Melanie Parker, PHAA Note: Article updated on 26/01/2023 to correct first table, sixth paragraph, and fourth-last paragraph. After experts … More
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My teen’s vaping. What should I say? 3 expert tips on how to approach ‘the talk’
Joshua Trigg, Flinders University and Billie Bonevski, Flinders University You’ve dropped your daughter off at her friend’s house and … More
Children at greater risk of harm online if industry-drafted safety standards adopted
Dr Fiona Robards, PHAA Child and Youth Health Special Interest Group Co-Convenor Children should be shielded from online harms … More
Successes and challenges related to ending the HIV pandemic
Nwogo. I.Ekeji, Ph.D., MPH, PHAA member Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has thus far infected over 79.3 million people globally, leaving … More
‘Drowning for love’ – 5 ways to protect your life while you’re trying to rescue someone in trouble in the water
Amy Peden, UNSW Sydney and Rob Brander, UNSW Sydney The news headlines show summer is a deadly period for drowning … More
Seize the opportunity: prioritise comprehensive primary healthcare reform
Introduction by Croakey: System-wide and comprehensive primary healthcare reform is “needed to bring together an increasingly fragmented system, where the … More
Australia’s Centre for Disease Control: Signposts from foreign lands
Dr Babatunde Balogun, PhD candidate at the Australian Institute of Health Service Management, University of Tasmania Here we are. The … More
The top 10 articles of 2022
As we try to rest over this holiday season, it’s time for reflecting on the year in Public Health in … More
Aotearoa provides guidance on the next phase of tobacco control measures in Australia: more of the same is not enough
Dr Raglan Maddox, Catherine Manning, Prof Raymond Lovett, Assoc Prof Lisa Whop, Selah Hart, Dr Michelle Kennedy, Assoc Prof El-Shadan … More
Reform needed to limit unhealthy influence around elections, PHAA tells inquiry
BF, PHAA Intern In a perfect world, public policy decisions should be made in the public good, and in the … More
PHAA’s submission marks 30 years of advocating for a CDC
PHAA Policy and Advocacy Team After more than 30 years advocating for the establishment of an Australian Centre for Disease … More
Honouring Adj Assoc Prof Priscilla Robinson for her decades of efforts to Public Health
Adj Prof Tarun Weeramanthri, President, PHAA Adj Prof Terry Slevin, CEO, PHAA The President’s Award citation reads: “For outstanding contribution … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 6 December 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
PHAA’s submission on the Role and Functions of an Australian Centre for Disease Control discussion paper
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO The PHAA has been a prominent advocate in seeking the establishment of the Australian Centre for … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 1 December 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
Food, nutrition and climate: What was on the table at COP27?
Holley Jones, PHAA Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group member COP 27 in Egypt The 27th Conference of the … More
International Day of People with Disability: A day to recognise achievements and promote inclusion of people with disability
Joanne Flavel, University of Adelaide, PHAA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Special Interest Group (SIG) Co-Convenor, and Chelsea Riviere, PHAA Diversity, … More
Intellectual property waiver for COVID vaccines should be expanded to include treatments and tests
Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University; Dianne Nicol, University of Tasmania, and James Scheibner, Flinders University Global inequities in access to … More
Aim for better data on firearms, says public health expert
Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin (left) told an audience at Parliament House that gun control is not and never should be … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 24 November 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
PHAA members’ review of books – Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (2018)
Tara Tolhurst, PHAA member “Factfulness” is described by the authors (Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund) … More
Locking up kids has serious mental health impacts and contributes to further reoffending
Summer May Finlay, University of Wollongong; Ee Pin Chang, The University of Western Australia; Jemma Collova, The University of Western … More
An Australian CDC is almost 40 years in the making
PHAA It’s been 35 years since the call for an Australian Centre for Disease Control began. How did it start? … More
PHAA’s process for preparing a CDC consultation submission
By PHAA CEO Terry Slevin and Vice-President (Policy) Professor Caroline Miller PHAA has been invited to provided a submission to … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 17 November 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
PHAA members’ review of books – The Great Influenza (2004)
The Great Influenza by John M Barry (published 2004). Reviewed by Deborah Hilton and Natasha Hilton (above, right) In The Great … More
Creating systems of leadership in prevention research
Dr Melanie Pescud The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre’s systems case studies project explores how researcher leadership practices can boost the … More
‘Get runs on the board early’: An overview of the new CDC consultation paper
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) consultation paper, Role and Functions of an Australian Centre … More
An election on health lacking vision beyond hospitals: why Victoria must invest in Public Health and prevention
PHAA Victoria Prevention Subcommittee The PHAA’s Victorian branch, in partnership with the Australian Health Promotion Association and Australasian Epidemiological Association, … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 10 November 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More