Category: LGBTIQ+
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Standing against hate, and celebrating diversity
Joanne Flavel The PHAA hosted a webinar on Friday 8 August to celebrate diversity. It was facilitated by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Special Interest Group (DEI SIG) committee. The event provided a supportive and safe space to share feelings and experiences, with attendees speaking openly about the impact of recent…
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Use a gender justice lens across all aspects of health, Lancet Commission urges
Connie Musolino and Kristen Foley More consistent understanding of gender as a social construct by people across the health sector can help lead to better policies and programs and, ideally, healthier, more equitable populations, authors of a Lancet Commission report say. Recognising why and how there’s been a…
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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…