Newsletter of the Public Health Association of Australia Inc.
Vol 35, No 13 May 2016
Inside this issue… Public Health Week
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Legal risk and consumer protection 3 Skin cancer prevention program targeting male golfers 5 Essay Writing Competition
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CAHA and DEA Launch ‘Investing in Health’ Report
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Conference to showcase benefits of ages care consortia 8 World Public Health Nutrition Conference 2016 9 World Immunisation Week
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Managing the environment for health protection 12 Sophie Brown, Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) celebrated Public Health Week, 4 – 8 April 2016 by holding a twitter discussion each day throughout the week. This is the first time PHAA have publically celebrated Public Health Week and engaged its members and the public in open discussion on multiple public health topics over social media. PHAA asked its members to rate topics from one to ten on what they would like to see covered. Over 200 members completed the survey and PHAA found its five topics to cover for each day of the week: • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Monday 4 April 2016 • Ecology and Environment – Tuesday 5 April 2016 • Alcohol – Wednesday 6 April 2016 • Food and Nutrition – Thursday 7 April 2016 (World Health Day – theme: Beat Diabetes!) • Mental Health – Friday 8 April 2016
Office Bearers
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New PHAA Members
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PHAA’s Special Interest Groups (SIG) sent through content to include throughout the week. The expert members provided up to date and newsworthy research and information for PHAA to include throughout the week. PHAA used the hashtag #publichealthweek to connect each topic to Public Health Week. The engagement throughout the week was amazing from PHAA members, health professionals, advocates and the public. The week illustrated how many people are passionate about public health and are willing to engage with their peers and the community to deliver important messages. PHAA tweeted and retweeted articles relating to the topic of the day every hour. There was a hugely positive response from followers with PHAA earning almost 72 thousand impressions and 64 followers (almost 15 followers a day). Overall the week gained over 92 million impressions with 2861 tweets and 2000 participants. Continued on next page
The Public Health Association of Australia is the major organisation for public health practitioners in Australia with more than 40 health related disciplines represented in its membership. The Association makes a major contribution to health policy in Australia and has branches in every state and territory. Any person who supports the objectives of the Association is invited to join.
www.phaa.net.au
World Health Day fell on the Thursday of Public Health Week with PHAA’s topic on food and nutrition to tie in with World Health Day’s theme: Beat Diabetes! The media release “Let’s tackle obesity on World Health Day” highlighted that Australia needs to reflect on our nation’s health and address the rising obesity rates. Prevention programs and initiatives are the key to decreasing Australia’s obesity rates and taking pressure off the healthcare system. The Health Star Rating and a sugar tax on soft drinks are great examples as to how to reduce poor consumption habits and improve the health of the Australian population. PHAA would like to thank key contributors especially Melissa Sweet/Croakey, Carmen Parter, Summer Finlay, Yvonne Luxford, Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association (AHHA), National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCO) and Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE). Thank you to all the PHAA branches and members who participated, the week would not have succeeded without your dedicated involvement on key public health issues. In 2017, PHAA will celebrate Public Health Week at the 15th World Congress on Public Health from 3 – 7 April 2017.
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Legal risk and comsumer protection relating to complementary and alternative medicine services and products in Australia David Sibbritt, Jon Wardle - Faculty of Health University of Techology Jenni Milbank, Isabel Karpin and Anita Stuhmcke - Faculty of Law, University of Technology
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) including a range of practitioners (e.g. chiropractic, naturopathy) and products (e.g. herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutritional supplements) - now constitutes a sizeable part of the Australian healthcare sector. Despite the increasing role of CAMs in Australian healthcare, regulatory and legislative consumer protection measures have failed to keep pace, placing CAM consumers at risk of harm.
Data from national organ registries shows that since 2011, herbal supplements have potentially resulted in the need for three liver and three kidney transplants. CAMs also present additional challenges in the legislative, regulatory and policy spheres. The lack of clear and overt regulatory mechanisms for CAMs means that injury or economic loss, when it does occur, may not result in legal action, regulatory initiative or health complaints. There is evidence that some consumers do not complain due to the lower likelihood of successful outcomes. For their part, CAM practitioners may not have an obligation to report adverse events, or know how or when to do so.
While some CAM practitioners and products are regulated similarly to conventional counterparts, others are subject to little or no regulation. For example, chiropractors, osteopaths and Chinese medicine practitioners are fully incorporated into the national registration system. By contrast, naturopaths, herbalist and homeopaths remain self-regulated through voluntary membership of multiple, professional associations, with many practitioners existing outside even these arrangements.
Government reports and inquiries in recent years suggest that the regulatory structure for the practice of CAM is neither adequately comprehensive nor effective. Further, a Department of Health and Ageing study of CAM products reviewed by the TGA suggested as many as 90% of CAM products reviewed were found to be noncompliant with regulatory requirements. It is clear that there is an urgent need for the development of efficient and effective regulation of this, significant part, of the health sector.
Similarly, some CAM products are ‘registered’ with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) but most are merely ‘listed’, requiring a much lower evidence base. Some CAM products, such as medicinal drinks or powders, are marketed as foods rather than therapeutic goods and may not be regulated at all. The use of some CAM products and unprofessional and negligent treatment by CAM practitioners has resulted in deaths and personal injury.
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PHAA 44th Annual Conference & 20th Chronic Diseases Network Conference 2016
18-21 September 2016 | Alice Springs Convention Centre | #PHAACDN2016
‘Protection, Prevention, Promotion’ Healthy futures: Chronic conditions and public health
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and the Northern Territory Chronic Disease Network (CDN) are calling for abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations for the joint conference: PHAA 44th Annual Conference and 20th Chronic Diseases Network Conference. The conference will be held Sunday 18 September to Wednesday 21 September 2016 at the Alice Springs Convention Centre, Northern Territory. The Conference theme is based around the World Federation of Public Health Associations Global Charter for the Public’s Health, with a focus on services proposed in the charter of protection, prevention, promotion. Increasing public health awareness is required to assist in reducing the impact of chronic conditions through population health approaches in order to have an impact on individual’s health outcomes. Population health is directly affected by health policies, funding, and service models. The program has been designed to provide lively and productive discussions and contributions from all professionals engaged in public health and chronic disease. The theme will be supported by a number of complementary streams, each with a strong focus on building capacities for improving health outcomes. We invite you to submit abstracts under the following session themes: • Contemporary health initiatives; • Health policy • Research • Models of care • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health • Promotion • Protection • Prevention • Leadership • Workforce • Telehealth • Tools/applications and resources.
Call for abstracts close 11:59pm Sunday 15 May 2016 Vist www.phaa.net.au/events for more information 4
Improve your long game - a settings based skin cancer prevention program targeting male golfers Christina Watts, Prevention Project Officer, Skin Cancer Prevention Unit, Cancer Council NSW Michelle Havill, Prevention Programs Delivery Manager, Skin Cancer Prevention Unit, Cancer Council NSW Vanessa Rock, Lead Prevention Manager, Skin Cancer Prevention Unit, Cancer Council NSW
NSW men are three times as likely to die from melanoma as women of a similar age. One reason is that men have poorer sun protection practices than women. Research shows that men are less likely to apply sunscreen and are more likely to be outdoors for extended periods during peak UV times and get sunburnt.
The three year objectives include: • Developing skills of golf clubs and golfers to improve sun protection. • Creating a supportive environment for sun protection in golf clubs. • Extending reach and engaging golf clubs and golfers to promote sun protection.
To reduce this burden, Cancer Council NSW (CCNSW) and Cancer Institute NSW (CINSW) have partnered to deliver a three year program to improve skin cancer awareness, knowledge and sun protection behaviours among men aged 40+. Using a settings-based approach, the Improve Your Long Game (IYLG) program partners with golf clubs to promote and enable sun protection among male golfers.
• Enhancing capacity and sustainability of golf clubs to promote sun protection. Ongoing evaluation will provide evidence on the reach, appropriateness and effectiveness of IYLG. Findings will inform program planning and investment, improve delivery and stakeholder engagement and contribute to the evidence base for health promotion programs in sports settings.
In 2015, IYLG was piloted in 12 golf clubs on the NSW Mid-North Coast. This involved a communications strategy whereby program messages were delivered through infographics in the club house, sunscreen dispenser stands on the golf course and social media posts and newsletter snippets.
CCNSW would like to acknowledge CINSW for their ongoing funding to support the implementation of the IYLG program until 2018.
A post-program evaluation survey indicated it successfully reached and influenced male golfers. As a result of seeing the program, almost all men surveyed believed they could do more to protect their skin while playing golf (87%) and were supportive of their club promoting sun protection (87%). Four in five men (79%) also agreed men their age faced increased risk of skin cancer and over half (59%) reported increasing their sun protection while playing golf. Importantly, staff at participating golf clubs communicated support for the program, with most clubs agreeing they should encourage sun protection among staff and members. Recognising the program’s potential, CINSW have partnered with CCNSW to extend the reach of IYLG. This summer IYLG was implemented in 43 NSW golf clubs over four weeks in February 2016. One of the strengths of the IYLG program is that the three year strategy recognises that behavioural change requires long-term planning and commitment, whilst allowing flexibility to refine strategies annually.
Dimity Chaseling (right), Cancer Council NSW Community Programs Coordinator and Scott McLeod (left), Moree Golf Club Manager with the Improve your long game sunscreen pump stand.
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ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION Calling all students to submit an essay on:
PUBLIC HEALTH & CHRONIC DISEASE HOW TO ENTER: 1000 words highlighting the connection between public health and chronic diseases. Must be a PHAA members to enter. Email essays to: phaa@phaa.net.au THREE prizes to be won to assist in academic development
SUBMISSIONS DUE 19 June 2016 To apply and for more information: www.phaa.net.au
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CAHA and DEA Launch ‘Investing in Health’ Report Peter Sainsbury, Director, Population Health, South Western Sydney Local Health District, NSW Health
The Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), of which PHAA is a member, and Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) recently launched a new joint report, Investing in Health, promoting the case for the health sector to divest from fossil fuels. The report, available at http://www. healthyinvestments.org/, demonstrates that the health of people everywhere is being harmed by fossil fuels, and positions renewable energy as a healthier, safer investment.
• Production and burning of fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – adversely affects human health through air pollution, psychosocial impacts, water contamination and land degradation, as well as being the major driver of climate change; • To have a 66% chance of staying below the internationally agreed 2°C limit of global warming this century, approximately 80% of known fossil fuel reserves must remain in the ground;
Written by Dr Nick Watts, the lead author of the landmark Health and Climate Commission study published by The Lancet in 2015, with a foreword from Prof Nicholas Talley, President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Investing in Health moves fossil fuel divestment into the health mainstream and says the health sector has an obligation to divest from all investments in coal, oil and gas on ethical, health and financial management grounds. It urges Australia’s 600,000 plus health workers to divest, along with health organisations and health superannuation funds.
• Health professionals have a long history of acting beyond the clinic, taking active steps to improve the social, economic and environmental determinants of health. Actions against the tobacco and asbestos industries are recent examples; • Investments in fossil fuels involve clear financial risks as coal, oil and gas reserves become ‘stranded assets’ in a carbon constrained world. Speaking at the launch I said that ‘Climate change, driven by the burning of coal, oil and gas, threatens our ability to provide healthy nutritious food, clean air and clean water for humans all over the world’ and with the severe coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, caused by high sea temperatures, in the headlines at the time I took the opportunity to remind people that we have a stark choice ‘We can have coal or we can have the Reef. But we can’t have coal and the Reef’.
The report highlights that: • Fossil fuel assets are worth five trillion US dollars globally and that many health professionals and health organisations have investments in the industry via their financial portfolios, superannuation or banking and yet most are unaware they are supporting the fossil fuel industry;
Helen Redmond (DEA), Lynne Madden (RACP) and Peter Sainsbury (CAHA) at the launch of the report in Brisbane in April 2016
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Conference to showcase benefits of aged care consortia Michele Smith, Manager Community Care, Brisbane North Primary Health Network
Participants attending the upcoming 13th Global Conference on Ageing, in Brisbane (21-23 June), will have a unique opportunity to discover how community aged care services and their clients can benefit from consortia governance structures. The conference is an initiative of The International Federation of Ageing (IFA), and provides a platform for the discussion of emerging issues in ageing and aged care. Among the conference presenters, Brisbane North PHN will deliver a workshop that instructs aged and community care service managers on how to collaborate to form successful consortia. Having already organised and implemented two such consortia, the PHN and our partners are eager to share our experiences with other like-minded organisations. The Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) provides community-based care services to people aged 65 years and over (or aged 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders), to enhance their independence and avoid or delay premature entry into residential aged care.
CHSP service utilisation is another key indicator used to measure the consortium’s effectiveness. In both the 2013/14 and the 2014/15 financial years the consortium easily exceeded Australian Government targets across all of the four main service groups. Brisbane North PHN has adopted a Lead Partner/Supply Chain model to manage Healthy@Home and another consortium contracted to deliver a Regional Assessment Service across all of Brisbane and the Moreton Bay region. This model involves more than just the sub-contracting of services. It has a strong focus on collaboration to achieve service and system improvement. The workshop we’re running at this year’s IFA conference will show participants how they can implement this model within a collaborative framework. To view a video about the Healthy@Home consortium, visit: https://youtu.be/1byeWbXeYec. To register for the 13th Global Conference on Ageing (21-23 June), go to: http://www.ifa-fiv.org/.
The Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) at the Queensland University of Technology evaluated our consortium over a period of two years. The AusHSI report, released in October 2015, found not only that the transition had dramatically reduced costs to the Commonwealth, with efficiency gains of close to 30 per cent, following the transition of services from an earlier governance structure. Clients also remained satisfied with their services throughout the process. The report also noted that providers reported numerous benefits from joining the consortium, which is now operating under the name: Healthy@Home. These benefits included networking and professional development opportunities with other providers (facilitated by the consortium), expansion of their client base, greater service flexibility, and enhancement of their individual business models through collaboration. Our Healthy@Home consortium now comprises 19 organisations, all fully committed to providing high quality community aged care services in our region.
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Honouable Ken Wyatt AM, MP (centre) met with Brisbane North PHN’s Michele Smith (fourth from left) and representatives of the PHN’s aged care consortia when he visited in March 2016. [Photo credit: Belinda Wright]
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World Public Health Nutrition Conference 2016 Keynote Speakers
World Nutrition Cape Town 2016 is the 2nd edition of the World Public Health Nutrition Association’s (WPHNA) World Nutrition Congress. It will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from Tuesday 30 August to Friday 2 September 2016.
The Local Organizing Committee of the World Nutrition Cape Town 2016 has lined up exciting keynote presentations for the conference, presented by internationally recognized researchers and leaders in their field. Attendees can look forward to presentations by:
It is co-hosted by the University of the Western Cape (UWC), the School of Public Health at UWC, and the DSTNRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security.
• Professor Boyd Swinburn
World Nutrition Cape Town 2016 brings together researchers, policymakers, students, and activists from different fields ranging from land and agriculture, dietetics, food retail and advertising, health systems, and many more. Hosting the WPHNA congress in South Africa has the potential to inform key policy makers and researchers and significantly shape the food and nutrition policy landscape in South African and Africa.
• Professor Shiriki Kumanyika • Professor Corinna Hawks • Professor Ines Rugani Ribeiro de Castro • Professor Ann Ashworth • Professor Michael Moore • Professor Jeff Collin
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• Professor Philip James
The 2nd World Nutrition Congress is taking place at a time of unprecedented challenges in population nutrition. The Global South is experiencing a rapid ‘nutrition transition’, where an increasing number of Southern countries are faced with a ‘double burden’ of malnutrition, persisting high levels of chronic undernutrition and escalating rates of overweight and obesity, with their accompanying diseases.
• Dr Stephen Greenberg
Thus, the theme of this year’s congress aims to highlight ways to address the double burden of malnutrition in a globalised world. Registration Early Bird Registration closes on 27 May. Register now and take advantage of up to 10% discount on registration fees. Click here for more information and to take advantage of the Early Bird offer. For more information visit the website: http://www. wncapetown2016.com/registration/
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World Immunisation Week 24 - 30 April 2016 Sophie Brown, Public Health Association of Australia
A comprehensive strategy is needed to allow all children and adults to have access to up to date vaccinations. World Immunisation Week hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) is held from 24 – 30 April each year. This year’s theme was Close the immunisation gap – Immunisation for all throughout life.
We all want the same thing – for everyone who can be vaccinated, to be vaccinated. One of the six strategic objectives in the plan is the benefits of immunisation are equitably extended to all people. Australia has a responsibility to reach these people and ensure equality in health service and delivery. The Government needs to look at the overall picture of the small percentage who can be immunised but are not. We need to address the barriers so the minority who cannot be vaccinated are not put at risk.
Australia needs to focus on closing the immunisation gap so unnecessary sickness and death can be eradicated. Socio-economic pressures and remoteness affects the percentage of eligible people who are not immunised. A comprehensive approach needs to be put in place so these people do not miss out on vital medicine to protect them and their family.
As the election approaches, it is time for the Government to consider how to increase Australia’s immunisation rates. If we can achieve a 95% immunisation rate for Australia, we can protect our children and population for the future.
Immunisation remains one of the best prevention methods in the world. Each year, two to three million lives are saved worldwide because of immunisation. Unfortunately due to socio-economic determinants, some people miss out and are put at risk of easily avoidable diseases.
The PHAA is hosting the 15th National Immunisation Conference in Brisbane where these issues will be discussed from 7 – 9 June 2016. For more information visit the website. For more information view the PHAA Immunisation policy here
As of March 2015, 91.0% of Australian children 12 – 15 months of age were considered fully vaccinated for age. Australia’s national target is 95%. The Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011 – 2020 shows one in five children are not receiving a basic set of vaccinations during infancy.
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15th World Congress on Public Health 3-7 April 2017 Melbourne Australia
call for abstracts Abstract submissions for the 15th World Congress on Public Health 2017 open Monday 11 April 2016 The Scientific Committee for the World Congress on Public Health 2017 invites authors to submit abstracts for presentation at WCPH2017. Submissions are sought for: • Orals
• Panel Discussions
• Posters
• Storytelling
• Workshops
Dates and Deadlines Call for Abstracts opens
11 April 2016
Call for Abstracts closes
26 August 2016
Authors notified of results
October 2016
Presenter registration deadline
7 December 2016
To submit an abstract and for full details, visit the Congress website at www.wcph2017.com www.wcph2017.com
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Managing the environment for health protection Anne Messenger, Editor, Public Health Research and Practice
The second issue of Public Health Research & Practice for 2016 has been published, with a focus on environmental hazards that affect our health and what needs to be done to keep our populations safe.
for the whole community, and also at how we can help close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous morbidity and mortality through more awareness about Indigenous culture, history and attitudes to water.
Public Health Research & Practice (PHRP) is Australia’s first online-only open access peer-reviewed public health journal, published by the Sax Institute, with a strong focus on the connection between research, policy and practice.
Themed papers also include a review of research about e-cigarettes and ‘passive vaping’ and whether, like passive tobacco smoking, vaping has been found to be harmful to health; and a paper on nanomaterials asks whether they should be treated as chemicals for regulatory purposes, or whether this classification causes unnecessary public angst.
The guest editors for Issue 2 (2016) are Dr Jeremy McAnulty and Dr Wayne Smith from Health Protection NSW, which is constantly monitoring, assessing and attempting to remediate environmental hazards that pose a risk to, or actually harm, human health.
The Sax Institute hopes PHRP’s focus on innovation and perspectives from policy and practice will help drive the use of research to support policy makers, program agencies and practitioners.
Environmental health themed articles in the issue include a perspective by professors Bruce Armstrong and Tim Driscoll about the need for more evidence about the risk of asbestos exposure in the wider community, to guide policy and action to reduce harm and cost. Two perspectives about safe drinking water look at the importance of managing and monitoring water quality
Researchers are welcome to submit manuscripts and encourage their colleagues to submit. You can also subscribe to receive quarterly e-alerts when the journal is published, make suggestions about themes or topics for future issues, and follow us on Twitter @phrpjournal
The PHAA and the 15th National Immunisation Conference Organising Committee would like to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors for their support of the Conference
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Office Bearers The Board
SIG Convenors
President Heather Yeatman: hyeatman@uow.edu.au Vice President - (Policy) Marion Carey: mariongc@bigpond.com Vice President - (Development) David Templeman: davidtempleman1@live.com Vice President - (Finance) Richard Franklin: richard.franklin@jcu.edu.au Vice President - (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health) Carmen Parter: carmen.parter@sydney.edu.au SIG Convenors’ representatives Yvonne Luxford: yvonne.luxford@gmail.com Peter Tait: aspetert@bigpond.com Branch Presidents’ representatives Gillian Mangan: gillian.mangan@heartfoundation.org.au Paul Gardiner: p.gardiner@sph.ug.edu.au
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Co-convenors Summer Finlay: summermayfinlay@gmail.com Yvonne Luxford: yvonne.luxford@gmail.com Alcohol Mike Daube: M.Daube@curtin.edu.au Julia Stafford: J.Stafford@curtin.edu.au Child Health Co-convenors Colin Macdougall: colin.macdougall@flinders.edu.au Ecology and Environment Peter Tait: aspetert@bigpond.com Evidence, Research & Policy in Complementary Medicine Jon Adams: jon.adams@uts.edu.au Food & Nutrition Co-convenors Julie Woods: j.woods@deakin.edu.au Helen Vidgen: h.vidgen@qut.edu.au Health Promotion Carmel Williams: Carmel.Williams@health.sa.gov.au Immunisation Co-convenors Angela Newbound: Angela.Newbound@yahoo.com Michelle Wills: michjwills@gmail.com Injury Prevention Co-convenors Richard Franklin: richard.franklin@jcu.edu.au Lyndal Bugeja: lyndal.c.bugeja@coronerscourt.vic.gov.au International Health Jaya Earnest: j.earnest@curtin.edu.au Brahm Marjadi: B.Marjadi@uws.edu.au Justice Health Co-convenors Tony Butler: tbutler@nchecr.unsw.edu.au Stuart Kinner: s.kinner@unimelb.edu.au Mental Health Co-convenors Michael Smith: mikejohnsmith@hotmail.com Kristy Sanderson: Kristy.Sanderson@utas.edu.au One Health (Zoonoses) Simon Reid: simon.reid@uq.edu.au Oral Health Bruce Simmons: simmonsbruce@hotmail.com Political Economy of Health Deborah Gleeson: d.gleeson@latrobe.edu.au Primary Health Care Co-convenors Jacqui Allen: jacqui.allen@deakin.edu.au Gwyn Jolley: gwyn.jolley@flinders.edu.au Women’s Health Co-convenors Catherine Mackenzie: catherine.mackenzie@flinders.edu.au Tinashe Dune: T.Dune@uws.edu.au
ANZJPH Editors Editor in Chief John Lowe: jlowe@usc.edu.au Editors Priscilla Robinson: priscilla.robinson@latrobe.edu.au Anna Ziersch: anna.ziersch@flinders.edu.au Melissa Stoneham: M.Stoneham@curtin.edu.au Bridget Kool:b.kool@auckland.ac.nz Roxanne Bainbridge: roxanne.bainbridge@jcu.edu.au Luke Wolfenden: Luke.Wolfenden@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au Branch Presidents ACT Russell McGowan: lazaruss@bigpond.com NSW Jude Page: judepage1@gmail.com NT Rosalie Schultz: rosalieschultz20a@gmail.com QLD Paul Gardiner: p.gardiner@sph.uq.edu.au SA (Acting) Rebecca Tooher: rebecca.tooher@adelaide. edu.au TAS Gillian Mangan: gillian.mangan@heartfoundation.org.au VIC Brian Vandenberg: Brian.Vandenberg@monash.edu WA (Acting) Jillian Abraham: Jillian.Abraham@health.wa.gov.au Chief Executive Officer Michael Moore: ph (02) 6285 2373 mmoore@phaa.net.au
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PHAA Welcomes New Members Individuals Connie Allen Samuel Armoo Julia Arnold Professor Vikas Bhatia Stephanie Fletcher Karen Hocking Professor Rajesh Kumar Tristan Luu Ezra Machuki Nirvana Naidoo Darina Nirmalann Ellen Panaretos Ivan Pang Dr Janani Pinidiyapathirage Lyn-Marie Richards Liesel Seehofer Ashleigh Sharman Charlotte Woody Organisations Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities
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Editors: Jacky Hony & Pippa Burns Articles appearing in intouch do not necessarily reflect the views of the PHAA but are intended to inform and stimulate thought, discussion and comment. Contributions are welcome and should be sent to: Sophie Brown, intouch, PHAA email: communications@phaa.net.au
How to join PHAA ONLINE MEMBERSHIP is available at: www.phaa.net.au or enquiries to: Membership Coordinator, PHAA PO Box 319, Curtin ACT 2605 Tel 02 6285 2373 Fax 02 6282 5438 email: membership@phaa.net.au