Prof Sandra Thompson AM smiles and stands in front of plants. Image from the University of Western Australia.

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

A collection of miniature bottles of alcohol. Credit Yair Tsipory, Wikimedia

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 in front of a large painting of Indigenous art.

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

A girl uses a tiny watering can to water plants in the Vauxhall City garden.

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

A person wearing blue gloves prepares a syringe with vaccine.

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

Image shows three pairs of sunglasses, a tube of sunscreen, and three hats on a table.

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

This photo shows trainees and program coordination team with Western Australia’s Director General of Health, Dr David Russell-Weisz. Most of the people are standing in two rows in front of a screen. In the foreground is a computer screen showing at least six participants on a Zoom call.

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

Participants at a Climate and Health Alliance workshop in Townsville stand outside and hold signs which read "our climate, our health" and also "prevention is better than cure."

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

Screenshot of Prof Tom Calma AO delivering the Basil Hetzel Oration.

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

Screenshot of the front page of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 features the official crest of the Queensland Government.

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

Members of the Healthy Cities Illawarra team stand beside a car and banner featuring their group's name.

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