


Meet Our Keynote Presenters
Dr Paul ArmstrongWA Department of Health
Acting Chief Health Officer of Western Australia and Acting Assistant Director General of the Public and Aboriginal Health Division
Keynote
Dr. Jesse BlissNational Environmental Health Association
Director PPD Department
Emergency Management / Disaster Risk Reduction
Disaster risk reduction and environmental health attributes
Integrating Environmental Health within the UN Disaster Risk Reduction (Sendai) Framework
Hon Assoc Prof Leanne CoombePublic Health Association of Australia
Policy and Advocacy Manager
WHO Public Health and Emergency Preparedness Workforce Roadmap
Emeritus Professor Mike DaubeCurtin University
Emeritus Professor
We can all make a difference – what works in public and environmental health advocacy?
Dr. David DyjackNational Environmental Health Assn
Chief Executive Officer
The Isthmus
Workforce panel - Environmental health champions?
Integrating Environmental Health within the UN Disaster Risk Reduction (Sendai) Framework
Hon Ged Kearney MPParliament of Australia
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
Opening of Congress
Prof Peter Le SouefUniversity of Western Australia
Professor of Paediatrics
Correcting UN data on global child mortality for the effects of environmental deterioration
Mr Simon MillmanParliament of Western Australia
State Member for Mount Lawley and Parliamentary Secretary to the Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA, Minister for Health; Mental Health
WA Government response to threats from tobacco/vaping
Professor Virginia MurrayUK Health Security Agency
Head of Global Disaster Risk Reduction
Disaster Risk Reduction – the importance of Environmental Health
Prof Sotiris VardoulakisUniversity of Canberra
Professor of Environmental Public Health and Director of the Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) Global Research Centre
Environmental and Climate Change Impacts on Human Health – Time for Action
A/Prof Aditya VyasUniversity of Canberra
Deputy Director, Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) Global Research Centre
A new era of environmental health practice for climate resilient health systems
Dr Mara WestTelethon Kids Institute
Kulunga Aboriginal Unit Coordinator
Environmental and Climate Change Impacts on Human Health – Time for Action
Hon. Reece Whitby MLAParliament of Western Australia
Minister for Energy; Environment; Climate Action
Day 2 Opening
Meet Our Speakers

Hon Assoc Prof Leanne Coombe
Public Health Association of Australia
Policy and Advocacy Manager
WHO Public Health and Emergency Preparedness Workforce Roadmap

Ms Krista Coward
North Metropolitan Health Service WA
Smoking behaviour audits – methodology, lessons learnt and the national and global context

Emeritus Professor Mike Daube
Curtin University
Emeritus Professor
We can all make a difference – what works in public and environmental health advocacy?

Ms Gayle Davis
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health
Workforce panel - Environmental health champions?

Dr Henry Dawson
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Senior Lecturer in Housing and Public Health
Workforce panel - Environmental health champions?

Ms Sonali Deshmukh
Seeley International
Analytical microbiologist
A review of current evidence supports CO2 as an indicator for Indoor Air Quality.

Miss Caroline Dewey
City of Vincent
Senior Public Health Officer
City of Vincent Smoke-Free Town Centres

Dr. Garry Dine
Edith Cowan University
Lecturer
Occupational Health and Safety Hazards Affecting Environmental Health Officers

Miss Rachael Donovan
Shire of Broome
Environmental Health Officer
Navigating the Outback: stories and challenges of Environmental health in the Kimberley

Dr Louise Dunn
Swinburne University of Technology
Senior Lecturer
Workforce panel - Environmental health champions?

Dr. David Dyjack
National Environmental Health Assn
Chief Executive Officer
The Isthmus
Workforce panel - Environmental health champions?
Integrating Environmental Health within the UN Disaster Risk Reduction (Sendai) Framework

Dr John Edwards
ECU
Adjunct Lecturer
Assessing Psychosocial Impacts and Resilience-building Strategies

Mr Brett Esbensen
Logan City Council
Health, Climate and Conservation Manager
Transforming Environmental Health Practice for a new era

Mr Syed Fahim
Bundaberg Regional Council
Environmental Health Officer
Unveiling water Pollution: Investigative Insights from Gateway to the Southern Great Barrier Reef

Mr. Doug Farquhar
National Environmental Health Association
Director of Government Affairs
WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures directing Environmental Health Policy

Ms Eloise Fawcett
Shire of Halls Creek
Senior Environmental Health Officer
Navigating the Outback: stories and challenges of Environmental health in the Kimberley

Ms Catherine Feeney
Shire of Derby West Kimberley
Local Recovery Coordinator
Martuwarra River Flood 2023 - Response and Recovery
Navigating the Outback: stories and challenges of Environmental health in the Kimberley

Mrs Nicole Foxcroft
City of Stirling and Edith Cowan University Master by Research Student
Environmental Health Officer / Student
An analysis of B. cereus, non STEC E. coli and S. aureus in ready-to-eat foods.

Mr Dane Gade
Kernow Environmental Services P/L
Team Leader - Environmental Health
Allergen Intervention & Food Sampling: A Four-Step Coordinated Approach

Dr. Wissam Ghach
Canadian University of Dubai
Associate Professor
Community Awareness of Safe Disinfectant Use in the Middle East amid COVID-19
Effectiveness of Pesticide Label Information, Color Codes, Pictograms among Farmers

Ms Katrina Graham
Northern Tasmanian Alliance for Resilient Councils
Program Manager
Tasmanian councils supporting climate healthy and resilient communities

Miss Emma Guilfoyle
Lake Macquarie City Council
Senior Lead Environmental Health
Driving Better Outcomes at a Local Level

Mr. Henning Hansen
EnviNa Denmark
IFEH Hon Vice President, IFEH Europe Chairperson, Chair IFEH DRR Committee
Emergency Management / Disaster Risk Reduction
Integrating Environmental Health within the UN Disaster Risk Reduction (Sendai) Framework

Mr Glenn Haskins
City of Parramatta
Senior Environmental Health Officer
Safe food, clean environment: Managing Environmental Health Risks at the Sydney Royal Easter Show








