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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations to everyone who played a role in advocating for this essential agency 👏
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Sep 4

Operational from 1 January 2026, it's hoped that the Australian CDC will serve as a central and credible source of information as we confront emerging communicable disease threats, but it will also play a crucial role in chronic disease prevention and promoting health equity.
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣 The Federal Government announced yesterday that they have introduced legislation to establish an independent Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC).
www.cdc.gov.au/newsroom/new...
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Aug 14

You can also join the Commission for a webinar on the interim report this Friday 15 August 2025 at 1:30pm AEST. Register to attend the webinar at events.teams.microsoft.com/event/71c8e7...
#PreventiveHealth #ProductivityCommission

Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Productivity Commission has released its 'Delivering quality care more efficiently interim report' & invites public submissions until 15 Sept. This is an opportunity for individuals and organisations working in prevention to share their perspectives.
Learn more at www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/cu...

Improving efficiency to deliver better care

In this interim report, the Commission presents its initial findings and draft recommendations and invites further information and feedback from interested people and organisations.

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jul 31

📅 Applications close: Monday 25 August 2025
👉 Read more and apply here: scholarships.uq.edu.au/scholarship/...
#PhDScholarship
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Evaluating systems change in the chronic disease prevention system - Top-Up PhD scholarship

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jul 31

This opportunity is open to prospective domestic students based anywhere in Australia with the option to work remotely, in a hybrid arrangement, or alongside team members at partner institutions, depending on preference and location.
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jul 31

The successful candidate will benefit from the combined expertise of three leading institutions. The University of Queensland Institute for Social Science Research, The Prevention Centre, as industry supervisor, and supervisory support via Deakin University's Institute for Health Transformation
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jul 31

🔹 Use/develop/adapt methods to collect, analyse & interpret this evidence to evaluate the impact of the Prevention Centre on the chronic disease prevention system
🔹Contribute evidence to inform & guide sustainable evaluation and measurement of systems change in chronic disease prevention action
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jul 31

Project objectives:
🔹 Establish a framework for monitoring and evaluating system shifts within the chronic disease prevention system
🔹 Identify and provide evidence of meaningful shifts in chronic disease prevention system function, structure and relationships
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨
In collaboration with The University of Queensland and Deakin University, we are offering an exciting PhD opportunity to work alongside the Prevention Centre to help shape how we evaluate change in the chronic disease prevention system.
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Amy Carrad @amycarrad.bsky.social · Jul 4

Why does #finance matter in #foodsystems?

Great question! If you want to find out the answer, don't miss the Hothouse's July #SavingTheWorld webinar, with @katesievert.bsky.social.

📅 17th July 2025
🕧 12:30pm AEST
🔗 hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/why-fi...

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jun 26

Check out The Chronicle June issue at preventioncentre.org.au/engage-with-... and subscribe to keep up to date with the latest in chronic disease prevention research and news. 🧵4/4

The Chronicle, a chronic disease prevention newsletter

Monthly updates on preventative health and systems thinking, with resources and events featuring projects from the Prevention Centre.

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jun 26

...and we launch our new five-part series, Pathways to Impact, which shines the spotlight on how knowledge translation is driving real-world change in prevention and public health. 🧵3/4

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jun 26

We also provide insights on the progress of our Australian-first initiative, Partnering for Prevention… 🧵2/4

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jun 26

📩 Our bi-monthly newsletter The Chronicle is out now! In this edition we present some of the key findings from our 2025 Preventive Health Conference workshop on co-designing a systems thinking capability building strategy #Prevention2025 🧵1/4

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jun 19

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨
We’re looking for a Senior Research Coordinator (Research Fellow) to work with us.
This part-time role offers hybrid working and the opportunity to make a real impact in chronic disease prevention.
Learn more and apply now at preventioncentre.org.au/engage-with-... #ResearchFellow

Work or study with the Prevention Centre

Opportunities for working or studying with leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners in chronic disease prevention.

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · Jun 10

🎉Congratulations to Professor Gita Mishra on receiving an Order of Australia in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List for her remarkable contributions to medical research, particularly in epidemiology and women’s health.
preventioncentre.org.au/people/profe...

Professor Gita Mishra

Professor Gita Mishra is the Director of the Centre of Research Impact for Women and Non-Communicable Diseases (CRE WaND), one of the CREs that contribute to the Collaboration for Enhanced Research Im...

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Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · Jun 4

Cities & Health: A Dialogue of Two Universities, Thurs, 10am AEST, Ainslie Arts Centre, Ngunnwal/Ngambri Country.
UC & Uni Sydney researchers will explore the intersection of urban environments and #PublicHealth. Opening remarks by HE Ambassador of Peru to AUS.
events.humanitix.com/cities-and-h....

Cities and Health

Cities and Health: A Dialogue of Two Universities—a dynamic forum exploring the intersection of urban development and public health.Patronage of Embassy of Peru

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · May 21

How are Australia’s #preventivehealth leaders driving change? This panel recap from the 2025 PHAA Preventive Health Conference explores insights from 4 state agencies, highlighting ambition, collaboration & adaptive strategies preventioncentre.org.au/news/ambitio...

#Prevention2025

Ambition, allies and the art of prevention leadership

State preventive health leaders share bold insights on collaboration, equity and systems change at the 2025 PhAA Preventive Health Conference.

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · May 19

Updated link to the full report now here www.health.nsw.gov.au/Reports/Page...

Reports - Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · May 19

📄 Read the full report here: www.healthcarefundingcommission.nsw.gov.au

#PreventionWorks #HealthForAll #NSWHealth #ChronicDiseasePrevention #PreventionPartnership #SystemsChange
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · May 19

We welcome this renewed focus on prevention across government and look forward to continued collaboration across sectors.

🧭 Let’s build a system designed not just to treat illness, but to promote and protect health across generations.
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · May 19

A healthier future for NSW starts with leadership, whole of government involvement and long-term investment in prevention.

As one of our funding partners, NSW Health plays a central role in this work.
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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre @preventioncentre.bsky.social · May 19

✅ A multi-agency advisory body, led by NSW Health and overseen by the Chief Health Officer, to guide government decision-making with a long-term view on population health.

This is an important moment. The Commission has reinforced what so many in our community already know:
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