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Tag: Governance

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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

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Branches and SIGs, Governance, Public Health
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Leveraging COVID-19 disruptions to reorient governmental systems toward health equity

Michelle Morgan, PHAA member, Healthy Communities Officer at the Tasmanian Department of Health, and PhD candidate at the University of … More

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COVID-19, Governance, Health equity
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Burning questions at ‘fireside chat’: three state public health chiefs provide insights

Melanie Parker, PHAA Three of Australia’s public health chiefs explored the past, present and future of public health in Australia … More

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Australian Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19, Governance, Health equity, vaccination
Logos of: Public Health Association of Australia, Australian Health Promotion Association, Australasian Epidemiological Association, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Text: 'Population Health Congress 2022. Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 September 2022. Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia. Hybrid Congress. www.pophealthcongress.com #PopCongress2022

‘Who are we?’ Highlights from the Opening Plenary of Population Health Congress 2022

Melanie Parker, PHAA Renowned researchers, public health chiefs, population health students and professionals, and prominent politicians from across Australia and … More

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Australian Centre for Disease Control, child and youth health, e-cigarettes, Governance
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Social science must be key component of future Australian Centres for Disease Control

Kerrie Wiley, Jane Frawley, Catherine King, Nicole Batten, Katie Attwell, Maryke Steffens and Julie Leask on behalf of the Collaboration … More

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Next steps to the design principles for an Australian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

PHAA CEO, Adj Prof Terry Slevin The establishment of the Australian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ACDPC) is the … More

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Rethinking traditional structures: a proposal for an Australian Distributed Network for Disease Prevention and Control

Jane Heller and Richard Heller We support many of the ideas that others have posted on the CDPC Corner about … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, Governance, one health
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Should ACDC go global?

Meru Sheel and Joel Negin The new government’s proposed Australian Centre for Disease Control (and Prevention) faces a daunting task … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, global health, Governance, international health
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A Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – let’s work together to be clear on the problems it must solve

Professor Andrew Wilson and Professor Lucie Rychetnik The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre Co-Directors   With apologies to Acca Dacca fans … More

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Q&A: Indigenous Peoples’ Inclusion in Food Governance

This piece was first published by the Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney. Read the original article. For NAIDOC Week, … More

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food and nutrition, Governance, Indigenous health
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Why Australia needs a National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC)

OzSAGE Independent Expert Panel OzSAGE has convened an independent expert panel to produce a report on an Australian Centre for Disease … More

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CDC Corner, CDPC Corner, Chronic disease, Coronavirus, Governance, Prevention
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Questions of scope and governance: A northern Queensland perspective on the proposed Centre for Disease Control

Stephanie Topp1, Alexandra Edelman1, Sue Devine1, Tammy Allen1, Paul Horwood1, Julie Mudd2, Emma McBryde3, Jeff Warner1 College of Public Health, … More

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Strengthening Australia’s chemical regulation: an opportunity for the new government

Peter W. Tait, PHAA member In the past five years Australia’s agricultural, veterinary (agvet) and industrial chemical regulation has undergone … More

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ecology and environment, Governance, political economy of health
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Pandemic-era Health Minister Greg Hunt retires

Malcolm Baalman, PHAA As happens at every federal election, several long-serving Members of Parliament have retired. Two in particular have … More

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Australia fails adaption to climate change

Honorary Associate Professor Liz Hanna Australia’s abject failure to mitigate or adapt to climate change was a key topic at … More

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Discerning discussion at ‘Design principles of an Australian CDC’ webinar

Melanie Parker – PHAA   With a 50/50 chance of an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) being formed after … More

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South Australian Public Health Consortium State Election Forum: A summary

Melanie Parker, Mary Brushe and Professor Jacquie Bowden – PHAA Almost 100 people joined the South Australian Public Health Consortium‘s … More

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Before hitting the brakes on unhealthy products, let’s take our foot off the accelerator

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO PHAA This post is the fourth in our series of articles exploring the PHAA’s 2022-23 … More

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Budget 2022-23, Chronic disease, Governance, Public Health, public health funding
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Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help

Cristyn Davies, University of Sydney; Alessandra Chinsen, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Ken Pang, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Kerry H. Robinson, … More

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child health, Governance, Health equity, LGBTQIA+ health
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Former PHAA Queensland President, Letitia Del Fabbro, to run in federal election

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA As regular readers of Intouch are aware, the PHAA is using the upcoming federal election as … More

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“As Australia slips toward fascism, where does the public health community stand?”

The fires, floods and COVID-19 pandemic have shown the fragility of industrial civilisation and the strength and resilience of people and community.

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  • The rise of dark advertising: gambling, alcohol, junk food ads bombarding people in Australia January 24, 2023
    Melanie Parker, PHAA Note: Article updated on 26/01/2023 to correct first table, sixth paragraph, and fourth-last paragraph.   After experts … More The post The rise of dark advertising: gambling, alcohol, junk food ads bombarding people in Australia appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • My teen’s vaping. What should I say? 3 expert tips on how to approach ‘the talk’ January 23, 2023
      Joshua Trigg, Flinders University and Billie Bonevski, Flinders University You’ve dropped your daughter off at her friend’s house and … More The post My teen’s vaping. What should I say? 3 expert tips on how to approach ‘the talk’ appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
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      Dr Fiona Robards, PHAA Child and Youth Health Special Interest Group Co-Convenor Children should be shielded from online harms … More The post Children at greater risk of harm online if industry-drafted safety standards adopted appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
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