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Project showcases 130 positive Aboriginal stories
Launched in 2011 to recognise and celebrate the achievements and stories of Australian Aboriginal people and their communities, the WA Indigenous Storybook project has since produced ten books and now a new video, launched by PHAIWA and funded by Healthway. The video...
Article: More than words – ANZJPH declares an urgent call for manuscripts that address Indigenous health
Our team member, Dr Mel Stoneham who is also an Editor on the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH) has published an editorial with colleague Dr Nikki Percival from UTS, declaring an urgent call for ANZJPH manuscripts that focus on actions that...
Article: South West Food Community: how government and community initiatives are supporting systemic change towards enhanced food security
JournalWatch blog: Selling tobacco in pharmacies? No thanks!
In the latest edition of Journal Watch, Dr Melissa Stoneham reviews a recent study from Aotearoa/New Zealand that investigates a potential role for pharmacies in selling tobacco (as currently happens in the United States). Read the article here. ...
#endingtrachoma update
The #endingtrachoma team have stayed busy during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the 41 remote communities they service, being closed. The team is currently investigating the fit out for the new Rotary funded trailer which will include an industrial washer and dryer...
Article abstract: Timely and significant call for planetary health promotion
Dr Mel Stoneham recently published a journal article in the Global Health Promotion Journal in association with a number of other authors. The article titled Timely and significant call for planetary health promotion, discussed the two conference statements from the...
2020 LG Policy Awards Now Open and Extended!
2020 Local Government Policy Awards Children • Health • Environment PHAIWA is excited to announce we are celebrating the 10th year of The Local Government Policy Awards and we hope you will be nominating this year! The awards recognise and celebrate Local Governments...
Outdoor Alcohol Advertising in Australia
PHAIWA’s Alcohol Programs Team and the Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education have released a brief report summarising current restrictions on outdoor alcohol advertising across the Australian states and territories. FARE and our team inquired with relevant...
Showcasing Excellence
Showcasing Excellence It’s time to start planning for the 2020 Local Government Policy Awards, find some inspiration in the inaugural Australian Local Government Health + Community Services Yearbook. Read about projects and initiatives across Australia, including the...
Obesity Advocacy Targets: NOW AVAILABLE
Obesity Advocacy Targets: FoodFocus Forum In May PHAIWA organised a consensus-led workshop to review and update the advocacy targets for obesity prevention in WA. The ultimate goal of this workshop was to guide and inform any consistent obesity-prevention policy and...
We agree - a high calibre of Mentees and mentors!
Thank you for being a mentor in the program!
Meeting virtually this morning with all the mentors and mentees for the @PHAIWA Public Health Advocacy e-mentoring program-great diversity of experience in the mentees and mentors #advovacy #publichealth
Have you got a story about how you, your organisation or your community has reduced trachoma? If so why not share it in the WA Trachoma Storybook? You can read more about @PHAIWA’s project here: https://www.phaiwa.org.au/wa-trachoma-storybook/ @Jo_AnneMorgan @NACCHOAustralia @TheAHCWA @MelissaSweetDr
Please consider survey on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on 16 to 25 yr old people living in Australia and their use of social media and other technologies during the pandemic. @ActBelongCommit @PHAIWA https://twitter.com/summermayfinlay/status/1281773627214450693