With global attention on mental health in October, a diverse group of individuals all focused on improving the mental health of Indonesia’s young people came together in Jakarta recently, and exciting opportunities for stronger advocacy emerged. A roundtable around mental health data needs for Indonesian adolescents was hosted by the Health Cluster of the Australia-Indonesia Centre […]
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Building the Golden Generation: Health forum consolidates cross-sector innovation towards critical investment in health and education
The ‘Youth are our Future’ forum in Jakarta yielded new and strengthened links between researchers and NGOs and government agencies, particularly across health and education, whose partnership is vital for translating research into policy. This diverse group shared their commitments and vision for reducing the current and future burden from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A key […]
Mental health matters for Indonesia’s farmers: education must complement laws and brochures
“We’ve had this mental health brochure since two years ago but I never use it because I am not confident in using it and I never had training on how to use it” – A health promotion officer in a village in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi By Dr Sudirman Nasir Recent research with cocoa […]
Keeping Cigarettes out of Small Hands / Menjauhkan Rokok dari Tangan-Tangan Kecil
English A collaboration of researchers from The University of Sydney, Universitas Udayana in Bali and Universitas Airlangga in Banyuwangi, funded by The Australia-Indonesia Centre Health Cluster, mapped cigarette retailers and conducted an audit of their tobacco advertising and promotion right across Denpasar, Bali, between October 2017 and March 2018. On 26 April 2018 they shared […]
Youth are our Future: Supporting the best health for Indonesia’s ‘Golden Generation’
The AIC Health Cluster has spent the last two years intensively researching how to support the best health and wellbeing outcomes for children and adolescents, with the knowledge that in every way, youth are our future. Ensuring that today’s generation of young people grows up as healthy as they can be, and stays healthy as […]
Embracing compassion and spreading awareness to prevent suicide in Indonesia
In 2016 the Indonesian Ministry of Health found that 16 million Indonesians aged 15 or older showed symptoms of depression and anxiety. This means that 1 out of every 19 Indonesians we each know is struggling with depression and anxiety. That survey aimed to understand citizens’ lived experiences in relation to mental health and wellbeing. […]
Memberdayakan Remaja dan Dokter Untuk #BeatNCDs / Empowering GPs and students to #BeatNCDs
Bahasa Indonesia Remaja diajak bersama untuk mengembangkan buku pedoman gaya hidup sehat, bersama dengan para dokter umum, mahasiswa kedokteran dan peneliti. Sebelum itu, dokter dan mahasiswa tersebut menerima perlatihan kebiasaan sehat, kerahasiaan, berkomunikasi dengan remaja. Baca lebih lanjut tentang program ini di sini (Bahasa Inggris). Dan download gratis buku latihan remaja di sini: Lagu: Best […]
Excited Indonesian GPs rise to the challenge of engaging with Indonesia’s booming youth generation
For everyday health and wellbeing, GPs are at the frontline of the healthcare system. They also play an important role in promoting positive behaviour change for both individual patients and the communities in which they live. As the burden of disease in Indonesia is rapidly shifting towards non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the focus of health promotion […]
Keeping an eye on the impact of baby formula promotions in Australia and Indonesia
“The warm, nostalgic feelings shown by researchers singing milk formula jingles formed a powerful illustration of the power of advertising,” reported Dr Nina Berry from The University of Sydney at recent discussions in Denpasar, Bali. “Our blank responses led to a merry romp through Indonesian milk advertisements on Youtube to bring the USYD team up […]
Tobacco company in Indonesia skirts regulation, uses music concerts and social media for marketing
Putu Ayu Swandewi Astuti, University of Sydney dan Becky Freeman, University of Sydney In the era of selfies, “likes,” and #hashtags, the tobacco industry has adapted its marketing strategies and embraced social media to promote its addictive and deadly products to a young and online-savvy audience. In Australia, tough government regulations have stopped tobacco companies […]