Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101570
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$363,128.00
Summary
Getting real about risk: using medical records in the geospatial analysis of chronic disease risk in Australia. Crafting an informed response to the alarming rise of chronic disease is the most challenging public health issue in Australia. This project will design a method of producing fine-grained maps of future chronic disease risk directly from the medical records held in general practices. This will involve innovative new techniques in data handling, geocoding, analysis and interpolation to ....Getting real about risk: using medical records in the geospatial analysis of chronic disease risk in Australia. Crafting an informed response to the alarming rise of chronic disease is the most challenging public health issue in Australia. This project will design a method of producing fine-grained maps of future chronic disease risk directly from the medical records held in general practices. This will involve innovative new techniques in data handling, geocoding, analysis and interpolation to create risk surfaces across a metropolitan area and comparisons with built environment and socio-economic data, providing new insights into risk factors. It will be the first such geospatial analysis of real clinical data in Australia, which will pioneer geospatial risk analysis for planning preventative health measures, interventions and policy responses.Read moreRead less
Changing disease patterns amongst migrants: a focus on the National Health Priority Areas. The proposed project will make significant practical and scientific contributions to Australians, especially to the health of the migrant population. It is particularly important to the aged migrant population, the people from disadvantaged socioeconomic groups and those with language barriers. The study results will provide a more complete and updated picture of migrant health in Australia. Such important ....Changing disease patterns amongst migrants: a focus on the National Health Priority Areas. The proposed project will make significant practical and scientific contributions to Australians, especially to the health of the migrant population. It is particularly important to the aged migrant population, the people from disadvantaged socioeconomic groups and those with language barriers. The study results will provide a more complete and updated picture of migrant health in Australia. Such important information is necessary to Federal and State departments in their policy making and resource allocation. The study results will be disseminated to local migrant community and migrant service organisation for their health promotion and health education campaigns.Read moreRead less
A study of the provision of the emergency contraceptive pill over-the-counter in Australia. Australian abortion rates, especially among young women, are a major concern. The emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) is an effective method for the prevention of unwanted and unplanned pregnancy, with the potential to reduce abortions. The study aims to provide evidence of whether the rescheduling of ECP in Australia so that pharmacists as well as doctors can dispense it, has improved its accessibility ....A study of the provision of the emergency contraceptive pill over-the-counter in Australia. Australian abortion rates, especially among young women, are a major concern. The emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) is an effective method for the prevention of unwanted and unplanned pregnancy, with the potential to reduce abortions. The study aims to provide evidence of whether the rescheduling of ECP in Australia so that pharmacists as well as doctors can dispense it, has improved its accessibility and use by women at risk of abortion. It will also assess whether pharmacists feel confident, well-trained and supported to provide it and whether abortion rates have reduced. The study will provide policymakers with the evidence to assess whether this important initiative is effective and what is needed to improve its effectiveness.Read moreRead less