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Commonwealth Government COVID-19 response enquiry Submission

16/12/2023

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

27/04/2023

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,

Final Position Statement: Educating the Public Health Workforce

16/12/2022

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The Position Statement: Educating the Public Health Workforce was developed to formalise the guiding principles underlying the work of the Advocacy in Action Consultation Group and subgroups. The document was developed through an in-depth collaborative process and integrates ideas and discussion points from public health academics across member institutions, including Heads of School, CAPHIA representatives, governance groups and members. Following a call for review by Heads of School and CAPHIA representatives, the draft Position Statement was revised and presented to the Board for the final stage of review,

Final Written Submission in Response to Role and Functions of an Australian CDC

14/12/2022

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On 9 December, CAPHIA submitted the final written response to the Australian Government discussion paper, Role and Functions of an Australian Centre for Disease Control. The submission focused on our core expertise of academic public health with recommendations centring on the development of a world class workforce, facilitating rapid response to health threats and supporting leadership on preventive health.

The final submission integrates feedback from the Advocacy in Action Consultation Group with discussion points,

Australian CDC Written Submission Rapid Member Consultation

02/12/2022

Member institutions are invited to provide feedback on CAPHIA’s response to “Role and Functions of an Australian Centre for Disease Control”
Background

The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care is establishing an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to improve Australia’s ongoing response to current and emerging public health emergencies. Role and Functions of an Australian Centre for Disease Control is a discussion paper with a purpose to guide development of the purpose,

Position Statement: Educating the Public Health Workforce

02/12/2022

The Advocacy in Action Consultation Group have developed a Draft Position Statement: Educating the Public Health Workforce. The principles and statement articulate:

The scope of public health and the diversity of public health professionals
CAPHIA’s role in public health education across Australasia
Considerations when developing public health education
The connection between education and the public health workforce
The reasoning for high quality,