By Takuzo Kimura, physiotherapist and volunteer with the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) Has your room ever gotten a little … More
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Remembering Professor Chris Del Mar AM FAHMS
Deborah Hilton I had the great honour and privilege of working with Professor Chris Del Mar AM FAHMS in my … More
Celebrating PHAA members’ Australia Day Honours – Professor Sandy Thompson AM
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Introduction Today we continue our articles, profiling the roles played in Australia’s incredibly diverse public health … More
Tonight I’ll be having…poison! On-demand alcohol delivery services and the danger they pose to public health
Dr Michelle I Jongenelis, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change In case you were worried about … More
Keenan Mundine on his life of incarceration, and making Justice Health more culturally safe
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA We hear plenty about the importance of sharing, and understanding the lived experiences of others. At … More
Eating sustainably: Urban local governments take planetary health into their own hands
Liza Barbour and Assoc Prof Julie Brimblecombe (both of Monash University), Dr Rebecca Lindberg and Dr Julie Woods from Deakin … More
Pandemics are by definition GLOBAL. Will Australia share the solution?
Terry Slevin – PHAA “The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for people aged … More
2021 Justice Health Conference to focus on Evidence, Accountability, Action.
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA ‘Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.’ … More
Study tracks sun protection behavioural changes as world meets for COP26 climate summit
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA For the first time in nearly two years the world’s attention is about to switch from … More
Taking the Initiative to Strengthen and Sustain Western Australia’s Public Health Workforce
Terry Slevin – PHAA Continuing the theme of developing the Public Health Workforce, what follows is a focus on the … More
Ageing population, climate change create new drowning risks: study
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Background With the days lengthening, the weather and water warming, and COVID-19 restrictions lifting, many of … More
Say it loud and clear: Climate change is a health problem
Alex Hewish and Remy Shergill – Climate And Health Alliance Climate change. The average Australian is aware that the world … More
The Code COVID19 International Update – 14 October 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
The Code COVID19 International Update – 7 October 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More
Prof Tom Calma AO says COVID highlights racism, mental health, & smoking crises in Australia
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA The PHAA was privileged to have Professor Tom Calma AO, one of Australia’s leading First Nations … More
The Code COVID19 International Update – 23 September 2021
Dr Priscilla Robinson This is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations around the world to … More
Access to dying with dignity approved for Queensland
Malcolm Baalman, PHAA From early 2023, Queenslanders will join Australians from four other states in having access to voluntary assisted … More
Our public health workforce – Meet the Healthy Cities Illawarra (NSW) team
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Introduction Since the pandemic began more than 20 months ago, Australia’s public health workforce has experienced … More
A day in the life of a Contact Tracer
(This post is contributed by a PHAA member working in the NSW health contact tracing team) The phrase ‘contact tracer’ … More
The CODE Update – 8 July
Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet here Worldwide, there are still in the region of 300,000 people identified as having … More
The CODE Update – 17 June
Priscilla Robinson View the most recent spreadsheet An interesting week for us in rural Victoria. A week ago today our … More
Urban heat islands: Darwin as a case study in climate change adaptation
Public Health Association Australia This Saturday, 5 June, is World Environment Day. Reimagine. Recreate. Restore. Together, these form the theme … More
The CODE Update – 27 May
Priscilla Robinson Click here to view the latest spreadsheet This has been a mostly much slower week in COVID-19 land, … More
National Reconciliation Week: Supporting Indigenous-led public health responses
National Reconciliation Week 2021 ‘We’ve been successful because we’ve had a seat at the table, where we’ve had respect for … More
More needs to be done to keep WA healthy, say public health advocates
Labor had a resounding win in the recent state election in Western Australia, but public health advocates argue that more … More
Covid-19 Vaccines: Ethics and Who is “Us”
Terry Slevin A pandemic is not a competition between companies, but a race between humanity and a virus. (Nature editorial, … More
The CODE Update – Introduction
Priscilla Robinson The CODE Update is a new regular feature on the Intouch blog to keep readers informed of COVID-19 … 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
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
Fact or Fiction? Debunking the myths around e-cigarettes
Michelle Jongenelis, Christina Watts and Maurice Swanson E-cigarettes have clearly made their way into Australian society. So, what’s the … More