How an Australian Centre for Disease Control could prevent chronic disease

How an Australian Centre for Disease Control could prevent chronic disease

by Kat Clay, Peter Breadon, Lachlan Fox

13.02.2023 Podcast
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It’s a long way to the top if you want to reform the Australian health system. Prime Minister Albanese has promised an Australian Centre for Disease Control, and it’s the subject of our new report The Australian Centre for Disease Control (ACDC): Highway to health.

While the call for an ACDC comes out of the wake of the pandemic, you’d be forgiven for thinking its role is to deal with infection control. But Grattan’s report focusses on the ACDC’s role to prevent chronic diseases.

Report authors Peter Breadon, Program Director, and Lachie Fox, Associate, discuss the broader role of the ACDC with host Kat Clay.

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Kat Clay
Head of Digital Communications
Kat Clay is the Head of Digital Communications at Grattan Institute. She has more than a decade of experience in digital content and creative services across the non-profit and government sectors.

Peter Breadon
Health and Aged Care Program Director
Peter Breadon is the Health and Aged Care Program Director at Grattan Institute. He has worked in a wide range of senior policy and operational roles in government, most recently as Deputy Secretary of Reform and Planning at the Victorian Department of Health.

Lachlan Fox
Associate
Lachlan Fox is an Associate at Grattan Institute. In the Transport and Cities Program, he co-authored a report into how Australian governments can reduce transport infrastructure costs.

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