John Catford

Background

About John Catford

Professor John Catford has been a Professor of Public Health for over thirty years and has held senior academic and health service management positions in Australia and the UK, and with the World Health Organisation. Training initially in paediatric medicine, he has held positions as a Clinician, Professor, Chief Health Officer, Dean, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, Executive Director Medical, CEO and Board Chair. With more than more than 500 publications he also has very extensive experience of education design, development and delivery. Current appointments include Public Health Specialist Adviser, COVID Pandemic Response, Victorian Government; Professor Emeritus, Deakin University; Consultant Emeritus, Epworth HealthCare; Chair, Academic Board, Cairnmillar Institute; Chair, Editorial Board, Health Promotion International; Governor, Windermere Foundation; and Director, Eve Learning. John has previously been Board Chair of VicHealth, Latrobe Health Assembly, Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria, Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS), and Commissioner of the two Victorian Government’s Boards of Inquiry into the Hazelwood Mine Fire. He understands how community, health and educational organisations work and how to transform them into new higher levels of performance.