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia. We chat with Julie about her career pathway that has taken her from China to the UK, USA, and now Australia. We have an interesting conversation about how mental imagery, and our ability to generate positive mental imagery and expectations for the future impact on

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Episode 46 - Self Harm with Associate Professor Rohan...

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2021/07/05

Welcome to another episode where we chat with Associate Professor Rohan Borschmann from the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Rohan is a psychologist who has worked extensively in the area of self-harm, primarily amongst adolescents, and also in populations who have a history of contact with the justice system. He has worked in clinical practice, and is now primarily a researcher, and collaborates widely with research partners around the world. You will hear

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Episode 45 - Breast Cancer and Genetics with...

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2021/06/17

Welcome back to the Meaning of Health. In this episode we chat with Associate Professor Jennifer Stone, a biostatistician working in the area of genetic epidemiology at the School of Population and Global at the University of Western Australia. Jennifer's work focuses on breast density and the role this plays in women developing breast cancer, and the role that certain genes, or combinations of genes can play in this process. One key aim of Jennifer's work is to provide data that will assist the

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Episode 44 - Social Work with Dr Stephan Lund

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2021/06/04

Welcome back to the podcast after a short break. We are very happy to bring you a conversation with Dr Stephan Lund from the University of Western Australia School of Allied Health. Stephan is a social worker and lecturer, qualified both academically and by a wide range of life experiences which he discusses with us. Stephan's work as a social worker has largely focused on assisting young people at risk of homelessness, and those who have experienced out of home care growing up. Stephan maintains

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Episode 43 - Adolescent Mental Health and Addiction...

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2021/05/13

Welcome to another episode of the Meaning of Health, where this time we chat with Psychiatrist Associate Professor Mathew Coleman. Mathew practices in the town of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia and lectures at the Rural Clinical School of WA. He specialises in adolescent and addiction psychiatry. Our conversation touches on a range of areas around health and health policy, and the future of psychiatry. Mathew recently had a review published that looked at the effectiveness

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Episode 42 - Sanitation, Toilets & Menstruation with...

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2021/04/29

Welcome to another episode of the Meaning of Health. This week we are joined by Dr Dani Barrington from the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia. Dani started her academic career in Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Systems Engineering before her work in the developing world led her to Public Health. Dani has worked in several countries across the globe, including in Bangladesh and Africa, and spent time as a Visiting Lecturer at Leeds University in

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Episode 41 - Health Consumers Council with Pip Brennan

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2021/04/13

Hello and welcome back for another edition of the Meaning of Health. We chat with Executive Director of the Health Consumers Council of Western Australia (HCCWA), Pip Brennan. Pip draws on a wealth of different life experiences in her role and discusses how she ended up working in advocating on behalf of health consumers. We discuss Pip's experience as a victim of crime, and the journey that took her on through the justice system, and ultimately through to her current work as a consumer health

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Episode 40 - Live Lighter Menu App with Jasmine,...

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2021/03/30

Welcome back to another episode of the Meaning of Health, number 40! The mark the occasion we welcome Jasmine, James and Gael from the Cancer Council of Western Australia's Live Lighter campaign. They discuss their latest Menu App campaign (the first new locally produced Live Lighter content for several years) that was launched recently to create awareness around the link between eating fast food, a build up of toxic fat, and 13 different types of cancer. We discuss each of their pathways into

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Episode 39 - Home Stretch with Andy Kazim

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2021/03/22

Hi everyone, thank you for joining us. In this episode we chat with Andy Kazim about the Home Stretch project. Home Stretch is a current pilot initiative aimed at ensuring that children who have been in out of home care in the child protection system in Western Australia have the option of continuing to receive support between 18-21 years of age rather than abruptly aging out of the care system once they turn 18. Andy discusses the evidence that contributed to the initial idea and design of Home

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Episode 38 - Mental Health Matters 2 with Margaret...

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2021/03/02

Hello and welcome to another episode, this time with Margaret Doherty, founder of Mental Health Matters 2. We visited Margaret at her home, enjoyed her hospitality and had a fantastic chat about a range of issues around mental health, justice and advocacy. Margaret gave us a brief history of her journey starting out aspiring to a career in economics in Europe, to becoming an accomplished and effective advocate for improvements to the mental health system in Western Australia, and many other

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Episode 37 - Leadership in Public Health with Prof...

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2021/01/28

A big welcome to everyone for our first episode of 2021. We start the year with a bang with a conversation we recorded late last year with Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri. Tarun holds an adjunct position at the School of Population and Global Health at UWA, and has an extensive and impressive CV. Tarun is a medical doctor, and also completed a PhD. He practiced medicine in the Northern Territory, and has been extensively involved in Public Health research, as well as working in the public

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