Category: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Eight ANZJPH articles that made headlines in 2025
Hollie Harwood Each year over 1.1 million readers visit and download articles from the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH). While our journal citations measure impact, they don’t capture one of ANZJPH’s unique strengths – the way that our evidence-based articles influence policy and practice, support advocacy,…
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Supporting families to raise healthy kids: The INFANT program
Rachel Laws, Penny Love, Megan Adam, and Kylie Hesketh Anyone who has endured a high chair standoff over food, or battled nap time with an exhausted child, will know that raising a baby is not for the faint hearted. The first 1,000 days, from conception to two years, are critical.…
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Act quickly ahead of our journal’s 1 Aug publishing fee rise
Anne Brown and Kathya De Silva Amid rising costs and persistent pressures in academic publishing, peer-reviewed journals face increasing challenges in upholding standards and delivering high-quality service to their scholarly communities. Our official publication, the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH), is not immune from those pressures.…
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Help shape the future of public health research
Have your say on what public health research matters most. Professor Luke Wolfenden Improving public health requires the generation and use of research to inform the decision making of policymakers, practitioners, and the community. At the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH), we want to use our…
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10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research articles to read this NAIDOC week and beyond
Summer May Finlay and Leanne Coombe It’s NAIDOC Week (7 – 14 July), and this year’s theme is “Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud”. According to the NAIDOC Week 2024 website: “This year’s theme celebrates the unyielding spirit of our communities and invites all to stand in solidarity,…
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Introducing Editor-in-Chief Prof Luke Wolfenden
Professor Luke Wolfenden (pictured above, centre right) began his appointment as Editor-in-Chief of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH) on 1 July. We sat down with him to find out more about his career to date and vision for the Journal. Tell us a bit about…
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Meet John Lowe, outgoing Editor-in-Chief of ANZJPH
Emeritus Professor John Lowe (left) receiving the 2023 President’s award from PHAA President, Tarun Weeramanthri AM (right). Emeritus Professor John Lowe, Editor-in-Chief of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, won the President’s Award at our 2023 Public Health Conference. Professor Lowe recently shared with us highlights from his…
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Government regulation urgently needed to protect young children’s diets from food marketing influence
Dr Alexandra Chung, Monash University Babies and toddlers can’t yet write a grocery shopping list, but they are considered fair game when it comes to food marketing. Our new research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health reveals how babies and toddlers are being targeted with front-of-pack…
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Safety must trump profit when it comes to consumer products
Dr Catherine Niven, Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Services Professor Kirsten Vallmuur, Chair of Trauma Surveillance and Data Analytics, Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation & the Jamieson Trauma Institute Are you one of the millions of Australians that think businesses are legally required to ensure their products are safe…
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It’s time for tobacco retailers to pay a higher fee
PHAA New research has prompted experts to call on all Australian Governments to adopt a higher standard of tobacco licensing regulation, including higher fees, to help drive down smoking rates. Tobacco licensing was changed significantly in South Australia in January 2007, when the annual cost of retail tobacco licences rose…
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Putting sleep on the public health agenda
Public Health Association of Australia Researchers and the Public Health Association of Australia joined forces on 19 July 2023 to highlight the importance of sleep to population health. New research published in our official journal, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH), highlighted concerning results when it…
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New ANZJPH article highlights drowning risk on long weekends
PHAA Australians were reminded to be vigilant about their water safety prior to the June long weekend, following research published last week in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH) which highlighted the increased risk of death and drowning on public holidays. The research, conducted by Surf…
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How can a public health journal article drive a public conversation?
PHAA Too often when public health academics publish their research in a journal, they are ‘preaching to the converted’. Yet if promoted appropriately, public health journal articles can drive conversations, put issues on the public agenda, educate the public, influence public opinion, and ultimately influence public policy and Government…