Spurrier became Chief Public Health Officer for South Australia in August 2019. Four months later,she was involved in the state's response to bushfires.[6] From March 2020,Spurrier led South Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic,[4] giving daily press conferences alongside PremierSteven Marshall in which she was called "calm,honest and direct".[5] She became popular with the public and had a cocktail named after her at Adelaide bar 2KW.[7] Despite her "cult following",she ruled out a move into politics.[8][9]
In September 2022,a newly discovered species of bacteria was named Nicolia spurrieriana in recognition of Spurrier's work during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
Personal life
Spurrier has been married to David Spurrier,a physiotherapist,for thirty years and they have a daughter and two sons.[6][8] Her mother,sister,and brother in law are all also doctors.[12]
Nicola J Spurrier; Michael G Sawyer; Jennifer J Clark; Peter Baghurst (1 January 2003). "Socio-economic differentials in the health-related quality of life of Australian children: results of a national study". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 27 (1): 27–33. doi:10.1111/J.1467-842X.2003.TB00376.X. ISSN1326-0200. PMID14705264. WikidataQ53359918.
Nicola J Spurrier; Robert E Volkmer; Christina Abi Abdallah; Alwin Chong (1 June 2012). "South Australian four-year-old Aboriginal children: residence and socioeconomic status influence weight". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 36 (3): 285–290. doi:10.1111/J.1753-6405.2012.00872.X. ISSN1326-0200. PMID22672037. WikidataQ40039558.
Allison Larg; John R Moss; Nicola Spurrier (22 February 2018). "Relative contribution of overweight and obesity to rising public hospital in-patient expenditure in South Australia". Australian Health Review. doi:10.1071/AH17147. ISSN0156-5788. PMID29467071. WikidataQ51368355.
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