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WHO Global Competency and Outcomes Framework – Peer Reviewer Selection

07/02/2023

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

07/01/2023

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

04/01/2023

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

12/11/2022

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.

WHO National Public Health Workforce Capacity Roadmap

12/11/2022

Public Health Workforce Capacity Roadmap and Action Plan

In early 2022 the World Health Organization (WHO) released the publication, “National workforce capacity to implement the essential public health functions including a focus on emergency preparedness and response: Roadmap for aligning WHO and partner contributions” [1]. This workforce roadmap builds upon a number of declarations and resolutions2 as well as joint efforts of leading public health and emergency response experts,

Oct62022

CAPHIA Board Vacancies – Calling for Nominations

06/10/2022

CAPHIA Board Vacancies – Elected Directors

The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) is seeking nominations for three (3) 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 form; and
Be lodged by 10am Monday 24th October 2022.

17th World Congress on Public Health Rome, Italy May 2-6 2023

15/08/2022

Special Exhibitor rate for Universities + abstracts open

Theme: “A World in Turmoil: Opportunities to Focus on the Public’s Health“
Date: 2nd – 6th May 2023
Location: Ergife Palace Hotel in Rome, Italy

The World Federation of Public Health (WFPHA), SItI (Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health) and ASPHER (Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region) are delighted to announce that the 17th World Congress on Public Health will be held May 2nd – 6th 2023 in Rome,

CAPHIA Competencies Review – Report now available

16/05/2022

Review of the Australasian Public Health Competencies
Scope of the Review

The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) is the peak organisation currently representing tertiary teaching institutions and other education providers throughout Australasia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. CAPHIA seeks to maintain and protect high public health academic standards.

Local public health competencies are built in part around the 2016 Foundation Competencies for Public Health Graduates in Australia,

The Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH) endorses the ASPHER Statement on the war against Ukraine

15/03/2022

The Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH) endorses the ASPHER statement on the war against Ukraine. We strongly agree with their condemnation of the military action against Ukraine, and express our concern about the impact of the war on the health and wellbeing of the Ukrainian people and all those affected. We call for an end to this war, which infringes upon the public health profession’s deeply held principles of human rights and social justice.

Looking to the Past to Guide Our Future

05/03/2022

Addressing Health for All by 2030
By Kathleen Prokopovich, University of Wollongong

The first two weeks of May saw two very timely publications released. One publication is from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR)1,2. The other is a supplementary issue published by the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA). One looks at COVID-19 from a global context, while the other is specific to the Australian context.