Public Health Association of Australia Winter is coming…and every year influenza causes thousands of hospitalisations and hundreds of deaths in…
The CODE Update – 7 April
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet data I hope you all had a happy and safe Easter break. There is…
In the lead into Easter….it’s time for a deep breath
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO We’ve made our way through the unforgettable 2020. We’re coming out the other side and have…
PNG in COVID crisis: Australia needs to urgently provide one million more vaccines
The PHAA’s One Health Special Interest Group Convenor, Dr Andrea Britton, recently returned from PNG where she’s been working for…
Let’s keep our kids water-safe this Easter
Public Health Association of Australia Today, millions of Australians are hitting the road to take a well-earned break for Easter,…
The CODE Update – 1 April
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet data This week there seems to be an increase in cases and fatalities in…
Let’s not stop now: responses to COVID and multiple disasters must put people first
Terry Slevin While the government has had its fair share of problems in the past month, it’s taken credit –…
From cradle to grave: falls represent a lifetime of risk to us all
Public Health Association of Australia According to the World Health Organization falls are the second leading cause of accidental or…
Indigenous families face soaring costs in treating burn injuries
When it comes to Closing the Gap on health inequities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people there are…
The CODE Update – 24 March
Priscilla Robinson View the latest COVID data spreadsheet here The main news of the week is that cases are up…
More talk, no action: Australia’s approach to trade rules restraining vaccine production
Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 outbreak is a portent of the “catastrophic moral failure” the head…
Head of World Health Organization tells global injury prevention conference poor people still at greatest risk of death, injury
Public Health Association of Australia Opening this week’s Global Injury Prevention Showcase, the World Health Organization Director-General said injuries and…
Global Injury Prevention Showcase tackles big issues: Why do Australian men keep drowning?
Public Health Association of Australia This week (22-26 March) the 2021 Global Injury Prevention Showcase is being held, bringing together…
Indigenous Australians’ incarceration Gap widens during the pandemic
Introduction: Today on national Close the Gap day, the Public Health Association of Australia released a statement about the rising…
CAHA in Canberra – advocating directly to Parliament on climate and health
Ingrid Johnston and Fiona Armstrong Yesterday, the Public Health Association of Australia was part of a delegation of more than…
The CODE Update – 17 March
Priscilla Robinson View this week’s spreadsheet This week there are some interesting – and slightly concerning – changes in patterns.…
March 4 Justice – ending the silence on gender-based violence
Karina Martin, Public Health Association of Australia “We are all here today, not because we want to be here, because…
Australia’s strongest election mandate includes public health commitments
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO Last weekend’s dramatic Western Australian state election has returned the McGowan Government with the strongest parliamentary…
Bee Aware: The critters that send us to the hospital – and the morgue
Terry Slevin There’s a kind of perverse pride I (and I suspect many) Australians harbour about growing up in a…
The CODE Update – 11 March
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet here This week is pretty much business as usual (it feels rather like the…
National Preventive Health Strategy: a new era in Australian health is possible
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO At the PHAA Preventive Health conference in Melbourne In July 2019 the Australian Minister for Health…
How well do the future leaders in Western Australia #ThinkPublicHealth?
Kelly Kennington, Hannah Pierce, and Elizabeth Connor The WA election is now days away. Some people, including the WA Opposition…
National Preventive Health Strategy: realising the opportunity to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes by addressing tobacco use
With the Commonwealth Government’s National Preventive Health Strategy due for finalisation in the coming months, Dr Raglan Maddox, Professor Tom…
National Cervical Screening Program isn’t meeting the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, survey reveals
Cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates have halved in Australia since the introduction in 1991 of the National Cervical Screening…
Yes, export bans on vaccines are a problem, but why is the supply of vaccines so limited in the first place?
Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University News of the blockage of a shipment of 250,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Europe to Australia…
Impacts of lifting Sydney’s lockout laws must be closely monitored to protect public health and safety
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO In September 2015, then NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said very publicly that Sydney’s lockout laws…
The CODE Update – 4 March
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet We have had some quite panicked publicity in Australia over the last three days…
‘Disturbing’ gaps in mental health services in Australia, study shows
Public Health Association of Australia The following article is based on a paper published recently in the Australian and New…
The CODE Update – 25 February
Priscilla Robinson View this week’s spreadsheet This week in COVID-land the general downward progression continues in both cases and fatalities,…
New public health workers are waiting in the wings, but will they have jobs to go to?
Terry Slevin, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia For obvious reasons “the urgent” has also been “the important”…
How unhealthy industries shape public opinions on health policy
Elly Howse Many of us working, teaching and researching in public health are aware of the impact of the commercial…
Should I get a COVID vaccine while I’m pregnant or breastfeeding? Is it safe for me and my baby?
Nina Jane Chad and Karleen Gribble From Monday, Australia’s front-line health workers, quarantine staff, border control officers, and workers and…
The impact of COVID-19: More alcohol going into Australian homes than ever before
Luke Maxfield, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education As the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns hit our shores triggering a public…
The CODE Update – Introduction
Priscilla Robinson The CODE Update is a new regular feature on the Intouch blog to keep readers informed of COVID-19…
PHAA encourages Australians to support the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Public Health Association Australia Since the arrival of COVID-19 on our shores nearly 13 months ago, Australia can take enormous…
Australian-first study reveals the health risks of building child care centres too close to car parks
The following article is based on an original article published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health,…
The Public Health need to ‘Raise the Rate’
Dr Ingrid Johnston Having a healthy population is good for the country. Being unwell reduces productivity and increases costs to…
Political donations: a health sector perspective on the AEC donations data
Mining, resources, banking, gambling, consulting, telecommunications and the pharmaceutical sectors are the biggest donors to political parties and lobby groups,…
A minimum price for alcohol helped curb problem drinking in the Northern Territory — is it time for a national rollout?
Nicholas Patrick Taylor, Deakin University and Peter Miller, Deakin University The “floor price” for alcohol introduced by the Northern Territory…
Climate change: what actions can we take as health professionals?
Public Health Association of Australia In a message to health professionals, the World Health Organization says ‘climate change will be…