Professor David Hill AM

Professor David Hill is the Director of The Cancer Council Victoria. He is one of Australia's leading public health researchers, and is widely regarded as a leading international expert in social marketing and public health campaigns. Professor Hill, who received his PhD in psychology from the University of Melbourne, has authored or co-authored a large body of scientific articles and reports in the medical, public health and psychological literature. In the tobacco control field he is particularly known for his research on: adolescent and adult smoking rates; strategies help smokers quit and prevent young people from starting to smoke; banning tobacco advertising and sponsorship smokefree workplaces and restaurants health warnings on cigarette packs.

He is a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, an Adjunct Professor at Deakin University and an Honorary Professor at Monash University. In 2001, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for 'services to the promotion of community health, particularly in the development of cancer awareness and prevention programs'. He holds senior positions on major national committees, including the NHMRC Health Advisory Committee. In 1996, the Federal Minister for Health invited him to chair the Ministerial Tobacco Advisory Group to establish the first comprehensive national anti-smoking campaign launched in Australia. He is now chairman of the National Expert Advisory Committee on Tobacco which is responsible for the National Tobacco Strategy to which all states and territories committed in June 1999.

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