Be Healthy: Implementing Culturally Secure Programs For Obesity And Chronic Disease Prevention With Remote Aboriginal Communities And Families
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,499,972.00
Summary
Environments cultivated in recent decades encouraging physical inactivity and poor diet have disproportionately affected Aboriginal people. Appropriate lifestyle modification programs substantially improves outcomes. We have co-designed, piloted and refined the 'Be Healthy' program with Derby Aboriginal people. This project aims to show how this program can be scaled up and transferred to other Aboriginal communities, leading to reduced rates of obesity, and improved health and quality of life.
Developing And Implenting An Ethical Framework For HIV Phylogenetic Analysis In Australia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$537,855.00
Summary
Overseas, many countries are using genetic analysis to detect clusters of HIV transmission. This is an important part of reducing the number of new HIV infections, and making sure that all people with HIV receive timely medical care. In partnership with HIV community organisations and public health policy makers, we will provide the first evidence-base for the public health utility of real-time HIV genetic analysis in the Australian setting.
Addressing suicides in public places that have become known as ‘suicide hotspots’ is critical. We will examine which interventions work at hotspots, how and why they work, whether particular features are key to their success, whether they work best in combination with other interventions, whether they have unintended consequences, and whether they are cost-effective. Our research will culminate in a resource that provide practical guidance about how best to deal with suicide hotspots.
GooD4Mum: A Randomised Controlled Implementation Trial To Reduce Conversion From Gestational Diabetes To Type 2 Diabetes Using Follow-up In General Practice.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$963,843.00
Summary
Gestational diabetes (GDM) is increasingly common with short and long term health risks for mothers and babies. We have generated considerable evidence on identification, screening and interventions to improve lifestyle and prevent type 2 diabetes in these high risk women after GDM. Here we aim to address how best to implement scalable, low cost, effective identification, screening and lifestyle intervention strategies in routine primary care, to improve womens health.
Making Football Safe For Women: Implementing An Injury Prevention Program
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$842,951.00
Summary
The risk of serious knee injury in female football is high, and injuries are continuing to increase. In partnership with the AFL, Medibank, Aust. Physiotherapy Association, Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians and Sports Medicine Australia we will aim to increase the use of a knee injury prevention program (Prep-to-Play) in ~4200 female community football players in the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
A Practice Change Intervention To Increase The Routine Provision Of Care Addressing Gestational Weight Gain: A Stepped-wedge Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$734,163.00
Summary
Unhealthy weight gain during pregnancy contributes to a range of adverse outcomes for the mother and child. Despite guidelines recommending routine weighing and weight gain care be provided by antenatal services, less than 10% of health professionals provide such care, and 50-70% of women gain weight outside of recommended levels during pregnancy. This study aims to determine if a practice change intervention can increase antenatal clinician delivery of recommended gestational weight gain care.
Community Health Workers Extending Care In The Community
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,004,341.00
Summary
Community Health Workers (CHW) have an important potential role in bridging the transition between hospital and community. With consumer co-researchers and our partners, we will co-design a model of CHW follow up and support care following hospitalisation. We will then conduct a trial to evaluate their implementation and impact on hospital readmission, health outcomes and value for money. With our partners, we will then translate them into policy, and practice.
Enhancing Behavioural Surveillance To Address Gaps And Disparities In Australia's HIV Response In A Changing HIV Epidemic
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,268,159.00
Summary
This project will test and evaluate changes to Australia's HIV behavioural surveillance system, increasing recruitment and data collection from overseas-born, bisexual and heterosexual men who have sex with men (MSM). This is necessary because Australia's HIV epidemic is changing, with falling infections among Australian-born gay men, but rising infections in other groups, such as Asian-born MSM. The project will use technological advancements in recruitment, survey research and interviews.
Working It Out Together! Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Led Co-design For A Strong And Deadly Health Workforce
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$904,772.00
Summary
High primary health care (PHC) workforce turnover and few Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff in rural/remote areas affects community trust and cultural safety. This impacts health care quality and costs. This Indigenous-led project sees local communities in four rural/remote areas driving new workforce plans with PHC services and partners. Implementation with continuous evaluation and adaption will increase workforce stability, trust, engagement and health improvements.
Improving Physical Activity And Screen Time In Outside School Hours Care Through Evidence-based Guidelines: An Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,398,570.00
Summary
This study aims to lift the standards of physical activity and screen time offerings in Out of School Hours Care services throughout Australia, by implementing and evaluating newly developed Australian OSHC physical activity and screen time guidelines. The guidelines will be evaluated in a rigorous trial in OSHC services in SA, NSW and WA, prior to national release and evaluation Australia-wide.