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Prevention and Community Health Committee (PCHC)

PCHC is one of the NHMRC’s two new Principal Committees for the 2009-12 triennium. It was established to provide advice to Council on issues in community and public health, as well as prevention of illness.

Functions

PCHC is one of the NHMRC’s two new Principal Committees for the 2009-12 triennium. It has been established to provide evidence-based health advice to Council on a range of matters in community and population health, prevention, and environmental health.

PCHC will consult with the community, health care professionals, and all levels of government in identifying emerging issues and gaps in knowledge, and developing and maintaining standards for the development of health advice.

The functions of PCHC, as gazetted by the Minister on 25 March 2009, are:

  • to provide the NHMRC with advice on issues in community and public health, and prevention;
  • such other functions as the Minister from time to time determines in writing after consulting the CEO; and
  • any other function conferred on the Committee by the NHMRC Act, the regulations or any other law.

Membership

The composition of PCHC is not defined under the NHMRC Act. PCHC has 10 members for the 2009-12 triennium.

PCHC has a strong public health focus. In addition to members with expertise in public health membership includes persons with backgrounds in Indigenous health; infectious diseases and immunology; and consumer advocacy.

A member of AHEC also sits on PCHC - this is a requirement of the NHMRC Act.

Prevention and Community Health Care Committee

Member Position
Professor Kerin O'Dea AO Chair
Professor Louise Baur Person with expertise in public health
Dr Kyllie Cripps Person with expertise in Indigenous health
Dr Marlene Kong Person with expertise in Indigenous health
Professor Mike Daube Person with expertise in public health
Dr Tony Hobbs Person with expertise in public health
Professor David Roder AM Person with expertise in public health
Mr Sebastian Rosenberg Person with expertise in consumer advocacy
Professor Steve Wesselingh Person with expertise in the field of infectious diseases, immunology and public health
Professor Ian Olver Member in Common with Australian Health Ethics Committee
Professor Melanie Wakefield Person with expertise in public health


Contact PCHC

Postal address PCHC Secretariat
NHMRC
GPO Box 1421
Canberra ACT 2601
Email address pchc@nhmrc.gov.au
Telephone (02) 6217 9487

 

Page reviewed: 3 February, 2012