Comments for Public Health Association of South Africa http://www.phasa.org.za Represents the interests of the public health community in South Africa. It promotes greater equity in health for all South Africans by advocating equitable access to effective health care and the basic conditions necessary to achieve health. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on ☆ Wellness Program Monitoring and Evaluations Coordinator by Avhatakali Edward Tshikhudo http://www.phasa.org.za/job-opportunities/wellness-program-monitoring-and-evaluations-coordinator.html#comment-862 Avhatakali Edward Tshikhudo Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:29:56 +0000 http://www.phasa.org.za/?p=1075#comment-862 Hi . This is an interesting job and a suitable one for my line of studies, work experience ; pasion and field of future professional prasctice. I am completing ( 90%) my MPH with the university of Liverpool. It will be more informative if you can post me a full job description and basic conditions of this post , including but not limited to salary, person specification, benefits on offer, working conditions etc. Similar jobs in othe centres especially rural areas will be of interest to me as i am into community decvelopment. Regards Avhatakali E Tshikhudo Hi .
This is an interesting job and a suitable one for my line of studies, work experience ; pasion and field of future professional prasctice.

I am completing ( 90%) my MPH with the university of Liverpool.

It will be more informative if you can post me a full job description and basic conditions of this post , including but not limited to salary, person specification, benefits on offer, working conditions etc.

Similar jobs in othe centres especially rural areas will be of interest to me as i am into community decvelopment.

Regards
Avhatakali E Tshikhudo

]]> Comment on ☆ Health Promotion Foundation Workshop by Maggie Mokonoto http://www.phasa.org.za/phasa-news/health-promotion-foundation-workshop.html#comment-858 Maggie Mokonoto Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:29:15 +0000 http://www.phasa.org.za/?p=998#comment-858 Dear Jackie As far as I understand the task team or working group has enough people with health background and as you know that Health Promotion does not address health in terms of disease, illness, medication and health education only, in our last meeting it was agreed that there is a need to recruit partners from other sectors. Sectors in this regard refer to different government departments such as agriculture, education, social development, trade and industry and etc. Please take note that the HPF is still at its conceptualization stage and it will take long before we can have this new body standing on its feet. As for subscription to the news letter, Annette Gerritsen and Mandy Salomo can be in a position to explain the process. I am hopeful that Annette will take this further. Regards Maggie Mokonoto Dear Jackie
As far as I understand the task team or working group has enough people with health background and as you know that Health Promotion does not address health in terms of disease, illness, medication and health education only, in our last meeting it was agreed that there is a need to recruit partners from other sectors. Sectors in this regard refer to different government departments such as agriculture, education, social development, trade and industry and etc. Please take note that the HPF is still at its conceptualization stage and it will take long before we can have this new body standing on its feet.
As for subscription to the news letter, Annette Gerritsen and Mandy Salomo can be in a position to explain the process. I am hopeful that Annette will take this further.
Regards
Maggie Mokonoto

]]> Comment on ☆ Health Promotion Foundation Workshop by Maggie Mokonoto http://www.phasa.org.za/phasa-news/health-promotion-foundation-workshop.html#comment-857 Maggie Mokonoto Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:28:31 +0000 http://www.phasa.org.za/?p=998#comment-857 Dear Thulani Please check other websites from Soul City and National Council Agaist Smoking. Regards Maggie Mokonoto Dear Thulani

Please check other websites from Soul City and National Council Agaist Smoking.

Regards
Maggie Mokonoto

]]> Comment on ☆ Health Promotion Foundation Workshop by Jackie Witthuhn http://www.phasa.org.za/phasa-news/health-promotion-foundation-workshop.html#comment-856 Jackie Witthuhn Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:57:37 +0000 http://www.phasa.org.za/?p=998#comment-856 Dear Maggie I am a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at Monash South Africa - a campus of Monash Australia. I am lecturing Health Promotion (second year Public Health students) this semester and have been involved in HP for a very long time...I've been working with the NCAS and Soul City in the past and would like to get involved again. I also worked in Health Promotion (Gauteng Health Department) for many years - Assistant Director). How can I become part of this forum and can I please subscribe to the newsletter? (subscription above didn't work.) Kind regards Jackie Witthuhn Dear Maggie

I am a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at Monash South Africa – a campus of Monash Australia. I am lecturing Health Promotion (second year Public Health students) this semester and have been involved in HP for a very long time…I’ve been working with the NCAS and Soul City in the past and would like to get involved again. I also worked in Health Promotion (Gauteng Health Department) for many years – Assistant Director).

How can I become part of this forum and can I please subscribe to the newsletter? (subscription above didn’t work.)

Kind regards
Jackie Witthuhn

]]> Comment on ☆ Health Promotion Foundation Workshop by Sizwe Tulumani http://www.phasa.org.za/phasa-news/health-promotion-foundation-workshop.html#comment-837 Sizwe Tulumani Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:10:08 +0000 http://www.phasa.org.za/?p=998#comment-837 Dear Maggie Thank you very much Maggie for your quick response in my coment i realy appreciate it....the reason why i made my coment is based on the fact that, our lectures and the school(WSU) state it very clear that they are not responsible to look for us jobs opportunities but students themselves are responsible for finding jobs....anyway thanks very much Maggie but let me know if you have found anythng concerning the job of Health promotion practitioner o any related field for that matter, my Qualification is Bsc. in Health promotion. Dear Maggie

Thank you very much Maggie for your quick response in my coment i realy appreciate it….the reason why i made my coment is based on the fact that, our lectures and the school(WSU) state it very clear that they are not responsible to look for us jobs opportunities but students themselves are responsible for finding jobs….anyway thanks very much Maggie but let me know if you have found anythng concerning the job of Health promotion practitioner o any related field for that matter, my Qualification is Bsc. in Health promotion.

]]> Comment on ☆ Non-communicable Diseases: reframing the conversation on health by Karen Hofman http://www.phasa.org.za/articles/non-communicable-diseases-reframing-the-conversation-on-health.html#comment-765 Karen Hofman Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:30:06 +0000 http://www.phasa.org.za/?p=977#comment-765 Leslie London makes an excellent point-- suggest reading this article Perspective: Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling — An Abuse of Trust by the Food Industry? Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., and Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H. N Engl J Med 2011; 364:2373-2375June 23, 2011 Leslie London makes an excellent point– suggest reading this article

Perspective: Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling — An Abuse of Trust by the Food Industry?
Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., and Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H.

N Engl J Med 2011; 364:2373-2375June 23, 2011

]]> Comment on ☆ Non-communicable Diseases: reframing the conversation on health by Leslie London http://www.phasa.org.za/articles/non-communicable-diseases-reframing-the-conversation-on-health.html#comment-763 Leslie London Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:28:47 +0000 http://www.phasa.org.za/?p=977#comment-763 It is worth noting that in the lead up to the UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases, there was considerable Civil Society advocacy for a stronger position on the role of industry - in light of the role of profit-making corporates in generating the huge burden of disease from NCDs worldwide, and the enormous potential for conflict of interest - as corporates and corporate-aligned scientists have been seen to have influence in key policy making forums in which WHO or UN agencies have been central. Whether the Summit's political declaration achieves a satisfactory resolution of this matter remains to be seen. But it is clear that the Declaration paid scant attention to this question - in fact making little clear statement regarding the adverse influence of corporates (other than for tobacco products) or on measures to limit conflict of interest. It is particularly in the area of NCDs that conflict of interest looms large, given the role of consumption of food and beverages in the generation of NCDs. It is rather surprising that in all the public comment on the the Summit resolution, relatively little attention has been paid to this issue, save from the vocal health advocacy sector. One wonders how much progress can be made unless the economic power underlying the NCD epidemic is tackled, and whether the UN really had such a fundamental shift in mind when the Declaration was adopted? It is worth noting that in the lead up to the UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases, there was considerable Civil Society advocacy for a stronger position on the role of industry – in light of the role of profit-making corporates in generating the huge burden of disease from NCDs worldwide, and the enormous potential for conflict of interest – as corporates and corporate-aligned scientists have been seen to have influence in key policy making forums in which WHO or UN agencies have been central.
Whether the Summit’s political declaration achieves a satisfactory resolution of this matter remains to be seen. But it is clear that the Declaration paid scant attention to this question – in fact making little clear statement regarding the adverse influence of corporates (other than for tobacco products) or on measures to limit conflict of interest.
It is particularly in the area of NCDs that conflict of interest looms large, given the role of consumption of food and beverages in the generation of NCDs.
It is rather surprising that in all the public comment on the the Summit resolution, relatively little attention has been paid to this issue, save from the vocal health advocacy sector. One wonders how much progress can be made unless the economic power underlying the NCD epidemic is tackled, and whether the UN really had such a fundamental shift in mind when the Declaration was adopted?

]]> Comment on ☆ Parenting Interventions for the Prevention of Child Abuse – Reviewing the Evidence by Jo La http://www.phasa.org.za/articles/parenting-interventions-for-the-prevention-of-child-abuse-%e2%80%93-reviewing-the-evidence.html#comment-359 Jo La Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:39:58 +0000 http://www.phasa.org.za/?p=702#comment-359 For survivors of sexual & domestic abuse this book is very helpful to realize you can break the cycle of pain and live a healthy life. http://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Tears-Stories-Entrapment-Empowerment/dp/0983421803 For survivors of sexual & domestic abuse this book is very helpful to realize you can break the cycle of pain and live a healthy life.
http://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Tears-Stories-Entrapment-Empowerment/dp/0983421803

]]> Comment on ☆ Healthy People – Health Environments by Tackling climate change: Putting health at the heart of the action | Public Health Association of South Africa http://www.phasa.org.za/articles/healthy-people-health-environments.html#comment-238 Tackling climate change: Putting health at the heart of the action | Public Health Association of South Africa Sat, 28 May 2011 12:03:10 +0000 http://46.17.2.81/~phasa/?p=223#comment-238 [...] health impacts of climate change are well documented (as highlighted by Jane Olwoch in an article published in February 2011 at the PHASA website). The same is true of the impacts on basic human [...] [...] health impacts of climate change are well documented (as highlighted by Jane Olwoch in an article published in February 2011 at the PHASA website). The same is true of the impacts on basic human [...]

]]> Comment on ☆ Conference impressions: Who? Why? What? by Tiisetso Motloung http://www.phasa.org.za/phasa-news/conference-impressions-who-why-what.html#comment-200 Tiisetso Motloung Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:55:25 +0000 http://46.17.2.81/~phasa/?p=107#comment-200 I am a regular attender of PHASA conference, and have completed my Master in Public Health at Wits University. My interests are more on Health Policy and monitoring and Evaluation of Public health Programmes. My attendace to this conference gives me an oppotunity to enhance my reaserch knowledge and skills. I am a regular attender of PHASA conference, and have completed my Master in Public Health at Wits University. My interests are more on Health Policy and monitoring and Evaluation of Public health Programmes. My attendace to this conference gives me an oppotunity to enhance my reaserch knowledge and skills.

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