Associate Professor
Fahad Hanna
Positions
Public Health Researcher and Educator
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Media expert
Background
Associate Professor Fahad Hanna is a public health researcher and educator at Torrens University Australia. His work focuses on health policy, chronic disease management and improving how evidence informs practice. Fahad is also Assistant Chief Editor for Frontiers in Public Health – Health Policy, where he helps guide peer review, supports authors and contributes to global discussions about health-system strengthening and equity. His research interests include chronic disease self-management, health literacy in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, AI-supported care, heart failure management and youth mental health and suicide prevention. He also contributes to research supervision, curriculum development and Work-Integrated Learning opportunities for Public Health students.Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Doctorate, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program), Monash University
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Aleppo University
- Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education, Monash University
Areas of Interest
- Chronic disease prevention and management
- Healthy ageing
- Dementia care
- Health systems
- Health workforce development
- Community engagement
- Person-centred care
- Self-management
- Prevention strategies
- Innovative approaches to population health
Previous media coverage
For migrants, dementia can mean losing a language – and a whole world - The Conversation
One Childhood Diet Habit Was Linked to a 46% Lower Alzheimer’s Risk - Newsweek
Universities Have a Mental Health Problem. International Students Are Showing Us Where It Starts - Higher Education Digest
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About
Background
Associate Professor Fahad Hanna is a public health researcher and educator at Torrens University Australia. His work focuses on health policy, chronic disease management and improving how evidence informs practice. Fahad is also Assistant Chief Editor for Frontiers in Public Health – Health Policy, where he helps guide peer review, supports authors and contributes to global discussions about health-system strengthening and equity. His research interests include chronic disease self-management, health literacy in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, AI-supported care, heart failure management and youth mental health and suicide prevention. He also contributes to research supervision, curriculum development and Work-Integrated Learning opportunities for Public Health students.Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Doctorate, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program), Monash University
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Aleppo University
- Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education, Monash University
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Expertise
Areas of Interest
- Chronic disease prevention and management
- Healthy ageing
- Dementia care
- Health systems
- Health workforce development
- Community engagement
- Person-centred care
- Self-management
- Prevention strategies
- Innovative approaches to population health
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Media
Previous media coverage
For migrants, dementia can mean losing a language – and a whole world - The Conversation
One Childhood Diet Habit Was Linked to a 46% Lower Alzheimer’s Risk - Newsweek
Universities Have a Mental Health Problem. International Students Are Showing Us Where It Starts - Higher Education Digest