Category: Conferences
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Reflections on SA Population Health Conference 2025
Eva Kemp, Sharon Kemboi, Honoka Nishida, and Lynne Lagahit The South Australian (SA) Population Health Conference is getting bigger each year. Held on 24 October, this year’s conference had 78 abstracts and 140 attendees. Some of the PHAA SA Branch student representatives reflected on their experience and shared what they…
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Reflections on Australian Public Health Conference 2025
Allana O’Fee, Robert Nersisyan, Khushi Makwana, and AnnMarie Eke-Uka Our Australian Public Health Conference was this year held on Dharawal Country / Wollongong in September. Around 400 delegates discussed public health challenges around the conference theme ‘leadership and collaboration to connect a divided world’. Scholarship winners Allana O’Fee, Robert Nersisyan,…
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Reflections on the South Australian Population Health Conference
Chelsea Dyer, Kesiye Leghemo, Zahra Ali Padhani and Tharika Rodrigo The South Australian Population Health Conference on 25 October was so successful it sold out the venue. Hosted by the state Branches of PHAA and the Australian Health Promotion Association, the conference is the state’s premier developmental opportunity for emerging…
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Public health can no longer fence-sit politically, says equity expert
PHAA Communications Commerce, economy, and trade directly touch on many aspects of public health and its regulation, and structure the broader socioeconomic conditions that shape human health and health equity. The upcoming PHAA and VicHealth Commerce, Economy, Trade and Public Health Conference will explore the complex relationship between these factors,…
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Providing high value public health in a complex world
PHAA Communications Promoting and investing in a public health system that meets the needs of all people must be a priority in Australia. As global health challenges become increasingly complex, it is critical that the public health profession continues to listen to, and advocate for, marginalised groups. Collaboratively, we need…
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Why attend a PHAA conference?
A big part of our work at PHAA is delivering conferences which cover different public health topics, like prevention, disease control, and mental health. Our conferences are hosted around Australia and provide a platform for public health professionals to network, collaborate, and learn from one another. We’re looking forward to…