Adj Prof Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO A giant of public health, Peter Trebilco (1927 – 2017), now has a street … More
Category: Public Health
A chance to check-in and ask R U OK?
A PHAA member Content warning – this blog contains discussion of suicide Today is R U OK? Day. I … More
Advocacy strategies for advancing health in all policies: what works for trade policymaking?
Dr Belinda Townsend, Australian Research Centre for Health Equity, Australian National University, Ms Brigitte Tenni, School of Psychology and Population … More
You can take action to ban genetic test results in life insurance in Australia
Dr Jane Tiller, Monash University The field of genetics has great potential to improve medicine and public health, by … More
Striking before it’s El Nino hot: raising awareness of older people’s heat health risks
Ella Jackman (Project Coordinator & Research Assistant), Mehak Oberai (Senior Research Assistant), Ethos (Extreme Heat and Older Persons) Project, and … More
Scholarship recipients reflect on CDIC Perth 2023
Editor’s note: PHAA was pleased to award Indigenous Workforce Scholarships for the Communicable Diseases and Immunisation Conference, held in Perth … More
Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol: Lessons from Scotland for Australia
Dr Mark Robinson, Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland and School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow; … More
It’s time to put money aside and respond to community need when it comes to gambling harm
Public Health Association of Australia The highly anticipated report from the Government inquiry into online gambling dropped on 28 June … More
Why we must not ease up on tobacco and nicotine control in Australia
Assoc Prof Raglan Maddox, Dr Christina Heris, Assoc Prof Lisa Whop, Assoc Prof Michelle Kennedy, Prof Tom Calma AO, Prof … More
Australia has a long way to go to achieve health equity for LGBTQIA+ people, conference told
Elspeth Hickey, PHAA Intern This March saw the largest LGBTQIA+ conference in the southern hemisphere take place on the Eora … More
Seize the opportunity: prioritise comprehensive primary healthcare reform
Introduction by Croakey: System-wide and comprehensive primary healthcare reform is “needed to bring together an increasingly fragmented system, where the … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 1 December 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 24 November 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 17 November 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
An election on health lacking vision beyond hospitals: why Victoria must invest in Public Health and prevention
PHAA Victoria Prevention Subcommittee The PHAA’s Victorian branch, in partnership with the Australian Health Promotion Association and Australasian Epidemiological Association, … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 10 November 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
In remembrance of Dr Liz Barber, our colleague, friend and advocate for ecology and public health
From left to right: Dr Liz Barber (image courtesy of Lee Barber); Liz’s activism on climate with Health on the … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 3 November 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 27 October 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 13 October 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
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
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 6 October 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 29 September 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 15 September 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
In public health, is ‘co-design’ the answer to all our problems?
Leonie M. Short, Seniors Dental Care Australia In the last ten years, ‘co-design’ has emerged as a hot topic in … More
Our home, our body, our planet
By Takuzo Kimura, physiotherapist and volunteer with the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) Has your room ever gotten a little … More
Menopause, mental health, and sexual violence highlighted during Women’s Health Week
Danielle Gavanescu, Master of Public Health student and former PHAA Intern Women’s Health Week 2022, run from 5-11 September, is the … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 8 September 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
How dark is ‘dark advertising’? We audited Facebook, Google and other platforms to find out
Nicholas Carah, The University of Queensland; Aimee Brownbill, The University of Queensland; Amy Shields Dobson, Curtin University; Brady Robards, Monash … More
The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 1 September 2022
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More