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Partnerships & Representation
Partnerships
On 18 January 2006 the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, the Australasian Epidemiological Association, the Australian Health Promotion Association and The Public Health Association of Australia met to discuss working in collaboration for the greater benefit of the members of each organisation and the health of all Australians.
While acknowledging the unique services provided by each organisation to their members, discussion focused on the services that gain greater coverage through collaboration (eg professional development services), and the capacity for collaborative effort to generate a greater voice for and recognition of our organisations (eg through the development of collaborative submissions on specific issues).
Acknowledging the resource and other limitations to which each organisation is subject, and with mutual respect and understanding of each other's skills, areas of expertise and members, it was agreed that:
- each organisation would as far as possible within existing constitutions/by-laws become a member of the other without incurring financial costs in order to enhance communication and understanding between the organisations;
- this collaboration will pursue the development of a joint Public Health Congress once every four years (instead of holding individual annual conferences in that year). The first Population Health Congress was held in 2008.
- each member organisation would encourage collaboration in state/territory and locally based activities particularly focussing on professional development;
- policy and advocacy cooperation would concentrate in the first instance on the social determinants of health through trial or pilot cases focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and women's health, although cooperation on other issues will be encouraged;
- the collaboration will meet by teleconference, or face to face four times a year and will progress issues at other times.
The planning for the 2015 Population Health Congress has begun.
Representation
The PHAA seeks to represent the views of the PHAA membership on government committees, working groups and to bring information back to the PHAA membership for discussion and further development of policies.
The PHAA continues to provide experts from its membership and Executive to serve as representatives on a variety of boards committees and working groups. Current representation includes:
National
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Committee/Group/Collaboration
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PHAA Representative
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- Food and Health Dialogue
- Front of Pack Labelling Committee
- Co-chair Technical Design Working Group
- Social Determinants of Health Alliance
- Climate and Health Alliance (Treasurer)
- World Federation of Public Health Associations
- Council of Public Health Institutions of Australia
- ADCA Advisory Committee on Illicit Drugs
- AIHW National Public Health Expenditure Working Group
- A series of ad hoc positions
- AMA Public Health Awards Judge
- Oral Health Alliance
- CEO personal positions related to the work of PHAA
- Board Member National Drug Research Institute (Curtin Uni)
- Member Alcohol Advertising Review Board
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Michael Moore, PHAA CEO |
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ACOSS
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Michael Moore
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Australian Health Care Reform Alliance
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Jo Walker
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Australasian Mortality Data Interest Group (AMDIG) Leadership Committee
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Dr Jane Freemantle
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AMA Public Health and Aged Care Committee
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Professor Stephen Leeder
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State and Territory Branches
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PHAA Representative
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South Australia
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Health Reform SA
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Christine Morris
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SA Refugee Health Network
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Teresa Burgess
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Northern Territory
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People's Alcohol Action Coalition (Alice Springs community campaign)
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John Boffa
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Victoria
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Victorian Public Health Training Scheme Advisory Committee
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Cathy Mead
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Queensland
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Queensland Public Health Forum
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Peter Anderson
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Eat Well Queensland Implementation Working Group
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Peter Anderson
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Queensland centre for Public Health Consultative Committee
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Peter Anderson
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Public Hospitals Health and Medicare Alliance of Queensland (PHAAQ)
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Doug Welch
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Alliance to Expose Gatts (AEG)
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Doug Welch
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| Tasmania |
| Health in All Policies Collaboration (Tasmania) |
Ingrid Van der Mei |
| Making Choices Two Taskforce, Department of Health and Human Services |
Ingrid Van der Mei |
| Tasmanian Sexual & Reproductive Health Strategic Framework Collaborative Group |
Ingrid Van der Mei |
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New South Wales
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| NSW Falls Prevention Coordinators collaborative |
Patsy Bourke |
| ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance |
Toby Dawson (NSW Branch) |
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Chapter of Community and Child Health
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Jan de Groot
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| Australian Health Promotion Association NSW Branch Committee |
Claire Phelan |
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NSW Attorney General's Department - Family and Friends of Missing Persons
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Peter Trebilco
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Unit Interagency Forum
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Australian Capital Territory
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- Board Member the Local Hospital Network Council (ACT)
- Board Chair Asthma Network (ACT) |
CEO personal positions related to the work of PHAA
Michael Moore, PHAA CEO |
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Western Australia
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Western Australian Public Health Academic Consortium
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Branch
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ACOSH
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Noni Walker
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Confidentiality of Health Information Committee
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Branch
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Special Interest Groups
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Committee/Group/Collaboration
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PHAA Representative
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Child Health
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ARACY
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Jan de Groot
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Environment & Ecology
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Community Engagement Forum (NICNAS)
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Dr Liz Hanna
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| Australia Nuclear Free Alliance |
Clive Rosewarne |
| Coal Seam Gas Stakeholder Reference Group (CSGSRG) of the Standing Council on Energy & Resources (SCER) of COAG |
Peter Tait |
| enHealth (NPHP) |
Dr Liz Hanna |
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Chemical Management Framework Review Group (Commonwealth Dept of Environment and Heritage)
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Dr Liz Hanna
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Stockholm Reference Group for Australian's National Implementation Plan for United Nation's Stockholm Convention (Aus't Gov't Dept Evir & Heritage)
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Dr Liz Hanna
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National Industrial Chemicals Notification & Assessment Scheme (Aus't Gov't Dept of Health Ageing)
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Dr Liz Hanna
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Societal Implications of Enabling Technologies Working Group under the STEP (Science &Technology Engagement Pathways) framework of theNational Enabling Technologoes Strategy - Public Awareness and Community Engagement (NETS-PACE) program
of the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
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Margaret Steings |
| APVMA |
Sarah Lantz |
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Food and Nutrition
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Coalition for a Healthy Australian Food Supply (CHAFS)
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FANSIG
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Coalition on Food Advertising to Children (CFAC)
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John Coveney
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International Health
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Detention Health Advisory Group (DIMA)
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Dr Anna Whelan and Dr Maxine Whittaker
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Oral Health Care
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| National Oral Health Alliance |
Julie Satur |
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Health Promotion
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PHERT
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Dr Peter Howat
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