School of Population Health

Associate Professor of General Practice appointed to the School
UNSW School of Population welcomes Joel Rhee as Associate Professor of General Practice who is the current chair of the RACGP Cancer and Palliative care network, and GP clinical lead at the HammondCare Centre for Positive Ageing and Care. A/P Rhee’s clinical and academic career has been focused on improving the care of people who are most in need.  <Read more here>

International borders are about to open, but our research shows the plight of stranded Australians is not over 
Australia’s international borders are due to reopen next month for people returning to states with 80% vaccination rates. But this does not mean the plight of Australians who have been stranded overseas during the pandemic is over.  <Read more here>

How to broach the sensitive question of COVID vaccination status
It isn’t mandatory to be vaccinated and some regard it as a private matter. Researchers say the best way to protect younger kids, and adults, from COVID is to ensure as many adults as possible are fully vaccinated. But how should you ask someone if they are vaccinated?   <Read more here>

Sport and physical activity play important roles for Indigenous communities, but there are barriers
Physical activity and sport are important in Indigenous cultures. How can barriers to participation be removed? Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show fewer than four in ten Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are doing enough physical activity. This is despite high Indigenous representation in professional sport, for example in Rugby League and AFL.  <Read more here>

Associate Professor Rohina Joshi appointed to lead new program in global health
A/Prof Joshi, a global health and health systems researcher, brings to the School a breadth of experience in developing low-cost healthcare models to deliver comprehensive primary health care and improving health information systems in low- and middle-income countries.  UNSW’s leadership in public health teaching in Australia and the Asia-Pacific, attracted A/Prof Joshi to the School of Population Health.  <Read more here>

Vaccine equity – a strategy for survival
What does vaccine equity look like? How do we stop COVID-19 becoming a disease of poverty? How can everyone be ‘free’ when freedom is dictated by equitable access to vaccines? We welcomed an esteemed panel of vaccine experts to explore not only the complexities in answering these questions, but also the imperative to shift perception of vaccine equity from a moral issue to one of global survival.   <Read more here>

Soon you'll need to be vaccinated to enjoy shops, cafes and events - but what about the staff there?
A feature of of Sydney and Melbourne roadmaps will be the requirement to be fully vaccinated to do certain things like gather with larger groups of friends or enter venues including hairdressers, hospitality, gyms and entertainment. This raises several considerations, including whether staff have to be vaccinated, and how staff will check people’s COVID vaccination status, enforce the rules, and deal with abuse hurled at them by non-compliant customers.   <Read more here>

Chief health officers are in the spotlight like never before. Here's what goes on behind the scenes
Until COVID-19, few people knew anything about Australia’s chief medical officer or the state and territories’ chief health officers. Now they are front and centre of the news cycle. But media coverage misses the nuances of the role.   <Read more here>

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