CAPHIA News • Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia

Online Participatory Action Research Seminar: August 30, 2024

09/08/2024

Event Details

Friday August 30th 2pm – 3:30pm
Online – zoom and calendar invitation sent once registered by emailing
This is a member only event. Registration is open to all academics and current students of CAPHIA’s member institutions

Session Information

Long term collaborators Lyn Phillipson and Louisa Smith reflect on both their successes and mistakes in engaging a diverse range of stakeholders in Participatory Action research to promote health and wellbeing.

TIPH Global Grant Spotlight | New Podcast: Public Health Insiders

29/07/2024

New Podcast: Public Health Insiders
SPOTLIGHT: Global Network for Academic Public Health – This Is Public Health Global Grant Program 2023-2024

A new podcast from the Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine aims to demystify public health career pathways through interviews with people working in a range of roles across the field. Season 1 has just launched, and features interviews with people working in research, academia, policy, organisational leadership, health promotion, and communications.

EOI | Join the Biostatistics Educational Excellence in Public Health (BEEPH) Network

26/07/2024

Call for Expressions of Interest to join the Biostatistics Educational Excellence in Public Health (BEEPH) Network
Message from the co-chairs Dr Erin Cvejic and Ms Katrina Blazek

We have recently launched the Biostatistics Educational Excellence in Public Health (BEEPH) Network as a CAPHIA network, and are seeking expressions of interest to join from individuals involved in teaching Biostatistics in a public health context at CAPHIA member institutions. We hope that this network will provide a forum for educators to share ideas,

Competencies Renewal Project Update | July 2024

26/07/2024

Competencies Renewal Project
Developing the knowledge, skills and attributes to educate the public health workforce

Project Update July 2024

We are pleased to announce that initial ethics approval has been received from the James Cook University Ethics Committee for the Competencies Renewal Project. Several steering committee co-investigators have received approval at their respective institutions while others are in progress. In the meantime, the Steering Committee continues work on developing an engagement strategy which will inform data collection,

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

26/07/2024

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,

ECA Blog | Failures – I’ve had a few

18/07/2024

Failures, I’ve had a few
Senior Academic Perspective
ECA Blog: July 2024
Professor Richard Franklin
Disipline of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University

It is not easy to write about your failures, let alone make them public. However, I believe that for every failure I have had (and there have been a few), I have learnt and grown, both as a person and an academic.

Meet our new Public Officer: Professor Brenton Prosser

11/07/2024

CAPHIA’s new Public Officer: Professor Brenton Prosser

We are pleased to announce CAPHIA’s new Public Officer, Professor Brenton Prosser.

Brenton Prosser is Professor of Public Policy and Leadership at University of New South Wales Canberra, and Director of the UNSW Public Partnerships and Impact Hub. His research interests include governance, minority government, public policy, trust, mental and public health. He specialises in research into Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, while he has worked in led several large-scale national evaluations in health and aged care from private and university sectors.

ECA Blog | Empowering Students: Tailoring Course Content Through Active Engagement

22/06/2024

Empowering Students: Tailoring Course Content Through Active Engagement
ECA Blog: June 2024
Dr Mikaela Wheeler, Early Career Academic Committee
Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland

As I sat at my desk planning for the semester ahead, I wondered: what skills did my students want to learn this semester? What motivated them? And how could I connect the two to deliver a fun, meaningful, and impactful semester?

WHO releases Global Competency Outcomes Framework for the Essential Public Health Functions

31/05/2024

WHO released global competency and outcomes framework for the essential public health functions

The final publication of the World Health Organization Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for the Essential Public Health Functions has been officially released. The full text can be downloaded here: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/phwf_roadmap_education

The was published as part of the National Workforce Capacity for Essential Public Health Functions Collection, which includes an operational handbook and guidance on functions,

Needs Assessment: Teaching Training Program

30/05/2024

Invitation | Teacher Training Program Needs Assessment

The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australia is developing a Teacher Training Program for Public Health Educators.
We will be personalising the program to best meet your needs. Please complete the Needs Assessment to help guide our work.

Academics from CAPHIA member institutions are invited to complete short survey to tell us how we can best support you with your teaching.