The Australian Public Health Conference is a national conference held by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), which presents a national and multi-disciplinary perspective on public health issues. PHAA members and non-members can contribute to discussions on the broad range of public health issues and exchange ideas, knowledge and information on the latest developments in public health. The Conference was first established in the 1970’s and celebrated its 45th year in 2018.

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The 2024 Conference theme is: ‘High value public health in a complex world’.

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Promoting and investing in a public health system to ensure it meets the needs of all people should be a priority in Australia. As a public health profession, it is critical that we continue to listen to, and advocate for, diverse voices. This is especially pertinent as public health concerns and committing to the implementation of the National Preventative Health Strategy have not received the attention they deserve.  Collaboratively, we need to scale up efforts to ensure greater understanding by the public and decision makers that groups and communities within Australia face unique and complex challenges.

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The outcome of The Voice Referendum came as a shock to many in the public health community. After the Voice, it is more critical than ever for the public health profession to advance and promote public health issues, and to recognise voices in our community who are being left behind or who have historically been marginalised in health decisions which affect them. We will host this discussion by bringing together researchers, practitioners, policy makers, students and community members who have a strong commitment recognising the diverse needs of our community, driven by evidence and experience.

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We warmly encourage you to lock the date in your diaries to join us for the Australian Public Health Conference 2024.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

The Conference objectives are to:

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• Create a safe environment for knowledge sharing, collaboration and relationship building;

• Promote and celebrate public health;

• To create an understanding of the past, present and future public health issues;

• Create an inclusive and culturally safe environment with opportunities to discuss issues of diversity, disability and accessibility, and provide an equal opportunity to be part of the program and public health discussion;

• Deliver latest research, program implementations and workforce developments;

• Showcase new developments in advocacy in public health through keynote speakers;

• Showcase leadership in public health from established and emerging leaders; and

• Highlight the activities of the PHAA, including state and territory branches and special interest groups, and encourage delegates to work together to achieve better health outcomes for Australians.

DELEGATE PROFILE
 

The conference will aim to facilitate conversations on improving effectiveness and efficiencies of public health through knowledge sharing and relationship building. The program must consider the needs and interests of the public health audience to ensure attraction and participation to the conference.

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The target audience for the conference is people who work for educational institutions, health agencies, associations, organisations, clinical health centres and employed as health administration and promotion officers, educators, planners, researchers, scientists, nurses and including a wide range of allied health professionals working locally, regionally, nationally and globally. Students are also encouraged to participate and submit to present their work at the conference.