🌱 Better food environments for children start with practical solutions. We're supporting a new research project exploring ways to help early childhood services put nutrition guidelines into practice. The work has the potential to improve nutritional quality of 500,000+ meals for children each week.

🔎 #FridayFindings What if you could test childhood obesity prevention policies before implementation? Try strategies in a live sandbox. https://preventioncentre.org.au/resources/national-decision-support-tool-for-preventing-childhood-overweight-and-obesity-in-australia/

Interactive interface: National decision support tool for preventing childhood overweight and obesity in Australia

This interface is part of a dynamic simulation model built to support a robust and evidence-based national planning process. Its primary purpose is not to predict specific outcomes, but to support broad engagement of key stakeholders and policy makers in Australia’s planning and design of health services.

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#FridayFindings 🔎What makes citizen science different from other participatory approaches in public health? A new study from University of Sydney (USYD) https://preventioncentre.org.au/publication/understanding-citizen-science-as-a-participatory-approach-in-public-health-research-and-practice/

🎯 Two upcoming events from the Prevention Centre: 📅 Building a Systems Thinking and Acting Workforce 9 Sept 📅 Beyond the Blueprint: Rethinking Co-design, Co-production and Co-creation 23 Sept ✅ Apply to join & be part of the discussions. 🔗 View events and apply: preventioncentre.org.au/events/

Health events calendar for Australia

Calendar of health conferences, seminars, online webinars and workshops in Australia related to the prevention of chronic disease.

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📩 Our quarterly newsletter The Chronicle is out now! In this edition we equity can be embedded into the machinery of policy, what it takes to translate systems thinking into practice, plus much more... Edition 89 👉 createsend.com/t/j-2DAE1C8A... Subscribe 👉 preventioncentre.org.au/engage-with-...

Bridging the gap between intent & impact is where equity work is tested and takes shape. We spoke with @heartfoundationau.bsky.social about embedding equity in practice 💡Start with shared understanding, align your organisation & make equity visible, not ad hoc preventioncentre.org.au/news/equity-...

Equity isn’t an add-on: lessons from the Heart Foundation

How the Heart Foundation is embedding equity into systems, strategy and decision-making to support long-term change in prevention.

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🎯 Two upcoming events from the Prevention Centre: Infant formula, toddler milk and the policy landscape 📅 30 June 2026 & Co-designing infant and child feeding support with new parents: the PICNIC Project 📅 2 July 2026 🔗 View events and register preventioncentre.org.au/events/ #PublicHealth

Health events calendar for Australia

Calendar of health conferences, seminars, online webinars and workshops in Australia related to the prevention of chronic disease.

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🏫 How do we adapt prevention programs so they genuinely work in rural and remote communities? 📅 27 May 2026, 11:00am to 12:00pm AEST

Adapting prevention for rural and remote settings: Why it matters and how can we do it?

This session shares practical insights into how physical activity and nutrition programs are delivered in rural school settings.

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If you're at the Public Health Association of Australia's Preventive Health Conference in Hobart this week, come and chat with us in-person and connect over coffee on us! #PHC2026

🎉 We are thrilled to welcome Sanjana Lokesha to our team as a PhD candidate, focusing on evaluating systems change in Australia’s chronic disease prevention system.

📩 Our bi-monthly newsletter The Chronicle is out now! In this edition we discuss how France’s National Authority for Health has used our model to inform prevention reform, plus much more... Edition 87 👉 createsend.com/t/j-A9697C6E... Subscribe 👉 preventioncentre.org.au/engage-with-...

🎉We welcome the Heart Foundation as a new funding partner of The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre. 🤝Together, we’re strengthening national leadership & evidence-based action on the environments & determinants that drive chronic disease prevention. preventioncentre.org.au/news/heart-f...

Heart Foundation joins national chronic disease alliance

The Heart Foundation has joined the Prevention Centre to strengthen national leadership and advocacy for chronic disease prevention.

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✨ Season’s Greetings ✨ As 2025 ends, we thank our partners, collaborators and community for your support and commitment to preventive health. We look forward to continuing our work together in 2026 to build a smarter, more connected prevention system. Wishing you a safe and restorative break 💫

📩 Our bi-monthly newsletter The Chronicle is out now! In this edition, we reflect on a landmark year for the Prevention Centre and look ahead to what 2026 may bring, plus so much more... Edition 86 👉 createsend.com/t/j-7B92773E... Subscribe 👉 preventioncentre.org.au/engage-with-...

💡 Healthy beginnings deserve smart tools Tiny Bites is an 18-month digital health intervention program for educators and carers that was co-designed by researchers from Deakin University, health promotion practitioners and early childhood educators 👉 preventioncentre.org.au/news/tiny-bi...

Tiny Bites: A digital approach to early-years prevention

Tiny Bites tests a scalable digital approach to strengthen early-years prevention, supporting responsive feeding in homes and early childhood care settings.

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ICYMI: Our November 2025 preventive health news roundup is live! 🔎 Explore the key stories from across the month, from chronic disease prevention and food policy debates to mental health research, social determinants and health equity 👉 preventioncentre.org.au/news/nov-202...

November 2025: preventive health in the news

A summary of media stories from November 2025 about the prevention of chronic disease and the social determinants of health with an Australian focus.

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#ICYMI 📩 Our bi-monthly newsletter The Chronicle is out now! In this edition of The Chronicle, we examine funding models for long-term preventive health strategies, the est. of a National Prevention Investment Framework and the importance of intentional collaboration among health leaders. 🧵1/3

📣 The Federal Government announced yesterday that they have introduced legislation to establish an independent Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC). www.cdc.gov.au/newsroom/new... 1/3 🧵

The Productivity Commission has released its 'Delivering quality care more efficiently interim report' & invites public submissions until 15 Sept. This is an opportunity for individuals and organisations working in prevention to share their perspectives. Learn more at www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/cu...

Improving efficiency to deliver better care

In this interim report, the Commission presents its initial findings and draft recommendations and invites further information and feedback from interested people and organisations.

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🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨 In collaboration with The University of Queensland and Deakin University, we are offering an exciting PhD opportunity to work alongside the Prevention Centre to help shape how we evaluate change in the chronic disease prevention system. 🧵1/6

Why does #finance matter in #foodsystems? Great question! If you want to find out the answer, don't miss the Hothouse's July #SavingTheWorld webinar, with @katesievert.bsky.social. 📅 17th July 2025 🕧 12:30pm AEST 🔗 hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/why-fi... @preventioncentre.bsky.social

📩 Our bi-monthly newsletter The Chronicle is out now! In this edition we present some of the key findings from our 2025 Preventive Health Conference workshop on co-designing a systems thinking capability building strategy #Prevention2025 🧵1/4

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 We’re looking for a Senior Research Coordinator (Research Fellow) to work with us. This part-time role offers hybrid working and the opportunity to make a real impact in chronic disease prevention. Learn more and apply now at preventioncentre.org.au/engage-with-... #ResearchFellow

Work or study with the Prevention Centre

Opportunities for working or studying with leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners in chronic disease prevention.

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🎉Congratulations to Professor Gita Mishra on receiving an Order of Australia in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List for her remarkable contributions to medical research, particularly in epidemiology and women’s health. preventioncentre.org.au/people/profe...

Professor Gita Mishra

Professor Gita Mishra is the Director of the Centre of Research Impact for Women and Non-Communicable Diseases (CRE WaND), one of the CREs that contribute to the Collaboration for Enhanced Research Im...

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Cities & Health: A Dialogue of Two Universities, Thurs, 10am AEST, Ainslie Arts Centre, Ngunnwal/Ngambri Country. UC & Uni Sydney researchers will explore the intersection of urban environments and #PublicHealth. Opening remarks by HE Ambassador of Peru to AUS. events.humanitix.com/cities-and-h....

Cities and Health

Cities and Health: A Dialogue of Two Universities—a dynamic forum exploring the intersection of urban development and public health.Patronage of Embassy of Peru

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How are Australia’s #preventivehealth leaders driving change? This panel recap from the 2025 PHAA Preventive Health Conference explores insights from 4 state agencies, highlighting ambition, collaboration & adaptive strategies preventioncentre.org.au/news/ambitio... #Prevention2025

Ambition, allies and the art of prevention leadership

State preventive health leaders share bold insights on collaboration, equity and systems change at the 2025 PhAA Preventive Health Conference.

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📢 Prevention in the Spotlight: NSW Special Commission into Healthcare Funding The NSW Special Commission into Healthcare Funding has delivered a strong and timely message: investment in preventive health is not just beneficial, it's essential. 🧵1/7

Seize the moment: and other calls to action on prevention – Croakey Health Media Prevention Centre Head and Adjunct Associate Professor Nadia Mastersson shares five key insights from the 2025 @publichealthaus.bsky.social Preventive Health Conference #Prevention2025 www.croakey.org/seize-the-mo...

Seize the moment: and other calls to action on prevention

The timing of the Preventive Health Conference – held on Ngunnawal Country in Canberra just days before the recent federal

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Register now to attend our May webinar: 'Mapping air'🌏💨https://utas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZN3wn66wTzeeQ8q0-pc6QA

📩 Our bi-monthly newsletter The Chronicle is out now! In this edition we share insights from the 2025 PHAA Preventive Health Conference, including Nadia Mastersson’s five key take-outs and a compelling panel recap with leaders from state preventive health agencies. #Prevention2025