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South Australian Branch

PHAA SA Branch
PO Box 394 Rundle Mall SA 5000

Committee Details

President: Natasha Howard
Phone: (08) 8302 2776
Fax: 08 8302 2603
Email: natasha.howard@unisa.edu.au

Vice President: Dr Jackie Street

Secretary: Dr Lareen Newman

Membership: Gwyn Jolley

Membership and distribution: phaasa_membership@live.com.au

Executive Committee Members:
Emma Jeffs
Dr Rebecca Tooher
Prof John Coveney
Dr Chris Barton
Chris Morris
Isobel Ludford
Somi Somehsa
Kate Kameniar
Vicki Xafis
Emily Bain
Odette Gibson

Mission

The South Australian Branch of the PHAA is committed to advancing public health in South Australia. This is achieved by member's involvement on public health, primary health care and environmental health committees and groups, by conducting a seminar program, assisting in professional development and advocacy.

Current Initiatives

Representation on the Primary Health Care Policy Committee.

Representation on the Health Reform Network which promotes health reform through the SA Generational Health Review.

Cooperative work with the South Australian Refugee Health Network.

Details of Meetings

Executive Meetings are held each month and at least four public seminars are held each year.

2011 State Population Health Conference
'Population Health: Working across sections, settings and ages'

Saturday 29 October 2011
9.00 am - 5.00 pm

Click on this link for more inforamtion - Call for Abstracts Flyer - Abstracts to be submitted by Friday 12 August 2011

Program - information coming soon

Click this link for Registration

Conference Plenary Talk - Why is the obesity epidemic so challenging to address?
Kerin O'Dea, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia

http://www.phaa.net.au/documents/111104 ODEA_Kerin_SPHC2011.pdf

PHAA SA Branch: Public Health Careers Workshop

Wednesday 31 August, 2011, 6 -9 pm

Click on this link for more inforamtion

Letter from Branch President - Dr Jackie Street - April 2010

Advocacy

Mentoring Program 2010 - Projected 2010 launch: July	July 2010
Primary Health Care Strategy Submission	26 February 2009
Mentoring Program 2008 Information Pack Mentee Expression of Interest Mentor Expression of Interest Form	April 2008
Public Health Association's response to the SA Dept of Healths Research Transfer Discussion Paper (PDF)

2011 Diary Events

2011 State Population Health Conference
Population Health:
Working across Sectors, Settings and Ages

Please Click on the Link below for more information

http://www.phaa.net.au/documents/111005_Registration_StatePopHealthConf_Program.pdf

PHAA SA Branch: Public Health Careers Workship Wednesday 31 August 2011 6 - 9 pm Students and graduates in the area of public health wanted to participate in interactive hands on workshop to help you develop your career portfolio and map the next steps in your public health journey. Numbers are limited so register early! Click on the link below to download the flyer with registration form http://www.phaa.net.au/documents/email/SABranchCareersWorkshopflyerandregistrationform.pdf	31 August 2011
2011 State Population Health Conference	29 October 2011
International Volunteering in Health World Cafe Event Click this link below to downdload flyer/registration form	3 May 2011
Forum - Exploring the social role of water in South Australia 'Under Pressure: Water & Wellbeing Registration Form	23 February 2011

2011 Awards and Scholarships

Student Scholarship to attend PHAA 2nd National Food Futures Conference 2011

Indigenous Scholarship 2011 to attend PHAA 41st Annual Conference - Criteria and Application Information - Applicatons close 25 May 2011

The Konrad Jamrozik Student Scholarship 2011 - Criteria and Application Information
Applications close 25 May 2011

Basil Hetzel Leadership in Public Health Award 2011 - Application Guidelines
Nomination Form

The South Australian Community Health Association (SACHA) Primary Health Care Practitioner Award
Application Guidelines and Nomination Form

The Kerry Kirke Student Award

2011 Mentoring Program June - November 2011

Information Pack
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Mentor EoI Form
Mentee EoI Form
Mentoring Program Report 2010

2010 Diary Events

PHAA 40th Annual Conference, Adelaide
http://www.phaa.net.au/40thPHAAAnnualConference.php

27-29 September 2010

2010 Awards and Scholarships

The Kerry Kirke Student Award
http://www.phaa.net.au/documents/email/KerryKirkeStudentAwardNomForm.doc

2009 Awards

Basil Hetzel Award Winner 2009 - Professor Peter Baghurst

Photo - http://www.phaa.net.au/productimages/BasilHetzelPeterBaghurst.jpg
Photo L - R, Rosemary Byron-Scott, Basil Hetzel, Peter Baghurst, Phil Robinson and Teresa Burgess

Previous Basil Hetzel Award Winners -
Click this link

2009/2010 Past Events

World Cafe event Creating Career Pathways in Public Health and Health Promotion	12 May 2010
Presentation - Nana Oye Lithur CEO Human Rights Advocacy Centre Ghana Regional Coordinator (Africa) Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Click here for flyer	12 April 2010
PHAA (SA Branch), Insight and the Discipline of Public Health present Dr Richie Gun - Seminar Current Public Health issues in East Timor	21 October 2009
Health Reform: is it good for your health? Click this link for flyer and registration form	2 September 2009
SA State Population State Health Conference - 2009 Challenges and Successes in Population Health Keynote Speaker - Associate Professor Dennis McDemott flyer	31 October 2009
SA State Population Health Conference 2009 Evaluation Report

Past Events

"Consuming Interests: How can public health compete with marketing of unhealthy products?"	29 April 2009
SA Population Health Conference Public Health Research for the Real World	October 2008
SA Population Health Conference Links to Keynote Speakers: Wendy Rogers (bio) Ilona Kickbush (bio) Conference Program(PDF)	October 2007
Climate Change & Public Health Seminar Wednesday 21st March From 5pm for a 6pm start Enterprise House Room 1A 136 Greenhill Rd, Unley Program & Registration Form (PDF)	March 2007
3rd Public Health - Health Promotion Annual Conference Enterprise House Saturday October 21st 2006 Report (PDF)	October 2006

Links

Australian Health Promotion Association

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