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Category: Chronic Disease

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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

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Chronic disease, Prevention, public health workforce, systems
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Public health research highlighted during NAIDOC Week

Dr Michelle Kennedy and Dr Leanne Coombe PHAA celebrates this year’s NAIDOC Week theme, as outlined on the official NAIDOC … More

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Chronic disease, COVID-19, Indigenous health, Mental Health
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A Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – let’s work together to be clear on the problems it must solve

Professor Andrew Wilson and Professor Lucie Rychetnik The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre Co-Directors   With apologies to Acca Dacca fans … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, Governance, Prevention, public health workforce
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More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living longer

Malcolm Baalman, PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser   Australia’s population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 25% … More

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Why Australia needs a National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC)

OzSAGE Independent Expert Panel OzSAGE has convened an independent expert panel to produce a report on an Australian Centre for Disease … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, Chronic disease, Coronavirus, Governance, Prevention
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Questions of scope and governance: A northern Queensland perspective on the proposed Centre for Disease Control

Stephanie Topp1, Alexandra Edelman1, Sue Devine1, Tammy Allen1, Paul Horwood1, Julie Mudd2, Emma McBryde3, Jeff Warner1 College of Public Health, … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, Chronic disease, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Governance, Prevention
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Action needed on prevention and collaboration implementation research

Professor Luke Wolfenden, The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre The Prevention Centre’s Leadership Executive and several key partners have reflected on … More

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National Preventive Health Strategy, Prevention, research
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No butts about stopping tobacco damaging the environment

On this World No Tobacco Day, we remember another victim of the tobacco industry – the environment Dr Michelle I … More

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e-cigarettes, ecology and environment, Public Health, tobacco
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55 years since the 1967 Referendum, what’s changed?

Malcolm Baalman, PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser Today is the 55th anniversary since Australians voted in the 1967 Referendum … More

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Health equity, Indigenous health, political economy of health, Public Health
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An election campaign bereft of prevention efforts that could save lives: Daube

Emeritus Professor Mike Daube AO, PHAA President (2007-2010) Another day, another election spending announcement. Both major parties are promising funding … More

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2022 Federal Election, Prevention, Public Health, tobacco control
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The key to our future: increased investment in prevention

Allyson Todd, former PHAA intern, University of Sydney It is well known that investing in preventative health is necessary to … More

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Chronic disease, COVID-19, preventive health, Public Health
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Rural Health Mythbusters

Author’s note [1] Kristen Glenister, Claire Quilliam, Olivia Mitchell, Lucinda Aberdeen, Carol Reid, Brahmaputra Marjadi. In Australia, approximately one third … More

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Chronic disease, Health equity, rural health
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Advocating for protection against unethical marketing of unhealthy products

PHAA Intern Allyson Todd, University of Sydney The unethical marketing of unhealthy products is an increasing concern within the digital … More

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Alcohol, child and youth health, Chronic disease, food and nutrition
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Universal access to oral healthcare needs national leadership

Tan Nguyen and Associate Professor Amit Arora, Co-convenors, PHAA Oral Health Special Interest Group and Linda Doherty, Croakey Introduction by … More

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2022 Federal Election, oral health, Public Health
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Sick governance risks all our health

Malcolm Baalman – PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser We saw a disappointing Budget this week, with virtually no new … More

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2022 Federal Election, Alcohol, Budget 2022-23, Climate change, lobbying, Prevention, Public Health
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Before hitting the brakes on unhealthy products, let’s take our foot off the accelerator

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO PHAA This post is the fourth in our series of articles exploring the PHAA’s 2022-23 … More

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Budget 2022-23, Chronic disease, Governance, Public Health, public health funding
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PHAA salutes the positive health impacts of Australians of the Year 2022

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA The Public Health Association of Australia congratulates our 2022 Australians of the Year, four remarkable individuals … More

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Alcohol, Public Health
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Creating Change: A Systems Change Framework to Drive Action on Chronic Disease

Dr Melanie Pescud, The Australian National University, and Professor Lucie Rychetnik, The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre   The Difficulties of … More

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Chronic disease, Prevention, Public Health, research
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Collaborating to take an active role to improve heart failure: Heart Foundation and NPS MedicineWise

Brooke Atkins & Amanda Buttery, National Heart Foundation of Australia PHAA’s Note: This article does not constitute medical advice. If … More

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Chronic disease, Public Health, public health education

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