This week the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and the Northern Territory Chronic Diseases Network (CDN) held the joint PHAA 44th Annual Conference and the 20th Chronic Diseases Network Conference in Alice Springs.
The Conference theme was based around the World Federation of Public Health Associations Global Charter for the Public’s Health, with a focus on services proposed in the charter of protection, prevention, promotion.
Luckily for those unable to attend the conference there was a steady stream of tweets highlighting some of the main themes arising out of the sessions.
These included the importance of early childhood in reducing inequities in health later in life, the need for recognition of the impact of colonisation and racism on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, an increased focus on prevention in order to reduce the impact of chronic disease and the fundamental role of social determinants in influencing health throughout the lifespan.
The following is a compilation of some of the tweets coming out of the conference, for more conference tweeting search Twitter using the hashtag #PHAACDN2016
1/3 chronic disease preventable, yet only 1.4% health budget spent on prevention. No wonder chronic disease continues to rise #PHAACDN2016
— Dr Lyndal Wellard-Cole (@DrLyndalWC) September 19, 2016
Unresolved grief has come through as a major issue during conference #PHAACDN2016 @wepublichealth https://t.co/5VaMAeA4te
— Dr Michael Moore AM (@mmoore50) September 21, 2016
.@Matt_Cooke86 agree with Rohan we have a majority of our 302 clinics managed by great #indigenous leadership teams #PHAACDN2016 https://t.co/uTIW6DRi2S
— Our Health in Our Hands ❤️💛🖤 (@NACCHOAustralia) September 21, 2016
.@DoctorBoffa :doubling min price of alcohol reduced consumption by 18% and reduced assaults by 50%. Fiscal policies work! #PHAACDN2016
— Jennifer Browne (@DrJennBrowne) September 20, 2016
Historical acceptance: Aus cannot move forward until we get our history right. Teach truth so we don't make the same mistakes #PHAACDN2016
— Dr Lyndal Wellard-Cole (@DrLyndalWC) September 20, 2016
Rosemary Calder from @AHPC_VU "SDOH need to be understood as risk factors & how they can be translated into practice/policy" #PHAACDN2016
— Social Determinants (@SDOHAlliance) September 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/AHPC_VU/status/778019547165040641
Chronic disease starts in early childhood so we need to invest where we can make a difference #PHAACDN2016
— Dr Helen Keleher (@helen_keleher) September 19, 2016
Donna Ah Chee says that if early childhood was a medicine, it would be funded universally! #PHAACDN2016
— Dr Helen Keleher (@helen_keleher) September 19, 2016
My key take home msg from Donna Ah Chee: if u get early childhood right they will be able to make their own way out of poverty #PHAACDN2016 pic.twitter.com/tHtQmosdns
— Dr Summer May Finlay (@SummerMayFinlay) September 19, 2016
Best way to close the gap between Aboriginal ppl & other Aust is to make sure it doesn't happen in the 1st place Donna Ah Chee #PHAACDN2016 pic.twitter.com/CtAh0OhkNz
— Dr Summer May Finlay (@SummerMayFinlay) September 19, 2016
Canadian doctors screen for and treat poverty in primary health care #PHAACDN2016 pic.twitter.com/sAsdoGsSKi
— Jennifer Browne (@DrJennBrowne) September 19, 2016
Engaging store managers to improve early childhood nutrition in remote #Indigenous communities @gypsy_kat2 #PHAACDN2016
— Jennifer Browne (@DrJennBrowne) September 19, 2016
Say low socio-economic settings rather than countries, inequity and poverty exist everywhere @BettinaBorisch #PHAACDN2016 @WePublicHealth
— Dr Michael Moore AM (@mmoore50) September 19, 2016
.@RoyalFlyingDoc CEO MARTIN Laverty says research shows social factors influence chronic disease more than anything else. #PHAACDN2016
— Dr Summer May Finlay (@SummerMayFinlay) September 19, 2016
