Public Health Is...

Public Health Association of Australia Inc
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Public Health Is... What is public health? Join us as we speak with experts in public health from a wide variety of backgrounds in this podcast brought to you by the Public Health Association of Australia.

Episodes

  1. 10 Aug

    Public Health Is... Tobacco Control

    In this episode of Public Health Is... Paris and Stephen talk with Professor Michelle Jongenelis and Associate Professor Raglan Maddox about the state of play in Australia's tobacco control efforts. We also hear from PHAA President Caroline Miller, who has decades of experience in tobacco research, as she chats with PHAA Manager of Policy and Advocacy Malcolm Baalman. Please be advised this episode was recorded earlier in the year.

  2. 27 July

    Public Health Is... Better with a Centre For Disease Control

    In this episode of Public Health Is... the Director General of the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Professor Zoe Wainer, speaks with PHAA CEO Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin. What is a CDC? And why isn't it the ACDC? Listen and find out.

  3. 20 July

    Public Health Is... Evidence-based

    Paris and Stephen chat with Professor Michelle Jongenelis from the University of Melbourne and co-convenor of the PHAA Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Special Interest Group, and Laura Hunter from the Australian Council on Smoking & Health, otherwise known as ACOSH, about the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2025 released last week showing further decline in Australia's smoking rates.

  4. 13 July

    Public Health Is... Actually, what is Public Health?

    In episode 1 of Public Health Is... hosts Paris Lord and Dr Stephen Owen are joined by CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin. Terry provides a big picture overview of public health and why public health is everything. Learn more about the PHAA at phaa.net.au

  5. Season 1 Trailer

    Public Health Is... coming this week

    We're launching our new podcast "Public Health Is…" tomorrow. What is Public Health? In this teaser you'll hear from PHAA President Professor Caroline Miller, PHAA CEO Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, Amy Coates from PHAA Tasmania, and PHAA manager of Policy and Advocacy Malcolm Baalman. Join Paris and Stephen as they ask "what is public health"?   https://www.phaa.net.au/Web/News/PHAA-Podcast----Public-Health-Is.aspx

Trailer

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About

Public Health Is... What is public health? Join us as we speak with experts in public health from a wide variety of backgrounds in this podcast brought to you by the Public Health Association of Australia.

Information

  • Creator
    Public Health Association of Australia Inc
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Public Health Association of Australia Inc
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