Primary Health Care Special Interest Group

Committee Details

General Committee Member: Gai Wilson (VIC)
General Committee Member: Fran Baum (SA)
General Committee Member: Clare Shuttleworth (SA)

About

Aims

The PHCSIG aims to:

1. Advocate for a national primary health care policy;
2. Advance primary health care policy, programs and practice;
3. Facilitate information exchange and supporting development of policy and program development at State/Territory and Commonwealth levels;
4. Provide networking opportunities for workforce and for research into practice;
5. Advance the establishment and funding of publicly funded community health and primary health care services;
6. Develop understanding of the operation of comprehensive PHC contribute to building of capacity of the PHC sector

Objectives

1. Facilitate the preparation and delivery of periodic seminars and workshops, discussion/issues papers and conference papers for members and other stakeholders;
2. Participate in the development of primary health care policy in Australia and overseas;
3. Contribute to the gathering of an evidence base to inform and improve primary health care in Australia to inform and aid best practice nationally.
4. Develop PHAA policies to support primary health care in Australia;
5. Collaborate with other stakeholders to advance our aims.

Policy

Research

• UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity
• UBC Centre for Health Services Research and Policy

SIG Forums

The Primary Health Care SIG Forum provides an area for Primary Health Care SIG members to post information, respond to and discuss various articles of interest and to interact with fellow members.

Link to Forums (you will be required to login to access this area)

Advocacy

Links (Primary Health Network)

• Primary and Community Health Network Victoria
  • The Primary and Community Health Network (P&CHN) is an alliance established with the aim of promoting debate and influencing policy development about issues relevant to primary and community health in Victoria. It currently comprises representatives from the Centre for Development and Innovation in Health at the Australian Institute for Primary Care, La Trobe University; Community Health Victoria (VHA); General Practice Divisions - Victoria; the Municipal Association of Victoria; Royal District Nursing Service; the Victorian Community Health Association and the Women's Health Association of Victoria.
• Health Inequalities Research Collaboration
  • The goal of the Collaboration is to enhance Australia's knowledge on the causes of and effective responses to health inequalities, and to promote vigorously the application of this evidence to reduce health inequalities in Australia.
• International Society for Equity in Health

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