Government spending on public health has fallen $2.3 billion from last year, back down to pre-pandemic levels.  This funding not only support vaccination and cancer screening, but campaigns aiming to prevent disease.  Also, a major study raises questions about how often children should have their blood pressure tested. References Government expenditure on public health activities in Australia 2023–24 - AIHW Global prevalence of hypertension among children and adolescents aged 19 years or younger: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis