Population Health Congress 2022

Population Health Congress 2022 is organized by Public Health Association of Australia Inc (PHAA) and will be held from Sep 21 - 23, 2022 at Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia Australia.

Theme: The 2022 Congress theme is: Towards a just, safe and sustainable future for Australasia.

Description:

The Population Health Congress brings together Australia and New Zealand’s four leading professional population health organizations: Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA); Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA); Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA); and the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM).

?Held every 3-4 years, the Congress attracts attendees from a range of population health backgrounds. The Congress provides an unparalleled opportunity for members of these organizations and others contributing to or concerned about key population health issues to meet and network across and within organizations in a spirit of collegiality and a focus on impact.

?In 2022, the Population Health Congress 2022 will be met in the beautiful country of the Kaurna people. We acknowledge and respect the traditional custodians whose ancestral lands we are meeting upon, the Kaurna people. We acknowledge the deep feelings of attachment and relationship of the Kaurna people to their place, and also pay respects to the cultural authority of the other Indigenous peoples visiting, and pay respects to them as the original custodians of their lands and to their ancestors, including visitors from Aotearoa, and Pacific Island Nations

?The Congress offers delegates the opportunity to:
• Update skills and knowledge in the fullest range of fields and disciplines necessary to understand and improve population health
• Attend satellite workshops and meetings
• Mix with colleagues, sponsors and exhibitors in both a social and professional capacity; and
• Contribute to the development of Congress objectives.

Congress Objectives:
The objectives of Population Health Congress 2022 are as follows:
• Creating an environment to share knowledge and collaborate, building an ‘Australasian population health community’;|
• Providing face-to-face and virtual attendance options to enhance accessibility and ensure delegate safety;
• Recognising and encouraging inter-sectoral action, and fostering and embracing diversity
• Nurturing emerging researchers and practitioners to develop population health careers;
• Developing the knowledge base for population health practice including the relevance of Indigenous knowledge in policy, practice and research;
• Facilitating the development of the science of population health across Australasian by sharing information and critiquing evidence, and
• Providing evidence on good practices by which Australasian progress in planning and implementing population health initiatives can be measured.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.