Category: Women’s health
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Should I get a COVID vaccine while I’m pregnant or breastfeeding? Is it safe for me and my baby?
Nina Jane Chad and Karleen Gribble From Monday, Australia’s front-line health workers, quarantine staff, border control officers, and workers and residents in aged-care homes will be offered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Some of these workers will be women who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, and/or breastfeeding. So they may be…
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Women’s health and wellbeing during COVID-19: study captures April to October 2020 results
In December 2020, the PHAA co-convened a special edition virtual conference with the theme: preventing, detecting, controlling and managing COVID-19 – reflections on 2020 and future challenges. This article is one of a series on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on the Australian community, as presented by experts to…
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The public health success of preventing iodine deficiency
Kim Jose At the recent AGM of the PHAA Judy Seal was awarded a President’s Award by David Templeman for her critical role in addressing iodine deficiency firstly in Tasmania and then across Australia, as well as support for community nutrition programs and mentorship of local and national public health…
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International Safe Abortion Day 28th September – why do we keep celebrating it?
Suzanne Belton In the late European summer of 2018, I visited beautiful Portugal to meet with a lot of people from around the world who felt strongly about abortion and who wanted to develop an advocacy agenda. The exact location was secret, and I was only informed a few…