Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet here Hello again, and here is the global COVID news, and mostly it’s a…
Junk food companies have no place on the Olympic sponsorship podium
Kathryn Backholer, Christina Zorbas and Florentine Martino The Tokyo Olympics is like no other before it. In the…
What Do Public Health Graduates Do and Where Do They Go?
Rory Watts – PHAA member It is not well understood what occupations public health graduates have after graduation. If…
Is Delta defeating us? Here’s why the variant makes contact tracing so much harder
C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW The Greater…
A day in the life of a Contact Tracer
(This post is contributed by a PHAA member working in the NSW health contact tracing team) The phrase ‘contact tracer’…
Emergency COVID response mentoring program in Victoria judged a success
Malcolm Baalman – Public Health Association Australia An evaluation released in the past week highlights the success of last year’s…
UK trial shows ‘mix and match’ COVID vaccine combinations deliver outstanding results
Jeremy Lasek, PHAA Background While the eyes of the world have been on England this week as it became…
The CODE Update – 21 July
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet here Well here we are again, lockdown #5 for us in Victoria, but release…
PHAA applauds ACT for next step to keep kids out of jail
Malcolm Baalman – Public Health Association Australia In this day and age, it seems incomprehensible that primary school aged…
Stan Grant nails his COVID message, why now need not be the winter of our discontent
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO So much has been written and said about the COVID-19 pandemic, much of it bordering on…
The CODE Update – 15 July
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet here There is not a lot of good world news this week, including what’s…
Public Health professionals share their working life lessons
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has been calling for the urgent need to address the state of the…
Swap shapes for rice crackers, chips for popcorn… parents can improve their kids’ diet with these healthier lunchbox options
Matthew Mclaughlin, University of Newcastle; Alison Brown, University of Newcastle; Jannah Jones, University of Newcastle; Luke Wolfenden, University of Newcastle,…
The CODE Update – 8 July
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet here Worldwide, there are still in the region of 300,000 people identified as having…
Mapping the road to Australia’s pandemic freedom: building confidence in the vaccination process crucial
Public Health Association of Australia It’s now 75 weeks since Australia reported its first case of COVID-19. It’s fair to…
2021 NAIDOC Week: Vital new research will help ‘Heal Country’
Public Health Association of Australia In this NAIDOC Week 2021, the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) embraces First Nations…
Setting Australia’s COVID immunisation target, our next big challenge
Jeremy Lasek The PHAA’s National Immunisation Conference wrapped up last night with perhaps the most-timely presentation imaginable, when University of…
Immunisation conference learns valuable lessons from the UK’s COVID-19 experience
Public Health Association of Australia The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world on its head. No two countries have managed…
The CODE Update – 1 July
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet This week, worldwide there are fewer infections compared with the week before, with the…
Heavy-handed charity regulations will stifle health advocacy
Malcolm Baalman, Public Health Association of Australia Proposed new regulations that threaten charity officials with legal action – and potentially…
Experts tell conference lack of vaccine remains our major issue
Jeremy Lasek, PHAA Just when you thought our COVID-ravaged world couldn’t get more crazy, we get a week like this…
The worrying impact of COVID on cancer screening and detection
Public Health Association of Australia While the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated our lives and public health efforts over the past…
Immunisation in the COVID pandemic era – conference to dissect our biggest global challenge
The COVID-19 pandemic – the worst global public health emergency in a century – has changed the way we live.…
The CODE Update – 24 June
Priscilla Robinson Read the latest spreadsheet here This week in COVID-land there have been various ‘surges’, which by now you…
Australia Talks survey shows impact of COVID-19 on our physical, mental health and current national priorities
Jeremy Lasek All avid ABC watchers and listeners will know the results of one of this nation’s biggest surveys –…
The CODE Update – 17 June
Priscilla Robinson View the most recent spreadsheet An interesting week for us in rural Victoria. A week ago today our…
The CODE update – 10 June
Priscilla Robinson Click here to view the latest spreadsheet Well, things seem to be a bit more predictable in COVID-land…
PHAA welcomes support for a sugar tax, while new report warns of impact of sugary drink advertising
For several years the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and other peak health bodies have led the call for…
“Gain of Function”: a poorly understood element of the Anthropocene
Colin D Butler When I proposed a short essay on “gain of function” (GoF) and its relevance to the Anthropocene (the human-dominated…
Tribute to Kerry Kirke, a public health giant
Professor Nicola Spurrier, South Australia Chief Public Health Officer (David) Kerry Kirke 14.11.1939 – 9.5.2021 Kerry was the sort of…
The CODE update – 3 June
Priscilla Robinson Click here to view the latest spreadsheet This is one of those ‘nothing to see here’ weeks. Globally,…
Urban heat islands: Darwin as a case study in climate change adaptation
Public Health Association Australia This Saturday, 5 June, is World Environment Day. Reimagine. Recreate. Restore. Together, these form the theme…
COVID-19 vaccine campaigns: the art of health communication
Terry Slevin When it comes to COVID19 vaccine hesitancy, the discussion, debate and media reporting over the past fortnight or…
The CODE Update – 27 May
Priscilla Robinson Click here to view the latest spreadsheet This has been a mostly much slower week in COVID-19 land,…
National Reconciliation Week: Supporting Indigenous-led public health responses
National Reconciliation Week 2021 ‘We’ve been successful because we’ve had a seat at the table, where we’ve had respect for…
Public Health Research: The importance of research to underpin health practice and policy
Terry Slevin This year I’ve attended meetings at Parliament House discussing with various MPs the Draft National Preventive Health Strategy.…
Public Health invisible in the Victorian Budget
Terry Slevin and Anna Nicholson As Victorians return to restrictions tonight to manage another COVID19 outbreak, now is the very…
Busted: 5 myths about 30km/h speed limits in Australia
Matthew Mclaughlin, University of Newcastle; Ben Beck, Monash University; Julie Brown, George Institute for Global Health, and Megan Sharkey, UNSW…
Vaping and e-cigarettes are glamourised on social media, putting young people in harm’s way
Jonine Jancey, Curtin University Despite their widespread reputation as a “safer” alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes (also known as electronic cigarettes…
Chief Health Officers Forum – Preventive Health Conference 2021
Chief Health Officers back calls for a more sustainable public health workforce Before the arrival of COVID-19, Australia’s Chief Health…