Tag: LGBTQIA+ health
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Providing high value public health in a complex world
PHAA Communications Promoting and investing in a public health system that meets the needs of all people must be a priority in Australia. As global health challenges become increasingly complex, it is critical that the public health profession continues to listen to, and advocate for, marginalised groups. Collaboratively, we need…
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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 nation, the traditional land of the Gadigal people. The Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference from 1-3 March featured more than 60 presenters, including United Nations representatives, parliamentarians, activists, lawyers, health…
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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, Western Sydney University, and Rachel Skinner, University of Sydney All children and adolescents have the right to live free from discrimination. However, the public debate last week around the proposed…