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Subject Coordinator

Law and Management in Health (PHE3LMH)

Wellbeing and Prevention in Health (PHE5WPH)

Integrated Health Promotion (PHE5IHP)

Practising Health Promotion (PHE5PHP)

Promoting Health Through Groups (PHE5PHG)

Lecturer

Law and Management in Health (PHE3LMH)

Wellbeing and Prevention in Health (PHE5WPH)

Integrated Health Promotion (PHE5IHP)

Practising Health Promotion (PHE5PHP)

Promoting Health Through Groups (PHE5PHG)

Public Health Policy (PHE5POL)

Evidence Based Public Health (PHE5EBP)

Health Management Strategy and Operations (PHE5HSO)

Tonnesen H (Ed) (2012). Engage in the Process of Change; Facts and Methods. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.  (Co-author)

Fawkes S, Fudge C and Engelhardt K (2012). Healthy cities: comprehensive solutions to urban health improvement. In Scriven, A and Hodgins M (Eds) Health Promotion Settings. Principles and Practice. (pp 110-125) London: SAGE Publications    

Textbooks/ Chapters

Lin V, Smith J, Fawkes S with Robinson P & Chaplin S (2007). Public health practice in Australia: The organised effort, Sydney, Allen and Unwin. (REVISING 2012)

Lin V & Fawkes S (2005). Achieving effectiveness in health promotion programs: Evidence, infrastructure and action in Behavioural change: An evidence-based handbook for social and public health. Sydney: Elsevier Limited: pp 17-43         

Fawkes S (1993) in Leeder S., Oldenburg B., Wise M., Hawe P., Nutbeam D. (Eds). Pathways to Better Health. National Health Strategy Issues Paper No.7. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. Commissioned chapter examining hospitals as settings for health promotion.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Lin V and Fawkes S (2007). Health promotion in Australia: twenty years on from the Ottawa Charter. Promotion & Education, Vol. 14, No 4: 203-208

Lin V, Fawkes S (2005). PROLEAD: Health promotion leadership development in the Western Pacific Region. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Vol 16 Issue 3: 176-178

Fawkes S, de Leeuw E and Mittelmark M (2004). Health Futures @ Health2004. Journal of Futures Studies, Vol 9 No 1: 107-114

Fawkes S (1997). Aren't health services already promoting health? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 21, No 4: 391-397

Hill D, Fawkes S & Murphy M (1990). Hospital based group smoking cessation programs. Australian Health Review, Vol 13, No 2: 95-102

Project Reports, Research Monographs, Commissioned papers, Other non-peer reviewed publications

Lin V, Fawkes S, Mercado S, Lee T, Engelhardt K. (2009) Building Capacity through Reflective Learning and Action Systems: Towards high performing health promotion systems.  WHO (WPRO), Manila.

Fawkes S, Mouy B, Oldenburg B, Watson R, Abdullah A. (2008). A rapid review of chronic disease prevention strategies and programs in selected OECD countries. Part A. Monash University, Melbourne

Fawkes S, Mouy B, Oldenburg B, Watson R, Abdullah A. (2008). A rapid review of chronic disease prevention strategies and programs in selected OECD countries. Stocktake documentation. Part B. Monash University, Melbourne

Lin V, Fawkes S and Hughes A (2008). A vision for prevention in Australia: Discussion paper. Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies, Melbourne.

David A, Lin V, Fawkes S & Poljski C (2007). People at the centre of health care: Harmonizing mind and body, people and systems, Manila, Philippines, WHO (South East Asia and Western Pacific Regional Offices).

Lin V, Fawkes S (2007) Dialogue-based tool for national health promotion capacity-mapping. WHO (WPRO), Manila

Lin V, Fawkes S (2006) Evaluation of PROLEAD (WHO Health Promotion Leadership Development Program). WHO Kobe Centre (Kobe)

Lin V, Fawkes S (2006) Framework for health promotion action for the Western Pacific Region, 2006-2009, WHO (WPRO), Manila

Lin V, Fawkes S (2005) National health promotion capacity mapping in the Western Pacific region. WHO (WPRO), Manila

Lin V, Fawkes S (2005) Building capacity for pro-health governance at the glocal interface: Research implications. WHO Centre for Health and Development, Kobe

Lin V, Fawkes S, Ehsani J, Murphy G et al (2004) Patient at the centre: Reorienting healthcare practices. WHO (WPRO), Manila and WHO (Kobe), Kobe

Fawkes S, Lin V (2003) Health promotion leadership development: Program model for Western Pacific Region. Working paper prepared for WHO (WPRO). WHO (WPRO), Manila, October

Fawkes S, Lin V (2003) Effectiveness of health promotion in changing environment and lifestyle in developing countries of the Western Pacific Region: A review and a proposed framework. WHO (WPRO), Manila

St Leger L, Fawkes S, Marshall B et al (1993). Health promotion and the implementation of the national health goals and targets. A report prepared for the four Implementation Groups (Cancers, Cardiovascular Disease, Injury, Mental Health) and the Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services, Canberra

Contributing author: Nutbeam D, Wise M, Bauman A, Harris E and Leeder S (1993). Goals and Targets for Australia's Health in the Year 2000 and Beyond. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra (Section: Health Systems)

Columnist, Better Health Briefing (1990-1993)

Medium term evaluation of Prolead - WHO health leadership development program

Capacity mapping of national health promotion systems in Asia Pacific Region

People centred health care policy in Asia Pacific Region

Use of futures studies/foresight in system reform (including safety, compensation and recovery systems in Victoria)