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Category: One Health

Dr Mike Nunn sitting, smiling at camera and holding a mug.

Remembering Dr Mike Nunn, a pioneering One Health advocate and mentor

Dr Andrea Britton, PHAA One Health Special Interest Group co-convenor It is with much loss and gratitude that we reflect … More

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one health, public health workforce
Veterinarian in white suit taking blood sample from camel while two people hold camel still.

World Veterinary Day 2023: what can Public Health Professionals learn?

Dr Babatunde Balogun, PHAA member and PhD candidate at the Australian Institute of Health Service Management, University of Tasmania. Since … More

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ecology and environment, one health
Public Health Association of Australia logo. Icon of badge with three cogs inside it. Text: 'An Australian Centre for Disease Control. CDC Corner'.

Where is One Health systems thinking in the Australian CDC planning?

Dr Andrea Britton, Dr Sandra Steele and Associate Professor Simon Reid, PHAA One Health Special Interest Group (SIG) committee members … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, one health
Public Health Association of Australia logo. Icon of badge with three cogs inside it. Text: 'An Australian Centre for Disease Control. CDC Corner'.

“A Plea for Inclusion” in an Australian Centre(s) for Disease Control

Martyn Jeggo on behalf of the former Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) Group.   The present government has committed to the … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, one health
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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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Antimicrobial resistance, Branches and SIGs, one health
Text: 'An Australian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. CDPC Corner.' Public Health Association Australia logo. Icon of a badge with 3 cogs inside it.

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
Text: 'Food Futures Conference 2022. Transforming food systems for the planetary and public health good.' Picture of pen, phone, paper and laptop on desk.

Expert to discuss framework for making food systems sustainable and healthy at PHAA conference

Introduction by Jeremy Lasek – PHAA At the PHAA’s upcoming Food Futures Conference, (16-17 March) a leading Australian expert, Professor … More

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ecology and environment, food and nutrition, one health
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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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Antimicrobial resistance, planetary health, Public Health
There is a large fish made out of metal framing. It is sitting on a beach and is filled with plastic.

Plastic pollution: why is it a public health problem and why Australia needs a plastic pollution policy

Dr Andrew Daltry, Dr Lea Merone, Dr Peter Tait, and Jeremy Lasek It was described as a ‘global pandemic’ long … More

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environment, Plastics, pollution
Front cover of the report features the WHO logo and the words "COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, the health argument for climate action

What’s in the WHO’s COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health?

Anna Alex – PHAA intern Leading up to COP26 in Glasgow next week, the World Health Organisation has released a … More

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Climate change, global health, health, WHO

“Gain of Function”: a poorly understood element of the Anthropocene

Colin D Butler When I proposed a short essay on “gain of function” (GoF) and its relevance to the Anthropocene (the human-dominated … More

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COVID origin, Gain of Function, pathogens, Public Health

The pressure cooker environment – preventing the next pandemic

Andrea Britton   Australian Public Health Conference 2020 One Health SIG webinar: The pressure cooker environment – preventing the next … More

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Coronavirus, Public Health, zoonotic disease

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