MBBS, MPH, FAFPHM
Lecturer, Population Health
Queensland Health - Public Health Medical Officer
Contact details for Dr Megan Young
Biography
Megan undertook her undergraduate medical degree at the University of Queensland. She completed a Masters of Public Health at the same university and then undertook advanced training in Public Health Medicine. She has lecturered at Griffith University since 2007, concurrently practising as a specialist in Public Health Medicine with Queensland Health from 2008.
Research interest
- Communicable disease control including notifiable communicable diseases and vaccine effectiveness
Publications
Refereed journal articles
- Young MK, McCall B, Heel K (2010) The impact of pre-departure screening and treatment on notifications of malaria in refugees in south-east Queensland. Communicable Diseases Intelligence. 34(1): 22-25.
- Clifford H, Olszowy H, Young M, Hegarty J, Cross M (2009) Fluoride content of powdered infant formulae meets Australian Food Safety Standards. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 33: 573-576.
- Kendall E, Ehrlich C, Young M, Muenchberger H, Wilkie K, Rushton C (2009) Health partnerships: perspectives of medical practitioners in general practice, health systems and hospital settings. Australian Journal of Primary Health 15: 319-325.
- Young MK, Smith P, Holloway J, Davison RP (2008) An outbreak of Clostridium perfringens and the enforcement of food safety standards. Communicable Diseases Intelligence. 32: 462-465.
- Young MK, McCall BJ, Jardine D (2006) Two years of enhanced surveillance of sexually-transmitted chlamydia in south-east Queensland. Communicable Diseases Intelligence. 30: 456-461.
- Young M, Smith H, Gray B, Huang B, Barten J, Towner C, Plowman S, Afshar B, Fry N, Blair B, Savill J, McCall B (2005) The public health implications of a sporadic case of culture-proven Legionnaires’ disease. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 29(6): 513-517.
- Young M, Waters B, Falconer T, O’Rourke P (2005) Opportunities for health promotion in the Queensland women’s prison system. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 29(4): 324-327.
Other published articles
- Hoskins R, Vohra R, Vlack S, Young MK, Humphrey K, Selvey C, Beard F, Lyon M for Central Public Health Services (2011) Notes from the Field: Multiple Cases of Measles After Exposure During Air Travel — Australia and New Zealand, January 2011 [Letter]. Morbibity and Mortality Weekly Report. 60(25). 851.
- Young M, Smith H, Gray B, Huang B, Barten J, Towner C, Plowman S, Blair B, Savill J, McCall B (2006) Authors stand by recommendation on water heating [Letter]. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 30(3): 289-290.
- Young M, Waters B, Falconer T, O’Rourke P (2005) SF-36: Not the tool to monitor the health of subpopulations within the Queensland women’s prison system [Letter]. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 29(5): 487.
Current teaching areas
- Population Health including; epidemiology, research methods, evidence based practice, and preventative medicine