Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? I am interested in the reproductive health of Indigenous Australians – the factors that influence the health of Indigenous babies as well as interventions to encourage ... to encourage healthy mothers and babies. indigenous health, aboriginal health, premature birth Associate Professor Kym Rae - ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... students, people living in remote and very remote areas, and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders. To design health behaviour interventions for smoking cessation and reduction in ... I got into research to be able to find solutions to contemporary health problems in priority populations. I am also passionate about ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Health equity: developing health resources and interventions with communities to increase opportunity for good health. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to design, implement ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... Australia with the common aim of improving access to quality primary health care services. I am interested in applied research, useful to ... involving falls in the elderly, paediatric outreach in a urban Aboriginal community, improving blood lead screening for Aboriginal children in Broken Hill and ways to strengthen partnerships ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Aboriginal Health Social determinants of health Closing the Gap Smoking cessation Maternal Health Aboriginal research ethics Why did you get into research? As an ...
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... inside the womb, and also deals with preventing potential long-term health implications for Indigenous children if their mothers smoke. A ... rural clinical school in Coffs Harbour. I was approached by a local Aboriginal Medical Service in the mid-2000s to help co-develop targeted ... in a suite of resources to help train healthcare professionals in Aboriginal Medical Services, and has been piloted in six services in ...
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What are your research interests? Using health economics to evaluate health interventions and technology - economists typically use cost, ... with organisations focused on improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote Australia. A ...
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... populations is deplorable. I am working to closing the gap in ear health to bring all Indigenous Australian children to the same level of ... non-Indigenous counterparts. The rates of ear disease are higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children across Australia, with ... in communities where a majority of people are affected, such as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We are also seeing ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... research interests? Quantitative and qualitative research in women's health Reproductive health, family dynamics and the health impact of ... Technology Association, the Jean Hailes Foundation, and the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service to examine Aboriginal reproductive health. Recently, Professor Loxton has started ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Exercise and the impact on health and wellbeing: my PhD research examines the impact of exercise on ... on vacation projects in South America, conducting research in remote Aboriginal communities and collaborating on health and education-based ... conducting research. These roles saw her work for extended periods in Aboriginal communities in the northwest of Australia and in Wuhan, Xian ...
