Abstract Submissions

Abstract Submissions are NOW OPEN and will close Friday 19 June 2026

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PRESENTATION TYPES

  • Oral Presentation

    • Presenters will be allocated a time to present their work in the program.

  • Poster Presentation

    • Posters will be on display in the Exhibition Hall for the duration of the conference.

    • There is no template or structure posters need to adhere to other than being portrait orientation and no larger than 1m wide x 1.2m high. Posters presenters will be supplied velcro to adhere their poster to their relevant poster panel onsite at the Conference. Poster are only able to be presented as a physical poster displayed in-person onsite at the Conference.

Theme: Our environment, our homes, our hearts

We invite abstract submissions that reflect the breadth and variety of environmental health practice across Australia. This year’s theme, Our environment, our homes, our hearts, centres on the critical role of the home environment in supporting health, wellbeing, and equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Submissions are encouraged from across all jurisdictions and practice settings, recognising the varied approaches to environmental health service delivery nationally. We welcome contributions that showcase practice, research, policy, and community-led initiatives that improve environmental health outcomes.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SUBMITTERS

A condition of acceptance is that at least one author or nominated presenter registers for the conference. Presenters are responsible for their own accommodation and registration expenses.

ABSTRACT THEMES

    • Housing conditions, overcrowding, and functioning health hardware (water, sanitation, waste, power)

    • Sustaining healthy homes through effective repairs and maintenance

    • Practical implementation of Healthy Living Practices in the home

    • Links between home environments and infectious disease risk

    • Environmental drivers of infectious diseases transmission (e.g. Strep A, skin infections)

    • Primordial and primary prevention in household and community settings

    • Integrating environmental health and clinical care (e.g. clinic–environmental health referrals)

    • Health promotion resources and activities

    • Community-defined priorities and planning approaches (e.g. CEHAPs)

    • Aboriginal-led and community-controlled service delivery models

    • Co-design, governance, and culturally informed approaches to healthy homes

    • Embedding local knowledge, connection to Country, and community leadership

    • Housing and environmental health policy across jurisdictions

    • Sustainable funding, procurement, and accountability mechanisms

    • Cross-sector collaboration (health, housing, infrastructure, and local government)

    • Data, indicators, and approaches to scaling effective programs

    • Building and supporting the Aboriginal environmental health workforce

    • Training pathways, skills development, and career progression

    • Tools and technologies (e.g. SafetyCulture and other data systems)

    • Measuring, monitoring, and improving Healthy Living Practices in the home