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Category: Governance

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Reform needed to limit unhealthy influence around elections, PHAA tells inquiry

BF, PHAA Intern In a perfect world, public policy decisions should be made in the public good, and in the … More

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2022 Federal Election, federal election, lobbying, political donations
An Australian Centre for Disease Control. CDC Corner. Read PHAA's final submission on CDC discussion paper.

PHAA’s submission marks 30 years of advocating for a CDC

PHAA Policy and Advocacy Team After more than 30 years advocating for the establishment of an Australian Centre for Disease … More

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CDC Corner
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An Australian CDC is almost 40 years in the making

PHAA It’s been 35 years since the call for an Australian Centre for Disease Control began. How did it start? … More

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CDC Corner
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PHAA’s process for preparing a CDC consultation submission

By PHAA CEO Terry Slevin and Vice-President (Policy) Professor Caroline Miller PHAA has been invited to provided a submission to … More

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CDC Corner
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‘Get runs on the board early’: An overview of the new CDC consultation paper

Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO   The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) consultation paper, Role and Functions of an Australian Centre … More

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Three current or former PHAA Branch Presidents reflect on successes and challenges

Introduction by PHAA National Office Are you a public health professional looking to take on a leadership role at an … More

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Branches and SIGs, Governance, Public Health
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Leveraging COVID-19 disruptions to reorient governmental systems toward health equity

Michelle Morgan, PHAA member, Healthy Communities Officer at the Tasmanian Department of Health, and PhD candidate at the University of … More

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COVID-19, Governance, Health equity
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Burning questions at ‘fireside chat’: three state public health chiefs provide insights

Melanie Parker, PHAA Three of Australia’s public health chiefs explored the past, present and future of public health in Australia … More

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Australian Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19, Governance, Health equity, vaccination
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Next steps to the design principles for an Australian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

PHAA CEO, Adj Prof Terry Slevin The establishment of the Australian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ACDPC) is the … More

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ACDPC, CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, Governance
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Rethinking traditional structures: a proposal for an Australian Distributed Network for Disease Prevention and Control

Jane Heller and Richard Heller We support many of the ideas that others have posted on the CDPC Corner about … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, Governance, one health
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Environmental health essential in an Australian CDC: Sophie Dwyer PSM

Sophie Dwyer One of the positive aspects of the conversation that the PHAA has been having around the formation of … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, ecology and environment, public health workforce
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Q&A: Indigenous Peoples’ Inclusion in Food Governance

This piece was first published by the Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney. Read the original article. For NAIDOC Week, … 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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Strengthening Australia’s chemical regulation: an opportunity for the new government

Peter W. Tait, PHAA member In the past five years Australia’s agricultural, veterinary (agvet) and industrial chemical regulation has undergone … More

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ecology and environment, Governance, political economy of health
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Pandemic-era Health Minister Greg Hunt retires

Malcolm Baalman, PHAA As happens at every federal election, several long-serving Members of Parliament have retired. Two in particular have … More

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Australia fails adaption to climate change

Honorary Associate Professor Liz Hanna Australia’s abject failure to mitigate or adapt to climate change was a key topic at … More

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climate action, ecology and environment, Governance, Public Health
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Discerning discussion at ‘Design principles of an Australian CDC’ webinar

Melanie Parker – PHAA   With a 50/50 chance of an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) being formed after … More

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COVID-19, Governance, political economy of health, public health workforce
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“Uncomfortable, important and compelling”: Food Sovereignty presentations at Food Futures 2022

Christina Pollard, Melanie Parker, and Food Futures Conference Advisory Committee Over 170 delegates attended the Food Futures Conference 2022, held … More

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food and nutrition, Food Futures, Indigenous health
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Under-resourced and undermined: as floods hit south-west Sydney, our research shows councils aren’t prepared

Nicky Morrison, Western Sydney University and Patrick Harris, UNSW Sydney Thousands of people in south-western Sydney have been ordered to … More

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Climate change, ecology and environment, political economy of health
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South Australian Public Health Consortium State Election Forum: A summary

Melanie Parker, Mary Brushe and Professor Jacquie Bowden – PHAA Almost 100 people joined the South Australian Public Health Consortium‘s … More

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Governance, political economy of health, 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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Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help

Cristyn Davies, University of Sydney; Alessandra Chinsen, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Ken Pang, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Kerry H. Robinson, … More

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child health, Governance, Health equity, LGBTQIA+ health
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Building a national approach to preventive health investment or the “Vomit principle” in action

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

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Budget 2022-23, Prevention, Public Health
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Where will the 2022-23 Budget take us?

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin – PHAA CEO This post is the first in our series of articles exploring the PHAA’s … More

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Former PHAA Queensland President, Letitia Del Fabbro, to run in federal election

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA As regular readers of Intouch are aware, the PHAA is using the upcoming federal election as … More

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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

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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

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Coronavirus, Public Health
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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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