CAPHIA now has a Facebook page!
The CAPHIA Facebook page provides up to date, accurate information for contemporary public health issues and education relevant to our community. We would love it if you could ‘like’ the page and send it to your friends too.
Read more...Every year, CAPHIA celebrates the achievements of excellent public health teaching and research staff across Australia and New Zealand. This year CAPHIA congratulates:
CAPHIA 2018 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Teaching
Professor Melissa Haswell, Queensland University of Technology
CAPHIA 2018 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Teaching (Early Career)
Dr Tazeen Majeed, University of Newcastle
CAPHIA 2018 President’s Award for Enhancing the Public Health Workforce Through Mentoring
Professor Kylie Ball,
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Statement on Foundation for a Smoke Free World
The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA), the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), and the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) note with concern the announcement that Philip Morris International plans to contribute nearly $1 billion to a not-for-profit organisation known as Foundation for a Smoke Free World.
We will not accept any kind of funding or support from Foundation for a Smoke Free World,
Read more...The CAPHIA Executive Director, Dr Devin Bowles, was one of approximately 150 participants at the ALP’s Health Summit at Parliament House on 3 March 2017. The ALP had 20-25 MPs in attendance, so it was a really good opportunity to influence thinking about health outside of the shadow health portfolio.
As the Summit concluded, Devin was interviewed about his thoughts on the day by Croakey.
Read more...The second edition builds on the strengths of the first edition and provides an up-to-date and essential resource for universities teaching public health in Australia. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the second edition, including the editors and all of the CAPHIA member universities offering an MPH at the time of the review.
Read more...Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 CAPHIA Awards!
The Awards were picked up by Radio RPH in Adelaide and an interview is available here www.rphadelaide.org.au/links/LL2.mp3 (about 9 minutes and 40 seconds in).
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