Jeremy Lasek – PHAA We continue our series featuring the incredible diversity of work within Australia’s public health workforce. Today, … More
Category: Public Health Workforce
Worldwide workforce problems & national professional constraints
Charles Guest, Honorary Professor, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne “The government has had 18 months to … More
What do Public Health graduates do and where do they go?
Rory Watts – PHAA member It is not well understood what occupations public health graduates have after graduation. If … More
Emergency COVID response mentoring program in Victoria judged a success
Malcolm Baalman – Public Health Association Australia An evaluation released in the past week highlights the success of last year’s … More
Public Health professionals share their working life lessons
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has been calling for the urgent need to address the state of the … More
Public Health invisible in the Victorian Budget
Terry Slevin and Anna Nicholson As Victorians return to restrictions tonight to manage another COVID19 outbreak, now is the very … More
Chief Health Officers Forum – Preventive Health Conference 2021
Chief Health Officers back calls for a more sustainable public health workforce Before the arrival of COVID-19, Australia’s Chief Health … More
New public health workers are waiting in the wings, but will they have jobs to go to?
Terry Slevin, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia For obvious reasons “the urgent” has also been “the important” … More
Welcome to 2021 – a year of more uncertainty, but with cause for hope
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO Here’s hoping that, as you read this, you retain some of the reinvigorating glow of a … More
A message to our public health workers in 2020
Terry Slevin Emotionally charged, fraught, threatening, unsettling and filled with uncertainty. 2020 is finishing like it started. In January it … More
Victorian state budget a mixed affair for public health
Anna Nicholson The 2020-21 Victorian state budget is a mixed affair for public health. There is much to congratulate the … More
Preventive approaches needed to improve child and youth health and wellbeing
Tracey Oorschot and Jane Frawley Child, youth, Indigenous and social policy advocates have campaigned for improved health and wellbeing of … More
COVID-19 healthcare response in NSW: a success story
Australian Public Health Conference 2020 Introduction: It’s being dubbed Australia’s coronavirus success story – open borders, open businesses, slow infection … More
Public Health in Queensland – a state election wrap
Paige Preston and Letitia Del Fabbro #QldVotesHealth #5percentforprevention #Qldvotes With only a few days left before the October 31st Queensland … More
A disappointing week, but signs we are at least facing in the right direction
Terry Slevin, CEO of the PHAA The Australian Government Budget for 2020-21 was finally released last week, after a … More
A start on a new approach to disease control?
Terry Slevin It’s welcome news that Labor, in opposition, is thinking about how to maximise Australia’s structural arrangements for … More
Magnificent response supports Victoria’s COVID-19 front-line public health worker mentoring program
Jeremy Lasek The catch-cry ‘we’re all in this together’ during the COVID-19 public health emergency has brought to the … More
Where are all the public health policies this ACT election?
Terry Slevin This year has been indelibly marked by the public health crisis of COVID, and the public has had … More
Victoria may not set the gold standard but its COVID numbers far from fail on a global scale
Terry Slevin Listening to much of the commentary as Victoria has battled to get on top of its second … More
Strengthening the public health workforce
Joel Negin A strong, effective public health workforce has been critical to Australia’s successes in preventing the worst of COVID-19. … More
Where are all the public health workers?
Terry Slevin Significant gaps in the size, training, structure and credentialing of the public health workforce have been exposed as a … More