Category: Researcher Profiles
... their baby is a year old. At the same time we are working with health workers and family support systems to help them include fathers ... get into research? We were funded by philanthropic foundation to help health and education services include fathers. For two years we worked ... role in families with PND Young parents Father-infant attachment Aboriginal fathering Fathers of children with autism Using the internet ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
Brief Profile / Biography Guy is a proud Wailwan (Aboriginal) man with a Doctorate of Philosophy (Immunology & ... Guy is a post-doctoral researcher working as part of the Aboriginal ear & immune health, expanding our knowledge on ear disease which disproportionally ...
Category: News & Articles
... in attracting $7.74 million in competitive funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. The funding was announced by Health ... and throat (ENT) model, based in metropolitan, rural and regional Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, enabling improvement in Aboriginal children’s access to specialist ENT care and a reduction in ...
Category: News & Articles
... more than $1.4 million from the NHMRC to support new male and female health strategies. Researchers from the University of Newcastle and HMRI ... non-pharmacological strategies for smoking cessation to support Aboriginal mothers quit smoking during pregnancy. Using Indigenous research methodologies, this project will combine Aboriginal knowledges, wisdom and expertise with scientific knowledge ...
Category: News & Articles
... Kong will accelerate a new project offering early intervention in ear health for Aboriginal communities A $69,000 RP Medical Fund philanthropic grant ... accelerate a new project to offer early intervention in ear health in Aboriginal communities throughout the Hunter New England region. Ear ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... problem solver, so when I became aware of the vast array of public health problems in society I naturally wanted to find ways to fix them. My PhD focused on helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women quit smoking during ... of a large randomised controlled trial of an intervention to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to quit smoking during ...
Category: News & Articles
... from community and corporate donations to potentially life-changing health and medical research at the 2009 Awards Night on November 4 at ... from community and corporate donations to potentially life-changing health and medical research at the 2009 Awards Night on November 4 at ... for the men and their families. Obesity is a major health concern for Aboriginal men and is directly linked to serious illness and premature ...
Category: General
Brief Profile Dr Freund is a mid-career researcher and has worked in health behaviour research for over 22 years. She completed her PhD in ... and vulnerable populations, including for social housing tenants and Aboriginal people. Dr Freund has developed and led the implementation of ... from the NHMRC and the ARC. Research Interests Vulnerable groups Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health Gambling Health services ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... I am just scratching the surface here and hugely value the input from Aboriginal people Why did you get into research? I was a curious ... to that. Biography Clare is a project officer in the Maternal Health team at Hunter New England Population Heath (HNEPH). As an ... physiologist and dietitian, she employs her skills to approach health-related behaviours from a broad perspective. She has worked ...
Category: News & Articles
A University of Newcastle study has recommended reforms to Indigenous health services after identifying systemic barriers that are hindering ... for the Indigenous community, developing a suite of resources with Aboriginal Medical Services in Hunter New England Health region that are ... strategies for the management of smoking cessation in pregnant Aboriginal women in NSW. For more information see Dr Gould's article in ...