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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

Have your say on the CAPHIA Position Statement on Climate Change and Public Health Education at Forum

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Have your say on the CAPHIA Position Statement on Climate Change and Public Health Education at Forum

The CAPHIA Public Health Education Network (CPHEN) will host a Solution Room at Forum — an open, collaborative space to gather feedback on the draft Position Statement on Climate Change and Public Health Education.

Thursday 6 November, 2:45pm in Breakout Room 1.

This is your opportunity to help shape a statement that will guide how public health education responds to the growing challenges of climate change.

If You Lose Us: The Threatened Future for Public Health Education

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If You Lose Us: The Threatened Future for Public Health Education

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At our September Early Career Academic Catch-Up Café (eve of World Environmental Day), we gathered to discuss teaching climate change amidst worsening environmental conditions, global geopolitical tensions, and increasing instability in public health. Our concerns are further weighted by the recent news from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where the School of Public Health and Education is being dismantled. 

CAPHIA warns against dismantling Public Health at UTS

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CAPHIA warns against dismantling Public Health at UTS

September 18, 2025

The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA), representing university schools and departments of public health across Australia, Aoteroa New Zealand and the Pacific, expresses deep concern regarding the proposal by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to disestablish its School of Public Health.

Public health is a foundational discipline that underpins the health, wellbeing,

EOI | 2 x reps to attend Public Health Diplomacy Workshop in Memphis TN USA

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Call for Expressions of Interest: Public Health Diplomacy Lab in Memphis, USA

We are pleased to call for expressions of interest (EOIs) for 2 x CAPHIA representatives to participate in a 3-day workshop with the goal of identifying competencies and curricular resources on public health diplomacy. **Travel funds paid**

The University of Memphis, School of Public Health is launching a Public Health Diplomacy Lab —the first of its kind in the country—as it joins an international alliance of institutions dedicated to protecting human rights,

Commonwealth Government COVID-19 response enquiry Submission

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Submission: Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response

On December 15, 2023 CAPHIA submitted a written submission in response to: Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response. Submissions were guided by a Terms of Reference and limited to three pages plus appendices. 

CAPHIA developed a future-focused, and solution-orientated submission related to our core expertise: public health education, research and workforce development. The submission calls for investment in our workforce, and in key enablers and their systems and infrastructure.

GNAPH Calls for Peace in Sudan

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GNAPH Call for Peace in Sudan

The Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH) has been closely monitoring the conflict in Sudan. We know that hundreds of people have already died and thousands have been injured in the capital, Khartoum. According to the Sudanese American Physicians Association, “Out of 78 major hospitals in the country, only 55 are operational…. The health care system is about to collapse.” The situation threatens the public health system,