Health Sociology

The Australian Sociological Association Health Thematic Group. Promoting the sociology of health, illness and healthcare. Tweets and RT not endorsed by TASA.

[TASA @AustSoc]

Submissions for TASA 2025 is now open!
This year’s theme: Sociology in Action! Wellbeing, Policy, and Activism in Times of Crises and Change.
Panel Submissions Close: March 17
General Abstracts Close: April 22 (STRICTLY, NO EXTENSIONS!)
https://t.co/Sni5jGWsn0
#TASA2025

[TASA @AustSoc]

New OPEN ACCESS #Book by TASA member Jenny Chesters et al.

Well-being During the Pandemic: Comparative Perspectives from the Global North and South

https://t.co/a25qGrVLV3
https://t.co/a25qGrVLV3

[Health Sociology @HealthTASA]

JOB OPPORTUNITY: UNSW is hiring a Post-Doctoral Fellow (Level B, part-time 0.6FTE), working with @DrEmmaKirby on ARC Discovery Project “Dying in delay”. Application closes 18 Dec 2024. More detail: https://t.co/uW9fgJUzyN @AustSoc

[SocioHealthLab @SocioHealthLab]

‼️📣 one week to go to our SHL (Un)Conference 📣‼️

Let’s connect, exchange and energise while thinking with our theme of Health Justice and engagement with health-related industry stakeholders.

FREE Registration here: https://t.co/DzN9SBiXe0

See the final updated program 👇🏻👇🏻

[SocioHealthLab @SocioHealthLab]

📣Great news!! We have extended the submission deadline for our (Un)Conference to 19th April‼️

Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your work/thoughts with us✨

Remember: we welcome traditional AND creative presentations.

https://t.co/DzN9SBiXe0

[SocioHealthLab @SocioHealthLab]

We are hosting a free 1-day hybrid UnConference for social and theory-informed health researchers, practitioners, consumers, carers, and artists to connect, exchange, and energise. We welcome submissions in both traditional and creative formats. Full CFP:https://t.co/M7fC1ZtaWJ

[Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance @ACDPAlliance]

The @healthgovau’s #consultation on the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions is a mechanism to raise challenges & opportunities to track progress & improve Australians’ mental & physical health & wellbeing. #PreventiveMentalHealth2024
🔗 https://t.co/yJDZmAFRqW

[Rebecca Zosel @rzosel]

📢 Public consultation on the refresh of the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions is now open.

View the consultation paper and online survey: https://t.co/NsjBvQEjti

Consultation closes 19th April 2024 at 15:00 AEST.

[Emma Kirby 🏳️‍🌈 @DrEmmaKirby]

New job alert 🚨 We’re looking to hire a post-doc to work with us on our ARC project on care transitions @AustSoc @BrenChurchill @LouisaESmith1 @IvaStrnadova @UNSWADA

https://t.co/hn4MHmBX05

[Karime Mescouto, PhD @KarimeMescouto]

Publication alert 🚨

I learnt so much from this beautiful @SocioHealthLab project and fantastic team working as an RA! Thinking about whiteness, mental health services, CALD communities, and emotions was humbling - to say the least.

It’s OA btw :)

https://t.co/6LlLXrNnpk

[Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies @Sydney_CHS]

Call for papers @HealthSocRev 2025 Special Issue: Relational Approaches to Conceptualising, Measuring & Enacting Wellbeing & Care in Palliative & End-of-life Contexts. Guest editors Sarah Maslen, @RebeccaEOlson & @AileenCollier15
Abstracts due 13 Feb 2024 https://t.co/GBoyKQleqs

[TASA @AustSoc]

Terrific PhD opportunity with fellow member @leahmouse @Sydney_Uni 'Future-proofing Australia's Care Economy (Healthcare students, migration, work and care).

Apply by Feb 29th.

For details, visit https://t.co/XlQLnBSg7H

[TASA @AustSoc]

**JOB OPP**

Manager, Interdisciplinary Research Projects (VPSG6)

Department of Health, Melbourne

Applications close on February 12th.

For details, and to apply, visit https://t.co/lVmQG4jFe9

@HealthTASA

[Adrian Farrugia @adrianfarrugia1]

Fantastic new article from @gemma_nourse. Her highly innovative research examines the relationship between gender and notions of optimisation as they take shape in health promotion materials on performance and image-enhancing drugs.

[Health Sociology @HealthTASA]

@Caez_Zheng @miriam_dillon @AustSoc and @LaetitiaColes!

[Health Sociology @HealthTASA]

TASA Health Thematic Group is delighted to welcome three new Co-Convenors: Mr Zhaoxi ZHENG, Ms Miriam DILLON and Dr Letitia COLES. The retiring team wishes you well in your two year term!
@Caez_Zheng @miriam_dillon @AustSoc

[Aileen Collier @AileenCollier15]

@EricaBorgstrom @libby_sallnow @cendeathsociety #deathstudies @HealthSocRev @RePaDD1 @HealthTASA @KateWoodyBath @KStajduhar @Renske_Visser @BillyRosaPhD @brett_scholz @KezNoo @Lucy_Selman @asds_death Please retweet :)

[Kiran Pienaar @KiranPienaar]

Excellent opportunity for those working on human - microbe relations. @CSSMicrobes applications are open for Spring 2024 fellows. May interest @chrisRmayes, @deanaleahy & colleagues applying more-than-human/posthuman approaches 🦠🧫

[Health Sociology @HealthTASA]

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Sociology of death, dying and bereavement.

[Alex Broom @BroomAlex]

❗️JOB❗️We are advertising for a Level A/B Postdoc (2 yrs initially), to work with us on the sociology of death, dying and bereavement. Open to a range of backgrounds - suit someone keen on qualitative and sensitive research. Join the fab @Sydney_CHS team! https://t.co/ppj1dKnSwZ

[Climate and Health Alliance @healthy_climate]

It's live 👉 https://t.co/zGF0ByY23k