Trauma-informed care is a term you hear a lot in the healthcare, social services and education space but what does it actually mean? Professor Deb Loxton, Emma Byrnes and Dr Melissa Harris from the HMRI Women’s Health Research Program are conducting a study to reach consensus on a clear definition. Professor Loxton says, “We did […]
Category: Women’s Health
$8.5m to continue largest women’s health study
Australia’s largest and longest operating women’s health survey has secured $8.5m in funding. The Federal Government Department of Health funding will support the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) for another three years. ALSWH partners, the University of Newcastle and the University of Queensland, have collected important data on women’s health status and trends […]
There is no such thing as “average” as you grow older so what does old age mean for you?
Professor Julie Byles is a gerontologist who wants us to view ageing not as a problem – but as a success. Her work explores how people can age well, and what we as individuals and a society can do to promote healthy ageing.
