Category: Lived experience
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Finding connection, joy, and renewed purpose at the International Weight Stigma Conference
Evie Gardiner For as long as I can remember, I have been made to believe my body is wrong because I am fat*. It wasn’t until I started university that I realised the problem isn’t my body. The judgement, exclusion, and devaluation it receives is. This is collectively referred to…
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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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Are Migrants Really Part of the Research That’s Meant to Help Them?
Mehwish Nisar For decades, migrant communities were studied observed and written about, but researchers didn’t ask what they actually needed. That is starting to change. Today, in countries like Australia and the UK, involving consumers and communities in health research is no longer just a good idea — it is…
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In the settler colonial state, how do we incorporate decolonisation into curriculum meaningfully and successfully?
Shayal Prasad and Penelope Smith with Gem Allinson, Holly Donaldson, Dr Kath Francis, Isabelle Haklar, Angela Semanda, and Kesang Thrinlek In the following piece, we use the terms First Nation Australians, Indigenous People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander as per the PHAA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Guide to…
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Launching the Health Hive – for young minds to thrive
The Health Hive is a newly launched online space that equips young people with the skills to meaningfully contribute to research. Emma Soo, Kay Connor, Megan Keller, Jasmeh Kaur, and Julian Vaz, supported by Allyson Todd, Putu Novi Arfirsta Dharmayani, and Dr Stephanie Partridge Research helps us solve mysteries and…