Category: Researcher Profiles
... disadvantaged, have the highest rates of disease and health risk behaviours in Australia. The programs and strategies my team ... are often targeted to these social groups in order to try to improve health inequities. Why did you get into research? To be honest I got into ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... a behavioural scientist with a long-standing commitment to improving health outcomes. She graduated from the University of Newcastle with a ... from both the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council. Dr Bryant has been awarded more ... report on best practice actions on tobacco smoking to reduce health inequities, guidelines for perioperative care in gynaecologic/oncology ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... the University of Newcastle. Lisa has worked in the field of public health, behavioural science and health services research for over ten years. She has PhD and ... should strive to continually improve the quality of care and address inequities in access to high quality healthcare. As a ...
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... I am a Staff Specialist Paediatrician working with the Multicultural Health and Refugee Health Services at Hunter New England Health. I am involved in education ... countries, cultures and languages. Research Interests Health inequities Migrant and refugee health Health workforce Human rights ...
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... 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 ... Strait Islander women quit smoking during pregnancy - a major public health concern and health inequity. The experience of working with these communities opened my eyes to other health issues and inequities that are influenced by social and cultural factors and drove ...