Next Aust Govt must act on obesity, gambling, and climate harms
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), which represents 2,000 public health professionals, will today release its seven election priorities ahead of this year’s federal election.
Media are invited to Mural Hall, Parliament House, to hear PHAA CEO, Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, discuss the importance of strengthening our nation’s public health programs.
The Association’s election priorities, available at voteforpublichealth.com are:
- Establish a permanent Australian Centre for Disease Control
- Invest in prevention to save lives and money
- Act on obesity to help more Australians maintain a healthy weight
- Invest in First Nations people’s health to close the gap
- Protect our health by acting on climate change
- Reform gambling so people lose less
- Introduce universal oral health care through Medicare
WHAT: Public Health Association of Australia election priorities launch
WHEN: 11am AEDT, Wednesday 22 January 2025
WHO: Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO, Public Health Association of Australia
WHERE: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra
For further information/comment:
Paris Lord (he/him), PHAA Communications & Media Manager, 0478 587 917, [email protected]
About the Public Health Association of Australia
We’re Australia's peak body for public health and advocate for the health and wellbeing of everyone. We strive to help prevent – rather than cure – illness and disease. We represent around 2,000 individual members from more than 40 professional groups interested in the promotion of public health. We have branches in every State and Territory. Learn more at phaa.net.au
Contact details:
For further information/comment:
Paris Lord (he/him), PHAA Communications & Media Manager, 0478 587 917, [email protected]