Professor Anna Peeters AM
CRE Director
EMAIL [email protected]
Alfred Deakin Professor Peeters is Director of the Institute for Health Transformation and Professor of Epidemiology and Equity in Public Health at Deakin University. She is Past President of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society and sits on national and international advisory boards and steering committees. In 2014 she was awarded the prestigious World Obesity Federation Andre Mayer Award for research excellence in obesity and a Churchill Award for innovative work in equity and population prevention.
Anna graduated with a PhD in Virology from the University of Melbourne in 1997, then held research positions at Monash University, Erasmus MC (the Netherlands), and the Baker Institute, before commencing at Deakin University in 2015. She held the positions of Associate Director of the Global Obesity Centre and Deputy Director Centre for Population Health Research within the School of Health and Social Development before her appointment as Director of the Institute for Health Transformation in 2018. A public health researcher, she is particularly interested in the provision of information to facilitate objective and equitable choices in public health by policy makers, practitioners and the public.
Professor Anna Peeters AM's news and media
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Rewarding year for Prevention Centre network in 2023
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Creating a level playing field – why investment is urgently needed to future-proof the Australian public health research workforce
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Healthy food policies in sport and recreation settings make for healthy customers and revenue
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Prevention Centre chronic disease prevention June newsletter
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King’s Birthday Honours for prevention
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Connections at the 2023 Preventive Health Conference
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The global view of obesity
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International Congress on Obesity (ICO) Melbourne Oct 18-22
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August Chronicle newsletter
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Jurisdictions come together to drive action on healthy food retail in healthcare settings
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#Prevention2022 Wrap
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CERI expands with three further Centres of Research Excellence
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Big Appetite for Food Dashboard
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The UK is banning online junk food marketing: what’s stopping Australia?
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Australia in 2030 – A bold and progressive path to better health
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Time to tackle obesity, another threat to global health and wellbeing
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The power of working together: Research centres join forces in major new platform for prevention
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Professor Anna Peeters AM's resources
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Collaborating for healthier food retail
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Building healthier, more equitable and sustainable food systems for Australia
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Australia’s Food Environment Dashboard launch
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