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Retirements

Associate Professor Stephen Corbett – Director, Centre for Population Health Retired January 2022

Christine Newman – Deputy Director, Centre for Population Health Retired February 2022 Christine is a beloved colleague with an impressive career that spans five decades in health – the highlights of which include making safety improvements to our roads, hospital grounds and medication containers. She spent almost 20 years of that career in population health, consequently gaining the title ‘Queen of Population Health’ from her colleagues. Throughout her many roles, Christine ensured the community was at the centre of all she did, as “at the heart of it all, it’s the people that count”. This rung especially true throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is through her dedication, tireless support and fearless leadership that we have been able to navigate the storms to “With staff coming from all over the District to join Centre for Population Health, the feedback was unanimous that they valued the culture of the team, our teamwork and felt it one of the best teams they’ve worked in. “Her legacy and contributions to the success and achievements of the Centre are immeasurable,” said Dr Bag. More about Christine Newman. where we are today.” - Dr Shopna Bag, Director CPH.

When COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, Stephen Corbett knew he had to delay his retirement and lend his expertise to the one-in-100-year event. “Over the last two exhausting years we have been engaged daily in debates about how to manage the pandemic in its many guises – from managing cases and their families to the bigger issues such as how to keep vital industries and institutions from buckling under pressure.” - A/Professor Stephen Corbett. After 18 years working with WSLHD including two years on the response to COVID-19, the Population Health Director retired in January 2022. His career began at the University of Queensland, where he graduated in 1975, followed by work and training in general practice in western Sydney, Wollongong, and London before an esteemed career in public, environmental and occupational health. Stephen established himself as Director of the Environmental Health Food and Nutrition Branch in NSW Health for 13 years before transitioning to WSLHD in 2003. Stephen has contributed greatly to his field, not only within his work with WSLHD, but with his academic research and his work with universities, as well as shaping the minds of students in his field. More about Stephen Corbett.

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