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A person holds a sign saying Climate Justice Now.

Climate action needed to protect public health

PHAA Intern Allyson Todd and PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser Malcolm Baalman Climate change poses one of the biggest … More

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air quality, Climate change, Public Health, WHO
Front cover of the report features the WHO logo and the words "COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, the health argument for climate action

What’s in the WHO’s COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health?

Anna Alex – PHAA intern Leading up to COP26 in Glasgow next week, the World Health Organisation has released a … More

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Associate Professor Lisa Whop stands with her arms folded and looks at the camera. Image credit Jamie Kidston, ANU

Henrietta Lacks’ iconic story of inequity, injustice, and disparities in health holds Australian relevance

Dr Mary-Anne Land (PHAA) & Associate Professor Lisa Whop (ANU) As a young mother, Henrietta Lacks and her husband were … More

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Health equity, Henrietta Lacks, HPV, Indigenous health, vaccines, WHO

A Q&A with a WHO expert on Defeating Meningitis

Melanie Parker –  PHAA Intern   The global COVID-19 pandemic has overshadowed much of the other work public health professionals … More

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More talk, no action: Australia’s approach to trade rules restraining vaccine production

Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 outbreak is a portent of the “catastrophic moral failure” the head … More

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Public Health, TRIPs agreement, Vaccine equity, WHO, WTO

The CODE Update – 17 March

Priscilla Robinson View this week’s spreadsheet This week there are some interesting – and slightly concerning – changes in patterns. … More

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AstraZeneca, Public Health, vaccines, WHO
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Now is not the time to cut funds to the WHO

Now is not the time to cut funding to the world’s leading public health support agency.

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Coronavirus, funding, Public Health, WHO, World Health Organisation

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  • What is preventive mental health? September 22, 2023
    Dr Stephen Carbone, PHAA Mental Health Special Interest Group co-convenor It has famously been said that there’s no health without … More The post What is preventive mental health? appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • “Trebilco Cresent”; A tribute for a wonderful PHAA leader September 18, 2023
    Adj Prof Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO A giant of public health, Peter Trebilco (1927 – 2017), now has a street … More The post “Trebilco Cresent”; A tribute for a wonderful PHAA leader appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • A chance to check-in and ask R U OK? September 14, 2023
    A PHAA member Content warning – this blog contains discussion of suicide   Today is R U OK? Day. I … More The post A chance to check-in and ask R U OK? appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • Introducing Dr Alana Gall, Vice President-Elect, (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) September 13, 2023
    Dr Alana Gall will join the Public Health Association of Australia Board as Vice President (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) … More The post Introducing Dr Alana Gall, Vice President-Elect, (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • Advocacy strategies for advancing health in all policies: what works for trade policymaking? September 11, 2023
    Dr Belinda Townsend, Australian Research Centre for Health Equity, Australian National University, Ms Brigitte Tenni, School of Psychology and Population … More The post Advocacy strategies for advancing health in all policies: what works for trade policymaking? appeared first on Intouch Public Health.

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