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June 2022

YHF and CHF News
YHF Update
 

Hi YHF members,

Well, the election has come and gone and things are moving fast!

This month we have a couple of consumer advisory roles as well as some surveys that it would be great for you to check out! 

As a bit of a post election update i wanted to provide some info to you all. 

With the change in government we now have some new minsters to work with, Greg Hunt as the Minister for Health and Anne Aly as the Minister for Youth. We are very excited to be working with them both moving forward and have already reached out to initiate contact. 

Hopefully over the coming weeks, we will be able to meet with them as both CHF and YHF to discuss what health consumers and young people in the health system need!

Ill make sure you keep you all updated on how things go, you can hopefully look forward to that in the next monthly newsletter

Also keep an eye out for an irregular email update that will be coming to let you know how you can be involved in some exciting projects that our young leaders have been working on.

In the mean time, check out the roles and opportunities to provide feedback and input below! 

Have a lovely weekend, 

Luke. 
Exercise and Sport Science Australia Ethics Committee 

The Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) is the peak professional  body for exercise and sports science is seeking a consumer advisor for their ethics and disciplinary committee

 The ESSA Ethics Discipinlary Comitte is to: 

  • Consider Complaints and disciplinary cases
  • Act in accordance with the ESSA Consitution
  • Act in compliance with the ESSA Rules for complaints
  • Review the ESSA Code of Practice

This will be a 3 year term with regular online meetings.

Consumer advisors will be remunerated per meeting attended. 

To apply: 
Send in your Expression of interest with a short CV outlining your experiences in the area of ethics, complaints and review processes to Rachel at Rachel.Tijani@essa.org.au By 5pm 24 june 2022

You should also contact Rachel with any questions you have about the role. 
HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer Program Advisory Group Roles

The Kirby institute is seeking 2 consumers to be part of an advisory group to support a research program into primary care opportunities to enhance HPV Vaccination rates and cervical screenings in priority population groups. 

The Consumer Advisory Group will: 

  • Ensure consumer perspectives are taken into consideration in all aspects of the project
  • Co-develop with other stakeholders the proposed project intervention 
  • Advocate on behalf of consumers
  • Work with the project investigators and managers as well as other project groups ans stakeholders

It is also worth mentioning that the expectation is that you will reflect on and present community issues rather than personal/individual concerns. 

This will be a 3 year role with meetings every quarter and at other cirital points in the project. 

Meetings will be online and sitting feels will be paid to those who attend. 

To apply:
Send your EOI and a short CV to Professor Claire Vajdic at cvajdic@kirby.unsw.edu.au by 5pm 24 June 2022
Opportunities with other organisations and the wider CHF
WH&Y Commission and Researchers: Engaging LGBTQIA+ young people

Join Walkley Award winning journalist and @ABCQueer content lead Mon Schafter in conversation with the WH&Y Commissioners and researchers as they discuss how best to partner with queer young people in health research. 

This should be a good webinar for any queer young people who are interested in getting more involved in health research. 

When: Wednesday 29 June at 6pm 
REGISTER HERE
Australia's Health Panel: Has Covid impacted your fruit and vegetable consumption?

In 2022 the Consumers Health Forum of Australia has partnered with the Fruit and Vegetable Consortium to conduct a research and engagement project to identify incentives, barriers and messages to increase vegetable consumption.

For the May 2022 Australia’s Health Panel survey we want to ask YOU about the impacts of COVID-19 on you and your families personal vegetable consumption. This will then contribute to the larger project as we develop policy recommendations for a broad range of health areas including diet, nutrition and exercise.
FIND OUT MORE
Survey: Online Marketing of Harmful Products (Gambling, Alcohol & Unhealthy Foods)
 

FARE Australia and VicHealth are conducting a short community survey to collect community voices on the issue of online marketing for products that are harmful to the health and wellbeing of our community.

The survey will collect views on the online marketing of alcohol, gambling and unhealthy food and beverages, and the team want to hear from community members who are most impacted by these products.

The results from the survey will support ongoing policy and advocacy work around online marketing of harmful products in Australia.

Please sharing the survey with your networks to help prompt community responses to the survey. A stakeholder kit is available here.

The survey is open to people aged 18 and over and will be open until 19 June 2022.
 
LEARN MORE HERE
CHF Survey: Eating for Better Health 

CHF are partnering with the Fruit and Vegetable Consortium (of Nutrition Australia) to learn about how people buy and eat vegetables. 

This survey asks you about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on you and your family's vegetable consumption.

Your answers will help us understand the barriers people face to eating more vegetables. It will help us make recommendations to the Minister for Health and the Government about what people need to improve their, and their families’, overall health and wellbeing by eating more vegetables.

Contact Tammy (t.wolffs@chf.org.au) if you have any questions
FILL IT OUT HERE
CHF's Welcome to The New Health Minister

Well the election has come and gone with an emphatic change of government. 

We have an entirely new set of minsters and most importantly, a new health minister in Mark Butler. CHF has welcomed the new health minister and outlined the priority issues for health consumers in the press release you can access below.  

I would encourage you to check it out and let me know what issues you think should be on the agenda for the incoming minister for health.
READ MORE HERE
Health Consumers Queensland Webinar: Reimagining Healthcare For Young People
 

Reimagining healthcare for young people is a free webinar exploring how young people experience healthcare and what can be done to make it better. Led by a diverse panel of young people, with different health conditions and experiences from different backgrounds who use the health system.

The youth panel will explore:

  • What matters to young people
  • What does great health care for young people look like?
  • How do we get there and what barriers need to be removed?

When: Thursday 23 June 2022, 4.00pm – 5.30pm
 
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Medicines and brand names explained by NPS MedicineWise

Did you know most medicines have two names? The active ingredient name and the brand name. NPS MedicineWise has produced a helpful recourse to explain the difference between active ingredient and brand names in medicine and explain what generic medications mean for you.
READ IT HERE

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