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Public Health Association of Australia Health Promotion Special Interest Group #HPSIG

https://www.phaa.net.au/Web/Web/About/SIGs/Health-Promotion.aspx
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Welcome to the new PHAA Health Promotion Special Interest Group (HP SIG) on Bluesky!

We're excited to create a space where members can connect, share, and stay up to date. We'll be posting about HP SIG activities, events, and all things related to public health and health promotion.
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Join us in welcoming Amy Coates to the Health Promotion Special Interest Group (HP SIG) Committee of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA).

Learn more about the HP SIG: www.phaa.net.au/Web/Web/Abou...
November 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
PHAA calls for smarter, sustained investment & bold policy to protect health, not industry profits.

This includes stronger food industry regulation that contributes to diabetes!

🔗 www.phaa.net.au/Web/Web/News...

#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesLife #PHAA
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Today is #Worlddiabetesday!
Did you know that 215 million adults are living with diabetes in our Western Pacific region? That's more than any other region.

Join the regional group of experts tackling this issue next Aug 2026
🔗 www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/news/registr...
Registrations now open for the region’s largest diabetes congress! | Diabetes Australia
The countdown is on, with registrations and abstract submissions now open for one of the most significant international diabetes events ever hosted in
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This Movember, let's change men's health

Stats:
2.4M prostate cancer cases expected by 2040
Testicular cancer diagnoses doubled since 1990
Men are 2x more likely to die by suicide

This November:
Grow a moustache
Move 60km for the 60 men lost to suicide every hour
Join events:au.movember.com/events
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Movember, the month formerly known as November, is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Join us in welcoming Dr Myat Myat Thein to the Health Promotion Special Interest Group (HP SIG) Committee of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA).

Learn more about PHAA’s HPSIG: phaa.net.au/Web/Web/Abou...

#PublicHealth #HealthPromotion #PHAA #PublicHealthAustralia
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
☀️Summer is Coming

Exposure to UV radiation causes over 95% of skin cancers. In Australia, 2 in 3 people will be diagnosed with some form of skin cancer before age 70.

In 2024, there were 18,964 new melanoma cases diagnosed and 1,340 deaths in Australia.

Shared by Myat Myat Thein
October 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Prevention Imperative: New Zealand Universal Wellbeing Conference 2025
Sep 2025 | Auckland

Over 2 days, leaders from NZ engaged with evidence based frameworks, strategic tools, and innovative applications of the Universal Wellbeing Model & Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool
October 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
🌍 World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day 2025
Theme: Collaborative Knowledge Communication

Have you ever shared a story that helped someone make a better decision — about their health, family, or community?
That’s collaborative knowledge communication.

- Shared by Adelaide Chiang
World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day | World EBHC Day
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October 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Global Tobacco Use Falling — But Not Fast Enough

Tobacco use dropped from 33.1% (2000) to 19.5% (2024), projected to be 19.2% by 2025 — just short of the 30% reduction target.

Women met the goal early; men’s use remains 32%.

🔗 www.who.int/publications...

Shared by: @drazizrahman.bsky.social
WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030
This report presents WHO estimates of tobacco use prevalence among the population aged 15 years and older from 2000–2024, with trends projected to 2030. Estimates are at global, regional and country l...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Reposted by PHAA Health Promotion SIG
📢 We are seeking new Editors!

EOIs sought from experts in:
👉Indigenous health
👉Environmental health
👉Infectious disease
👉Chronic disease prevention
👉First Nations research methods
👉Evidence synthesis & systematic reviews
👉Quantitative methods

More: www.phaa.net.au/common/Uploa... #PublicHealth
October 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
🚭 Tobacco Licensing Enforcement in NSW

NSW has enforced Tobacco licensing for retailers, with potential penalties to be imposed for those involved in non-licensed sales of tobacco products.

🔗 tinyurl.com/53xj8vuu

- Shared by @shariqalikhan.bsky.social
Enforcement of tobacco licensing to commence as grace period ends for retailers
The three-month grace period for NSW retailers and wholesalers to apply for a licence to sell tobacco or non-tobacco smoking products as part of the Minns Labor Government’s new Tobacco Licensing Sche...
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October 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Every day, 58 people in Australia will be diagnosed with breast cancer. October is breast cancer awareness month - a time to focus on support for patients, and the importance of early detection in saving lives.
October 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Breaking the sitting cycle!

With so much time spent at the desk, it’s easy to forget how much our bodies need movement.

The Australian Physical Activity Guideline recommends for adults (18 to 64 years):
🚶‍♂️ 150–300 mins of moderate activity, or
🏋️ 75–150 mins vigorous activity/wk
September 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🚦 Road Safety in Australia

Australia saw more road traffic injuries & deaths in early 2025 vs 2024.

🚎 Unfortunately, not all contributing factors are known to the authorities.

- Shared by HPSIG member Babatunde Balogun
September 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
National Drowning Report 2025 Reports Alarming Rise in Fatal Drownings

Australia has recorded 357 drowning deaths in the past year — the highest ever, marking a 27% increase over the 10-year average.

Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/4tpd495y

Shared by Hannah Graefe (née Calverley)
September 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Indigenous Ethical Governance: Barriers and Approaches
By Dr Nazmul Huda

Ethical research with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities faces:
🔹Complex & time consuming approvals
🔹Uneven ethics committee coverage
🔹Resource constraints

⬇️ Read more for solutions
August 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
📢 HPSIG Committee Nominations Are NOW OPEN

We are calling for nominations for the 2025–26 Health Promotion SIG Committee. If you are interested in contributing to the leadership and direction of the SIG, we encourage you to nominate.

#HealthPromotion #PHAA

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August 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
📢 Health Promotion SIG Annual General Meeting (AGM)

We are pleased to invite members to the Health Promotion SIG Annual General Meeting (AGM) on:

🗓 Thursday, 25th September 2025
🕑 2:00 – 3:00 PM AEST
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register NOW for the AGM: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: HP SIG AGM 25 September 2-3 pm. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: HP SIG AGM 25 September 2-3 pm. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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August 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This #BullyingNoWay Week (11–15 Aug), prevention means more than reacting. It’s about building systems where bullying is less likely to happen at all.

Theme: Be bold. Be kind. Speak up. Let’s make prevention part of culture, policy & everyday practice.
August 14, 2025 at 6:24 AM
What makes a world-class workplace wellbeing system? 🌱

Freedom Wellbeing Institute shares 10 key features, from evidence-based strategy to leadership buy-in & real accountability. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/VlUbeZDeeqc

Follow Freedom Wellbeing Institute for more: www.linkedin.com/company/free...
August 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Registration is now open for the Australian Public Health Conference 2025!

Join public health leaders, researchers, policymakers, and advocates to engage in strengthening networks and drive action.

📅 16–18 September 2025
📍 Novotel Wollongong Northbeach, Dharawal Country, NSW
🔗 www.austph2025.com
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The Australian Public Health Conference is held by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) | Conference dates: Tuesday 16 to Thursday 18 September 2025 in Wollongong/Dharawal Country, NSW | ...
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July 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
📈 Early-onset #cancers (under 50) are rising sharply in Australia—esp. bowel, breast, thyroid & uterine cancers.
Drivers may include #obesity, #diet, gut microbiome shifts & early-life exposures.
🔗 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

#publichealth #healthpromotion #cancer
If we're to stop the rise in under 50s getting cancer, things need to change
There are ways to change the steep cancer trajectories that gen X and millennials might be on.
www.abc.net.au
July 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Flu is not just a bad cold. It's serious—and preventable!

💉Get your flu shot this year to protect yourself, your mob, and your community.

Especially if you're 65+, pregnant, living with a chronic illness, or First Nations.

- shared by our HPSIG member Huma Abdi
July 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Australia has success stories in #tobaccocontrol. While the supply of #vaping is under strict legislative control, similar measure is lacking for #cigarette supply.
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June 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Patients often seek guidance and support from their doctors in their efforts to quit #smoking. However, this essential assistance is undermined when health professionals themselves engage in smoking. Read findings on smoking behaviours of Australian GPs here: lnkd.in/gNpWGQiJ

#publichealth
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June 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM