John Eastwood
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Professor John Eastwood
Professor Eastwood is Medical Officer of Health and Public Health Physician, National Public Health Service, Dunedin, New Zealand; Executive Clinical Advisor Clinical Services Integration and Population Health, Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia; Director National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence for Integrated Health and Social Care, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia. Professor Eastwood is also Adjunct Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia; Clinical Professor University of Sydney, Australia; and Honorary Clinical Professor Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
For the last 40 years, he has worked as a Senior Health Executive, Public Health Physician, International Development Advisor, and Population Child Health Specialist. As Principal Public Health Advisor to the New Zealand Ministry of Health and Director of Public Health Programs for the New Zealand Public Health Commission, John provided national-level policy advice on public health matters, including general practice and primary care, maternity services, health system reform, legislative reform, nutrition and food administration, health promotion, injury prevention, cancer control, crime prevention, screening and immunisation.
Professor Eastwood has represented New Zealand at the World Health Assembly and provided technical advice to the WHO on health promotion and child health and development. He has also undertaken international development work for AusAID, UNFPA and NZODA, including primary healthcare, reproductive health, institutional strengthening of the health system, and maternal, child and youth programme delivery in China and the Pacific. Professor Eastwood is currently providing technical advice to WHO in relation to Child and Adolescent health and well-being.
Professor Eastwood’s current research interests are sector capacity building, interagency integrated care, and trans-generational transmission of health and well-being. In 2010 he established the Sydney-based Early Years Research Group and, in 2014, the Australian Prime Minister award winning Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods Integrated Care Initiative for families experiencing adversity. In 202O he was awarded an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence grant for Integrated Health and Social Care.
Professor Eastwood is currently in Dunedin, New Zealand where he is working as Medical Officer of Health for the New Zealand National Public Health Service.
For the last 40 years, he has worked as a Senior Health Executive, Public Health Physician, International Development Advisor, and Population Child Health Specialist. As Principal Public Health Advisor to the New Zealand Ministry of Health and Director of Public Health Programs for the New Zealand Public Health Commission, John provided national-level policy advice on public health matters, including general practice and primary care, maternity services, health system reform, legislative reform, nutrition and food administration, health promotion, injury prevention, cancer control, crime prevention, screening and immunisation.
Professor Eastwood has represented New Zealand at the World Health Assembly and provided technical advice to the WHO on health promotion and child health and development. He has also undertaken international development work for AusAID, UNFPA and NZODA, including primary healthcare, reproductive health, institutional strengthening of the health system, and maternal, child and youth programme delivery in China and the Pacific. Professor Eastwood is currently providing technical advice to WHO in relation to Child and Adolescent health and well-being.
Professor Eastwood’s current research interests are sector capacity building, interagency integrated care, and trans-generational transmission of health and well-being. In 2010 he established the Sydney-based Early Years Research Group and, in 2014, the Australian Prime Minister award winning Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods Integrated Care Initiative for families experiencing adversity. In 202O he was awarded an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence grant for Integrated Health and Social Care.
Professor Eastwood is currently in Dunedin, New Zealand where he is working as Medical Officer of Health for the New Zealand National Public Health Service.
Professor Eastwood is Medical Officer of Health and Public Health Physician, National Public Health Service, Dunedin, New Zealand; Executive Clinical Advisor Clinical Services Integration and Population Health, Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia; Director National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence for Integrated Health and Social Care, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia. Professor Eastwood is also Adjunct Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia; Clinical Professor University of Sydney, Australia; and Honorary Clinical Professor Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
For the last 40 years, he has worked as a Senior Health Executive, Public Health Physician, International Development Advisor, and Population Child Health Specialist. As Principal Public Health Advisor to the New Zealand Ministry of Health and Director of Public Health Programs for the New Zealand Public Health Commission, John provided national-level policy advice on public health matters, including general practice and primary care, maternity services, health system reform, legislative reform, nutrition and food administration, health promotion, injury prevention, cancer control, crime prevention, screening and immunisation.
Professor Eastwood has represented New Zealand at the World Health Assembly and provided technical advice to the WHO on health promotion and child health and development. He has also undertaken international development work for AusAID, UNFPA and NZODA, including primary healthcare, reproductive health, institutional strengthening of the health system, and maternal, child and youth programme delivery in China and the Pacific. Professor Eastwood is currently providing technical advice to WHO in relation to Child and Adolescent health and well-being.
Professor Eastwood’s current research interests are sector capacity building, interagency integrated care, and trans-generational transmission of health and well-being. In 2010 he established the Sydney-based Early Years Research Group and, in 2014, the Australian Prime Minister award winning Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods Integrated Care Initiative for families experiencing adversity. In 202O he was awarded an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence grant for Integrated Health and Social Care.
Professor Eastwood is currently in Dunedin, New Zealand where he is working as Medical Officer of Health for the New Zealand National Public Health Service.
For the last 40 years, he has worked as a Senior Health Executive, Public Health Physician, International Development Advisor, and Population Child Health Specialist. As Principal Public Health Advisor to the New Zealand Ministry of Health and Director of Public Health Programs for the New Zealand Public Health Commission, John provided national-level policy advice on public health matters, including general practice and primary care, maternity services, health system reform, legislative reform, nutrition and food administration, health promotion, injury prevention, cancer control, crime prevention, screening and immunisation.
Professor Eastwood has represented New Zealand at the World Health Assembly and provided technical advice to the WHO on health promotion and child health and development. He has also undertaken international development work for AusAID, UNFPA and NZODA, including primary healthcare, reproductive health, institutional strengthening of the health system, and maternal, child and youth programme delivery in China and the Pacific. Professor Eastwood is currently providing technical advice to WHO in relation to Child and Adolescent health and well-being.
Professor Eastwood’s current research interests are sector capacity building, interagency integrated care, and trans-generational transmission of health and well-being. In 2010 he established the Sydney-based Early Years Research Group and, in 2014, the Australian Prime Minister award winning Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods Integrated Care Initiative for families experiencing adversity. In 202O he was awarded an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence grant for Integrated Health and Social Care.
Professor Eastwood is currently in Dunedin, New Zealand where he is working as Medical Officer of Health for the New Zealand National Public Health Service.
