CAPHIA Competencies Renewal Project Update September 2025

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CAPHIA Competencies Renewal Project Update September 2025

The CAPHIA Competencies Renewal Project is progressing through a collaborative, inclusive, and evidence-informed process to ensure Australia’s public health education framework remains contemporary and fit-for-purpose.

Current Status
What have we done so far?

  • Set up: establishing robust governance and obtaining approval from 10 institutions across four countries took the majority of 2024. As this is the first Public Health Australasian competency framework,

CAPHIA Board of Directors – Nominations open for 2 x vacancies

CAPHIA Governance

CAPHIA Board Vacancies – Elected Directors
The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) is seeking nominations for two (2) Board Directors to be elected by Members. We are inviting Full Members to nominate candidates for these roles.

Nominations for Elected Director candidates must:

  • Include all required information requested into this EOI form; and
  • Be lodged by midnight Tuesday 30th September 2025.

Please note that a Full Member Institution may only nominate one candidate for election.

UC Public Health Advocacy short course

Events, Teaching

UC Public Health Advocacy short course
Learn to influence health policy with confidence


Course Postponement – New Timetable below
Due to a range of circumstances, the University of Canberra wishes to advise a change of dates to the 2025 Public Health Advocacy Short Course. The Course is scheduled for 4-6, 11- 13 and 18-19 November, 2025. Registration is still open. Please see below for details.

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Introducing A/Prof Bevan Erueti to the Board of Directors

CAPHIA Governance

Welcome to the CAPHIA Board: Associate Professor Bevan Erueti as Māori Health Director

We are delighted to announce that Associate Professor Bevan Erueti has joined the CAPHIA Board of Directors as Māori Health Director, bringing distinguished Indigenous academic leadership to our governance and strategic direction.

A Leader Grounded in Mātauranga Māori

Dr. Erueti is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean Māori in Te Kura Hauora Tāngata/College of Health at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa/Massey University,

EOI: Guest Contributor – Early Career Academics Blog & “Catch up cafe”

ECA Blog, Uncategorized

Expression of Interest: Guest Contributor – Early Career Academics Blog & “Catch Up Cafe” 28th April

The 2025 CAPHIA (Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia) Early Career Academics Committee is excited to announce the continuation of our monthly virtual “Catch Up Cafe.” Building on the success of our informal gatherings in 2024, we are evolving this initiative to provide more structured learning and networking opportunities for early career public health academics and professionals.
This year,

CAPHIA Strategic Plan 2025 – 2027

News



CAPHIA Strategic Plan 2025 – 2027

CAPHIA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and pays respect to Elders past, present, and emerging. In Aotearoa New Zealand, we acknowledge Māori as tāngata whenua and uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Across the Pacific, we honour all Indigenous and First Nations peoples and recognise deep ancestral connections to land, waters, and community.

Building on our Success: CAPHIA Strategy 2025-2027

The CAPHIA Board of Directors are pleased to announce the launch of the CAPHIA Strategy 2025-2027,

Job Alert! Join the CAPHIA team as our new Coordinator

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Join the CAPHIA team: casual CAPHIA Coordinator role available

Position: CAPHIA Coordinator

Hours and Term: Casual, up to 25 hours per week fixed term until June 30th 2026

Location: Virtual / remote / work from home – anywhere in Australia

Remuneration: $38 – 40 per hour, inclusive of casual loading + super + remote working stipend

About the role

The CAPHIA Coordinator is responsible for providing high level support to the Executive Director of the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA),

Join the 2025 Scientific Committee

Events, Forum

Join the 2025 Teaching and Learning Forum Scientific Committee

The CAPHIA Teaching and Learning Forum (the Forum) is CAPHIA’s annual flagship event and is designed to facilitate the sharing of best practice in evidence-based public health teaching and learning, and to provide a key networking opportunity for public health researchers and academics to share and transfer knowledge.

The 2025 Teaching and Learning Forum will be hosted by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Member Institution Spotlight: Fiji National University

Teaching

Member Institution Spotlight: Fiji National University
College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
School of Public Health & Primary Health Care

Author: Ms Makereta Leweniqila, FNU Bachelor of Public Health Student and CAPHIA Intern 2024

The School of Public Health & Primary Health Care is under the College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences of Fiji National University. It is situated along Princes Road in Tamavua, and it offers 5 major disciplines of Public Health which includes Health Promotion,