Jeremy Lasek – PHAA They’ve been described as the ‘true heroes’ of the pandemic, Australia’s frontline healthcare workers who’ve put … More
Category: COVID-19
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 17 February 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 10 February 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 3 February 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 26 January 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update – 20 January 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update – 12 January 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
A family perspective to the Omicron variant
Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin – PHAA CEO We left 2021 exhausted, battered and bruised, but feeling optimistic. In Australia, we … More
On the value of microphones: The public urgently needs journalists to hold politicians accountable for the gaps in our national COVID response
Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri – President, PHAA As I write this on Sunday, I can hear the sound of the … More
Free rapid antigen tests makes economic sense for governments, our analysis shows
Professor Jonathan Karnon, Professor Billie Bonevski and Associate Professor Hossein Haji Ali Afzali, Flinders University Following considerable public pressure over the … More
Vaccines and beyond: why partnerships and preparation are key to overcoming the pandemic
Dr Stephanie Williams, Australia’s Ambassador for Regional Health Security In 2021, the initial shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine … More
Can we avoid public health workforce burnout during health emergencies?
Amy Elizabeth Parry – Australian National University With no tangible end to the COVID-19 pandemic in sight, burnout of the … More
All I want for Christmas is an Australian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO Mariah Carey’s classic Christmas hit is a commercial radio and shopping centre staple every December. If … More
The Code COVID-19 International Update – 16 December 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The Code COVID-19 International Update – 9 December 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The Code COVID-19 International Update – 2 December 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed
Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University We don’t yet know how dangerous the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 will turn out … More
The Code COVID-19 International Update – 25 November 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The Code COVID-19 International Update – 18 November 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
Why a Prime Ministerial aspirant chose a career in public health instead
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA To date our public health workforce features have documented the careers of professionals with many years … More
The Code COVID19 International Update – 11 November 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The Code COVID19 International Update – 4 November 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
Pandemics are by definition GLOBAL. Will Australia share the solution?
Terry Slevin – PHAA “The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for people aged … More
The Code COVID19 International Update – 27 October 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The Code COVID19 International Update – 21 October 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
Dr Karin English on how pandemic planning paid off in the national capital
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA We continue our series featuring the incredible diversity of work within Australia’s public health workforce. Today, … More
PHAA celebrates Michelle Dickson’s teaching contribution and shares her COVID-19 ‘silver linings’
‘For over 30 years, she has made a catalytic contribution to strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their communities … More
Freedom from lockdown but shackled to alcohol: How Australia’s glorification of alcohol is damaging to public health
Dr Michelle I Jongenelis – Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change I write this piece … More
An update on the public health vaccination campaign tackling COVID wave in Illawarra
TOBY DAWSON – Vax the Illawarra Campaign Volunteer Background: In September we shared stories about the Vax The Illawarra campaign … More
10 ways we can better respond to the pandemic in a trauma-informed way
By Christina Heris, Australian National University; Catherine Chamberlain, The University of Melbourne; Cindy Woods, The University of Melbourne; Helen Herrman, The … More