Resources: 2022 Teaching and Learning Forum Keynotes & Plenary Panelists

Events, News, Workforce

Event: Global Public Health Week Day 5

As part of the discussion surrounding best practice in public health for Global Public Health Week, CAPHIA will present four interactive sessions featuring expert academics and practitioners from across Australasia. On Day 5 CAPHIA will release recordings from the 2022 Teaching and Learning Forum – “Public Health Education: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions“.

On June 30th and July 1st 2022 Monash University Hosted the CAPHIA Teaching and Learning Forum.

Masterclass: The Climate Crisis and Health

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Event: Global Public Health Week Day 2

As part of the discussion surrounding best practice in public health for Global Public Health Week, CAPHIA will present four interactive sessions featuring expert academics and practitioners from across Australasia. On Day 2, two experts will discuss health risks arising from the extreme environmental impacts associated with the climate crisis currently affecting the entire globe.

Recording and slides now available


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The climate crisis impacts health on the individual,

Preparing Public Health Professionals & Associations for New Challenges: An Australasian Perspective

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Event: Global Public Health Week Day 1

As part of the discussion surrounding best practice in public health for Global Public Health Week, CAPHIA will present four interactive sessions featuring expert academics and practitioners from across Australasia. On Day 1, leaders in public health and health promotion will present an interactive panel with Q&A.

Recording now available


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This free panel discussion is co-hosted by the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) and the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) featuring leaders from public health and health promotion associations across Australasia.

Masterclass: Co-Design for Health System Reform

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Event: Global Public Health Week Day 3

As part of the discussion surrounding best practice in public health for Global Public Health Week, CAPHIA will present four interactive sessions featuring expert academics and practitioners from across Australasia. On Day 3, leading academics will explore co-design tools used to reform health systems.

Recording and slides now available


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Collaboration and co-design are at the heart of public health and are essential to enable health services,

Public Health Education for a Sustainable and Equitable Future: Workshop

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Event: Global Public Health Week Day 4

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This workshop will explore the role of public health education in creating a sustainable and equitable future throughout Australasia. CAPHIA’s Call to Action will be presented, which addresses the following questions:

  • What is the vision and role of public health education in a sustainable and equitable future?

CAPHIA Award Winner Spotlight: Teaching Excellence (Team) – University of Queensland

Awards, News, Teaching

2022 Award Winner: University of Queensland
CAPHIA Award for Teaching Excellence (Team)

The CAPHIA Teaching Excellence Award recognises and rewards the contribution of CAPHIA members to quality teaching and learning and inspiring student learning in public health.

The Teaching Excellence Award was presented to the University of Queensland Bachelor of Health Sciences’ first-year Course Coordinator team, who led the co/redesign of a first year experience using a cross-disciplinary approach across the School of Public Health and the School of Biomedical Sciences.

WHO Global Competency and Outcomes Framework – Peer Reviewer Selection

News, Workforce

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the following CAPHIA representatives who have been chosen to join the team to review the WHO Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for the Public Health and Emergencies Workforce:

Principal Peer Reviewer

  • Dr Linda Murray (Massey University)

SME Peer Reviewer

  • Dr Jonathan Hallett (Curtin University)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor Lois Myer (University of New South Wales)
  • Dr Helen Keen Dyer (Central Queensland University)

Their depth and breadth of expertise,

A Year in Review: Highlights of 2021-2022

News

CAPHIA’s administration follows the Australian financial year. The last year was a significant time for CAPHIA, with the adoption of the new Constitution in March 2022 and subsequent shift in governance structure. This change allowed for the contemporisation of our governance approach, including the formation of the CAPHIA Board of Directors.

Along with this change came a number of achievements toward the implementation of our 2021-2024 Strategic Plan. This includes considerable work supporting the strategic pillars through action in our role as advocates for the advancement of academic public health across educational,

CAPHIA Governance: Board Election Results

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Change of Office Bearers

As part of the adoption of the Constitution in May 2022, a change in office bearers was called for in the meeting of the Board of Directors of 8 December 2022. The new governance structure required the four members of the initial Board to retire, with three elected directors to be subsequently appointed. The remaining elected directors will retire for the 2023 Annual General Meeting.

Nominations for the roles of Chair and Deputy Chair were taken in the Board meeting.

WHO Public Health Workforce Roadmap: opportunities to get involved

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WHO Public Health Workforce Roadmap and Action Plan

The WHO Steering Group guiding the Roadmap and Action Plan are inviting public health experts and public health academics from CAPHIA member institutions achieve its targets. Workstream 2 of the WHO collaborative involves development of a Competency and Outcomes Framework for education and training. The scope of the framework recommended by the October Steering Committee meeting includes health promotion, surveillance, programme planning and evaluation, emergencies, epidemiology, data and leadership.