Danielle Gavanescu, Master of Public Health student and former PHAA intern Making the news in Australia, particularly in 2022, have … More
Tag: Prevention
10 Victorian preventive health successes can guide healthier future: PHAA VIC
Dr Laksmi Govindasamy, PHAA Victoria Branch Committee member Earlier this month at Victoria’s Parliament House, the Public Health Association of … More
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
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
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
Action needed on prevention and collaboration implementation research
Professor Luke Wolfenden, The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre The Prevention Centre’s Leadership Executive and several key partners have reflected on … More
An election campaign bereft of prevention efforts that could save lives: Daube
Emeritus Professor Mike Daube AO, PHAA President (2007-2010) Another day, another election spending announcement. Both major parties are promising funding … More
Sick governance risks all our health
Malcolm Baalman – PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser We saw a disappointing Budget this week, with virtually no new … More
A CDC is not just about research
Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin – PHAA CEO Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri – PHAA President As a federal election looms, the … More
Building a national approach to preventive health investment or the “Vomit principle” in action
Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO PHAA This post is the third in our series of articles exploring the PHAA’s 2022-23 … More
All I want for Christmas is an Australian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO Mariah Carey’s classic Christmas hit is a commercial radio and shopping centre staple every December. If … More
Creating Change: A Systems Change Framework to Drive Action on Chronic Disease
Dr Melanie Pescud, The Australian National University, and Professor Lucie Rychetnik, The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre The Difficulties of … More
The worrying impact of COVID on cancer screening and detection
Public Health Association of Australia While the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated our lives and public health efforts over the past … More
Immunisation in the COVID pandemic era – conference to dissect our biggest global challenge
The COVID-19 pandemic – the worst global public health emergency in a century – has changed the way we live. … More
Chief Health Officers Forum – Preventive Health Conference 2021
Chief Health Officers back calls for a more sustainable public health workforce Before the arrival of COVID-19, Australia’s Chief Health … 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
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
A disappointing week, but signs we are at least facing in the right direction
Terry Slevin, CEO of the PHAA The Australian Government Budget for 2020-21 was finally released last week, after a … More
COVID Wars: Do we have the resources to take up the public health battle?
Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO On 25 January 2020, Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, made a public announcement that Australia had … More