Value proposition

Australia's peak body for public health. We advocate for fewer people getting sick.

We’re Australia's peak body for public health and advocate for the health and wellbeing of everyone. We strive to help prevent, rather than cure, illness and disease.

Our campaigns and activities span numerous public health issues from environmental health, immunisation and pandemic control, through to tobacco, gambling, physical activity, junk food marketing, preventive mental health, health education and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

Our 2,000+ individual members represent over 40 professional groups interested in the promotion of public health. We have branches in every State and Territory.

We also produce The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH); a peer reviewed, multidisciplinary, open access journal covering public health issues.

Learn more at phaa.net.au