Partnering to prevent chronic disease
The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
Chronic disease is our greatest health challenge, causing the most premature deaths and disability in Australia and most other countries.
The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre (Prevention Centre) works to support Australia’s prevention system through collaboration between researchers, policy makers and practitioners.
What we do
The Prevention Centre works in partnership with the end-users of research – policy makers and practitioners – to strengthen and enhance the national prevention system through our extensive infrastructure and networks, capability building, and with support and translation of innovative policy-relevant evidence.
A systems thinking approach
Building system leadership
Incubating and driving new knowledge
Accelerating the use of new knowledge and methods to inform policy and practice
Our priority areas
Science communication for prevention
The Prevention Centre has built a national and international reputation in science communication for prevention. We use innovative science communication techniques to synthesise and disseminate new knowledge in forms that are useful for policy makers and practitioners.
With a growing media and social media presence, we are a leader in Australia’s prevention community for communicating the value of prevention.
Engage with us
“The Institute is incredibly proud to manage and support the Prevention Centre. Its role in the public health community is highly regarded, particularly in applying systems approaches to chronic disease prevention and innovations in creating policy relevant communications.”
Dr Martin McNamara, CEO, The Sax Institute
Learn more
Visit our website preventioncentre.org.au to access resources, news and events around the prevention of chronic disease for research, policy and practice.
Funding statement
The Prevention Centre is managed by the Sax Institute in collaboration with our funding partners:
