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Public Health peak welcomes new VicHealth CEO, Prof Anna Peeters

Public Health Association of Australia < 1 mins read

4 February 2025

 

The Public Health Association of Australia enthusiastically welcomes the appointment today of Professor Anna Peeters to the role of CEO of VicHealth.

VicHealth is a vital agency advancing the health of Victorians by focusing on health promotion, prevention, and public health. But it also plays an important national leadership role.

That is why the PHAA is so excited about the appointment of an outstanding leader in Professor Peeters as VicHealth’s new CEO.

“Professor Anna Peeters is leading expert in a range of areas of public and preventive health, particularly in obesity, and is a policy and research leader,” PHAA CEO, Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin said.

“She is evidence-driven, strategic, committed, and enormously highly regarded in the field.

“We very much look forward to working with Professor Peeters in her new role.”

 

 

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:

Paris Lord (he/him), PHAA Communications & Media Manager, 0478 587 917, [email protected] 

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