Firth Verity, Freeman Becky
Executive Director, Social Justice, UTS, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Former Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, and Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party (2007-2011), serving in a range of portfolios including science and medical research, and assisting the Health Minister (cancer) and education and training;
Public Health Research & Practice, Sax Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Public Health Res Pract. 2019 Sep 25;29(3):2931918. doi: 10.17061/phrp2931918.
Governments seeking to implement public health policy often face intense lobbying from industries vying to protect commercial interests. We spoke to Verity Firth, former Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney and NSW Labor Minister (2007-2011), about her experiences to gain insights into ways in which governments can strike the right balance to deliver better health and social outcomes, and how public health advocates can ensure their voices are heard.
寻求实施公共卫生政策的政府常常面临来自各行业的激烈游说，这些行业竞相保护自身商业利益。我们与悉尼前副市长兼新南威尔士州工党部长（2007 - 2011年）维里蒂·弗思交谈，了解她的经历，以深入探讨政府如何才能找到正确的平衡点，从而实现更好的健康和社会成果，以及公共卫生倡导者如何确保自己的声音被倾听。
