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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 date of the first Congress to be determined in the near future;
- 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.
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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ACOSS
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Executive Director
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Australian Health Care Reform Alliance
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Adjunct Prof Peter Sainsbury
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Australasian Mortality Data Interest Group (AMDIG) Leadership Committee
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Dr Jane Freemantle
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National Rural Health Alliance
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Pieta Laut
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AUSAID
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Professor Ian Riley
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AMA Public Health and Aged Care Committee
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Professor Stephen Leeder
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Beyond Blue
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Adjunct Prof Peter Sainsbury
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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 Academic Public Health Consortium Consultative Committee
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Branch President
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SA Medicare Alliance
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Teresa Burgess
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SA Refugee Health Network
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Teresa Burgess
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Northern Territory
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Central Australian Remote Health Development Service
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NT Branch
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Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance
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NT Branch
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Central Australian Division of Primary Health Care
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NT Branch
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Central Australian Remote Health Development Service
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NT Branch
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General Practice and Primary Health Care NT
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NT Branch
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Katherine West Health Board
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NT Branch
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Menzies School of Health Research
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NT Branch
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People's Alcohol Action Coalition ( Alice Springs community campaign
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NT Branch
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Disability Advisory Council (NT Dept Education)
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NT Branch
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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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Victorian Public Health Research and Education Council
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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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New South Wales
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Chapter of Community and Child Health
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Garth Alperstein, Jan de Groot
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Australian Health promotion Association (NSW Branch)
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Garth Alperstein
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Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
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Garth Alperstein
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NSW Child & Family Health Services Managers Group
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Garth Alperstein
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Chapter of Community Child Health
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Garth Alperstein
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CSAHS Health Promoting Schools Steering Committee, and Working Committee
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Garth Alperstein
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NSW State Families First Research and Evaluation Group
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Garth Alperstein
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NSW State Child and Youth Priority task Force
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Garth Alperstein
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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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ACT Public Health Forum, Development Group
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Dr Cathy Banwell
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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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Environmental Health
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Cosmetic Reform Implementation Working Group (NICNAS)
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Dr Liz Hanna
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enHealth (NPHP)
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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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Victorian Agricultural Chemical Advisory Committee (Vic Dept Primary Industries)
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Dr Liz Hanna
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Community Consultative Committee -Australian Pesticide & Veterinary Medicine Authority (Commonwealth Dept Ag, Fisheries & Forestry)
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Dr Liz Hanna
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Climate Action Network Australia CANA
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Sally Kingsland
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Food and Nutrition
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FSANZ Fortification Standard Development Advisory Committee
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Dr Mark Lawrence
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SANZ Nutrition, Health and Related Claims Standard Development Advisory Committee (SDAC)
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Dr Mark Lawrence
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Health Dept Victoria, ACE-Obesity Advisory Committee
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Dr Mark Lawrence
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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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Primary Health Care
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National Primary Health Care Network (run from the Aust Institute of Primary Care at La Trobe University)
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Dr Helen Keleher
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Health Promotion
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PHERT
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Dr Peter Howat
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