Tag: public health careers
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Reflections on SA Population Health Conference 2025
Eva Kemp, Sharon Kemboi, Honoka Nishida, and Lynne Lagahit The South Australian (SA) Population Health Conference is getting bigger each year. Held on 24 October, this year’s conference had 78 abstracts and 140 attendees. Some of the PHAA SA Branch student representatives reflected on their experience and shared what they…
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“One of the best things I’ve done”: student reps describe volunteering with PHAA
Priyanka Mascarenhas, Negin Mirzaei Damabi, Jay Kongsawat, Faith John, Zahra Ali Padhani, Chijindu Etalong These six student representatives from the PHAA South Australia Branch share their experience volunteering with the Association, and how they developed confidence, networks, and skills they will use throughout their public health careers. We’re excited to…
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Meet John Lowe, outgoing Editor-in-Chief of ANZJPH
Emeritus Professor John Lowe (left) receiving the 2023 President’s award from PHAA President, Tarun Weeramanthri AM (right). Emeritus Professor John Lowe, Editor-in-Chief of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, won the President’s Award at our 2023 Public Health Conference. Professor Lowe recently shared with us highlights from his…
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A mentor’s experience: A Q&A blog on the National Mentoring Program
Students & Young Professionals Committee – PHAA The PHAA’s nine month mentoring program unites experienced public health professionals (mentors) with early career PHAA members (mentees) who have similar interest areas. The program aims to build the capacity of mentees, provide experience in mentorship to public health professionals, and offer valuable…
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PHAA congratulates our Mentor of the Year, Prof Sharon Friel
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Background The great film director, Steven Spielberg, perhaps best summed up the crucial role of a mentor when he said: “the delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” The additional pressures put…
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Public Health professionals share their working life lessons
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has been calling for the urgent need to address the state of the nation’s public health workforce. The current pandemic has demonstrated the limitations of existing public health workforce resourcing and planning and the need for all governments to step up funding as…