Abstracts open – 2026 Teaching & Learning Forum

Forum

Teaching and Learning Forum
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Closing Monday, June 15, 2026

The CAPHIA Forum Scientific Committee are pleased to call for abstracts for the 2026 Teaching and Learning Forum, hosted by Curtin University Perth November 12 and 13. Find out more about the Forum. 


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Oral Presentation

15 minutes (12 minutes presentation + 3 minutes Q&A) 

Oral Presentations are didactic sessions designed to share public health education innovations and scholarship-informed practice with the CAPHIA community. 

Introducing Indigenous Health Education Director

CAPHIA Governance

Welcome to the CAPHIA Board: Associate Professor Kath Francis as Indigenous Health Education Director

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We are delighted to announce that Associate Professor Katherine Francis has been appointed as CAPHIA’s Indigenous Health Education Director, bringing deep expertise in decolonising curriculum, Indigenous educational leadership, and systems change across higher education.

A leader committed to decolonising education

Associate Professor Francis is a public health academic at Adelaide University and a leader in Aboriginal Health education whose work has centred the transformation of health education through Indigenous knowledges and culturally responsive pedagogy,

Join a CAPHIA Network today

Uncategorized

Have you joined a CAPHIA Network yet?

CAPHIA Networks are informal, academic-led groups to drive professional development and best practice in an area of interest. CAPHIA Networks to foster collaboration and expertise in specific areas of academic public health. 

Network membership is FREE and open to academics of CAPHIA member institutions. As of March 2026 we have six Networks for academics. Details below and on our CAPHIA Network page. 

Call for EOIs: CAPHIA Aboriginal Health Director

CAPHIA Governance

Call for Expressions of Interest: CAPHIA Aboriginal Health Director

CAPHIA is currently seeking expressions of interest for the appointment of a CAPHIA Aboriginal Health Board Director. The term is for 2 years from date of appointment with the possibility of extension, in line with the Constitution rules.

CAPHIA recognises that strengthening public health education and workforce development in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the Pacific requires centring Indigenous knowledge, leadership, and ways of knowing.

Equity Bursary Winner Reflections – Hackathon

For Students

Reducing Vaping Harms in Young People Hackathon 2025
Equity Bursary Reflections

In November, 2025 at the University of Technology, School of Public Health of Public Health 85 students from 17 universities worked in diverse teams, guided by 20+ mentors and judges including Indigenous leaders, academics, and community organisations. Together, they went from problem to prototype using design thinking and systems approaches.

Nine students were awarded equity bursaries to attend participate in this innovative events.

Why Academic Public Health Matters More Than Ever – 2025 in Review

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2025 Executive Director Reflections – Holly Donaldson

CAPHIA’s progress this year reflects the strength of our community and our shared commitment to collaboration, innovation and equity. Together, we have strengthened academic public health through rigorous research, high-quality education and principled advocacy. As CAPHIA has matured into an independent, strategically focused organisation, it is your leadership, creativity and generosity that continue to keep communities safe and well—by holding the line today and developing the public health leaders of tomorrow.

Position Statement: The role of public health in meeting local and global challenges

Advocacy

CAPHIA Position Statement released: The role of public health in meeting local and global challenges

CAPHIA has released a new Position Statement outlining the critical role of public health in responding to the increasingly complex local and global challenges facing communities across Australasia and beyond.

From climate change, pandemics and chronic disease to mental health, food insecurity, conflict, misinformation and widening inequities, the pressures on health systems and communities are intensifying.

Position Statement: Investing in the Public Health Workforce

Advocacy

CAPHIA Position Statement released: Investing in the Public Health Workforce

CAPHIA has released a new Position Statement calling for sustained investment in public health education, training and research — a critical foundation for health, equity and resilience across Australasia.

At a time of escalating global and regional health challenges, this statement makes a clear and timely case: sustained investment in public health education, research and workforce development is not optional,

Media Release: Revised UTS Plan Reflects Sector Advocacy, Yet Key Public Health Programs Remain at Risk

Advocacy

MEDIA RELEASE
Revised UTS Plan Reflects Sector Advocacy, Yet Key Public Health Programs Remain at Risk

December 11 2025

The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) welcomes the announcement that the University of Technology Sydney will retain its Postgraduate Public Health, Diabetes Education and Management, and Palliative Care programs. This decision brings significant relief to staff, students, partners, and the communities who rely on these programs to strengthen Australia’s public health capability.

Media release: CAPHIA calls for reversal of decision to dismantle VicHealth’s independence

Advocacy

MEDIA RELEASE
CAPHIA calls for reversal of decision to dismantle VicHealth’s independence

December 05 2025

The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) is calling on the Victorian Government to urgently reverse its decision to absorb VicHealth into the Victorian State Department of Health, warning that the move will significantly weaken Victoria’s prevention system at a time of escalating health challenges. This decision will undermine nearly four decades of world-leading work in health promotion,