Events

This section of our website includes information about upcoming Prevention Centre events as well as relevant seminars, conferences and training events being held by other organisations.

If you would like to have your event listed on this page, please email us.

Research driving policy and practice to get people active

28 May 2019, Sydney: This third annual seminar will focus on the impact of the innovative research partnership between the NSW Government, Office of Sport and the Prevention Research Collaboration’s sport and active recreation group – SPRINTER.

Unhealthy marketing to kids forum

11 June 2019, Melbourne: The PHAA is running this pre-conference event as a one-day forum to address the issue of tackling the ineffective controls on marketing alcohol, junk food and gambling products to our kids.

Smashing the Silos - Public Health Prevention Conference 2019

12-14 June 2019, Melbourne: The Prevention Centre is a principal sponsor of this conference which will focus on exploring sub-themes of economics of prevention and what is working, what needs to be strengthened and what are the biggest gaps in prevention systems.

Systems thinking breakfast with Professor Diane Finegood

13 June 2019, Melbourne: Join us for an interactive breakfast on the second day of the PHAA Health Prevention Conference 2019 with visiting international systems thinking expert Professor Diane Finegood. This satellite event will discuss why complex is not the same as complicated and what this means for how we approach complex problems. Limited tickets available.

Emerging Health Policy Research Conference - Call for abstracts

27 June 2019, Sydney: This conference, held by the Menzies School for Health Policy, will showcase emerging health policy research of academic researchers, health policy professionals and higher degree research students. Dr Ioana Ursu, Director and Founder, Mapping Health will deliver the keynote presentation.

Food Governance Conference

3-5 July 2019, Sydney: The Food Governance Conference will explore how law, policy, and regulation address food system challenges or contribute to them at local, national, regional, and global levels.

Partnerships for Better Health

29-30 August 2019, Sydney: At this international symposium thought-leaders will discuss the biggest health challenges of today and how we must work in partnership to solve them.

Australian Public Health Conference 2019

17-19 September 2019, Adelaide: This national conference presents a national and multi-disciplinary perspective on public health issues. Participants can contribute to discussions on a broad range of public health issues and exchange ideas, knowledge and information on the latest developments in public health. Call for abstracts closes 5 May 2019.