Committees

Members of the Environment and Health Advocacy Committee

A list of all current members is available in the PDF below. The role of this Committee will be to progress the advocacy targets generated at the Environment and Health Forum held in 2009. These recommendations can be found here. Regular updates about the outcomes of this committee will be posted on the PHAIWA website. For additional information please contact Dr Melissa Stoneham at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Strategic Plan

Please click on the link below to view a copy of the PHAIWA Strategic Plan 2011 - 2013

PHAIWA staff

	Professor Mike Daube, Director Mike Daube is Professor of Health Policy at Curtin University and Director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute and the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth. Before moving to Curtin in 2005 he was Director General of Health for WA and Chair of the National Public Health Partnership. He is President of the Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) and Co-Chair of the National Alliance for Action on Alcohol. Mike can be contacted through Nikki George, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (08) 9266 9078
	Dr Melissa Stoneham, Deputy Director Melissa has over 20 years experience in public health. Melissa oversees all of PHAIWA's key projects but has a special interest in environment and health and the local government sector. To contact Melissa, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (08) 9266 9082 or 0421 113 580
	Nikki George; PA/Administrator Nikki is PA to the Director and Administrator to the whole of PHAIWA. Having joined PHAIWA in September 2011, Nikki previously worked on combined projects with Curtin University and the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. To contact Nikki email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (08) 9266 9078 (Work days Tuesday to Friday)
	Myra Robinson, Project Officer Myra runs professional development events and other capacity building activities and coordinates the PHAIWA mentor program. She also manages the MediaWatch, JournalWatch and E-news services, and supervises practicum students. To contact Myra email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (08)9266 9081
	Sunni Wilson, Project Officer Sunni is the Project Co-ordinator for The Western Australian Indigenous Storybook, publishes the PHAIWA newsletter and assists with the MediaWatch and JournalWatch services. To contact Sunni email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (08) 9266 2344
	Andrea Boss, Project Officer Andrea works on the Local Government Injury Prevention Project funded by the Department of Health. To contact Andrea email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (08) 9266 2092 (work days Monday and Thursday)
	James Stevens-Cutler, Project Officer James manages the Children's Environment & Health Local Government Report Card Project and is coordinating the Local Government Tobacco Grants Scheme. He also assists with the Mediawatch service. To contact James email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (08) 9266 2489 (does not work Wednesdays)
	Jacinta Freeman, Project Officer Jacinta works on the Local Action on Tobacco Control project funded by the Department of Health and Ageing and co-ordinates the Soft Drink Consumption project. To contact Jacinta email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (08) 9266 1775 (work days Monday to Thursday)
PHAIWA also work closely with the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth To contact the McCusker Centre, please see their website: http://www.mcaay.org.au/contact-us.html

Partners and Funders

PHAIWA works collaboratively with our partner organisations when developing public health advocacy strategies. Partner organisations provide unique insight into relevant public health issues and are an important connection to the wider health community. The combined expertise of our partner agencies also provides specialist knowledge in key priority areas.

The major funders and the founding partners of the Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia are listed below.

Click on the links to each organisation for more information

Partner Organisations:

	Healthway The Health Promotion Foundation of Western Australia
	Government of Western Australia
	Nature Play WA
	The Cancer Council WA
	The Heart Foundation WA
	Diabetes WA
	The Australian Medical Association, WA Branch
	The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
	WALGA

Academic Partners:

	Curtin University of Technology
	The University of Western Australia
	Murdoch University
	Edith Cowan University
	The University of Notre Dame Australia

About Us

The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAIWA) promotes develops and supports public health advocacy in Western Australia.

PHAIWA was established in April 2008. PHAIWA is an independent public health voice based within Curtin University, with a range of funding partners. The institute aims to raise the public profile and understanding of public health, develop local networks and create a statewide umbrella organisation capable of influencing public health policy and political agendas.

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