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Category: Global health

Image shows a "no smoking" symbol on top of a map of Aotearoa New Zealand. Text says "Intouch Public Health Blog". The logo of the Public Health Association.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 3 November 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 27 October 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 13 October 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 6 October 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 29 September 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 22 September 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

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One Health alliance strengthened as Tripartite partnership becomes Quadripartite

Melanie Parker and Andrea Britton As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, concerns grow for the important issues placed on the proverbial … More

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Should ACDC go global?

Meru Sheel and Joel Negin The new government’s proposed Australian Centre for Disease Control (and Prevention) faces a daunting task … More

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Monkeypox in Australia: should you be worried? And who can get the vaccine?

Jaya Dantas, Curtin University On July 23, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took the unprecedented step and declared … More

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Picture of 3 scholarship winners: Tara Guckel, Belinda Belhatchet, and Nurhira Abdul Kadir. Text: 'Preventive Health Conference 2022. Accelerating action. Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 May 2022. Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, QLD. Hybrid conference. www.prevention2022.com | #Prevention2022.' Public Health Association of Australia logo.

Scholarship winners share reflections on Preventive Health Conference

Joe Carrello, PHAA NSW Earlier in 2022, the PHAA NSW branch awarded four scholarships for individuals to attend the 2022 PHAA … More

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The seventeen Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals, setbacks, and COVID-19

Fran Baum1, Lauren Paremoer2, Joanne Flavel1, Connie Musolino1, Ron Labonte3 1Stretton Health Equity, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. 2Department of … More

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Climate action needed to protect public health

PHAA Intern Allyson Todd and PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser Malcolm Baalman Climate change poses one of the biggest … More

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 17 March 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 10 March 2022

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 3 March 2022

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 24 February 2022

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 17 February 2022

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 10 February 2022

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The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 3 February 2022

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New study reveals the deadly global impact of antimicrobial resistance

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) “one of the top 10 global … More

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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

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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

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Addressing Inequalities in Access to Quality Maternal and Child Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Authors – Firew Bobo (PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney, UTS); Professor Andrew Hayen, (UTS); Professor Angela Dawson; (UTS) How … More

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World AIDS day. December 1. Where to next? A red ribbon with 40 years of HIV written on it diagonally.

On World AIDS Day, peak body says elimination can be achieved in Australia by 2025

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Today, 1 December, is World AIDS Day. After 40 years of trying to control the spread … More

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