Health Industry News
More commendations for Team VIVA!
VIVA! clinches two awards at the 2013 PRIA Golden Target Awards. This week marked another exciting week for Team VIVA! We clinched two ‘Commended’ awards in the highly coveted national Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) Golden Target Awards held during the National Conference from November 17-19, 2013 at the Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia.…
Read MoreHealthcare marketers to benefit from new industry guidelines on social media use
New guidelines intended to increase confidence in connecting brands and health information with social media audiences The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) will launch new industry social media guidelines at its annual conference in Sydney today, to help guide non-- prescription healthcare marketers to continue to engage with audiences in the new media in a…
Read MoreGrowing Australian waistline prompts calls for obesity disease status
Australia ranks among the world’s most obese nations Obesity is the single biggest threat to public health in Australia, with 14 million Australians either overweight or obese, sparking calls for a disease classification. Given obesity has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of premature death and illness in Australia, public health experts are calling for…
Read MoreIndustry edging closer to first-ever social media guidelines
With social media pervading every aspect of our lives, the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has recently put its industry- first, draft Social Media Guidelines up for public consultation. The guidelines are expected to play an important role in helping all manufacturers of consumer healthcare products manage social media responsibly to ensure consumers are able to access…
Read MoreBushfires prompting urgent health alerts
Years of built up leaf litter, high temperatures and fierce winds have conspired to create the worst bushfires in New South Wales in more than a decade. The number of homes lost is estimated to be in the hundreds in the Blue Mountains region alone. On the Central Coast and near Newcastle homes have also…
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