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Leveraging Women’s Health Data Resources To Reduce Chronic Disease Risk And Extend Healthspan
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$763,845.00
Summary
Chronic diseases, such as osteoporosis and asthma, pose serious risks for Australian women. Reproductive health is central to women’s use of health services across life and is linked with the risk of chronic diseases. This research will build on two decades of linked data in Australia’s leading study of women’s health. It aims to guide development of women’s use of reproductive and maternal health services as an opportunity to prevent chronic diseases and improve long-term health.
The Australian Health Inequalities Research Program (AHIRP)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$601,484.00
Summary
This research proposal focuses on the monitoring and surveillance of health inequalities in Australia, the measurement and collection of socioeconomic data, improving our knowledge and understanding of health inequalities, investigating policies and interventions to reduce health inequalities, and strengthening Australia’s research capacity and infrastructure as these relate to health inequalities.
Large-scale Epidemiology, Chronic Disease And Disadvantaged Populations: Evidence And Translation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$849,540.00
Summary
Nationally and internationally, we face an increasing burden of chronic disease and health care costs. Health risk factors and premature ill-health are increasingly concentrated in the disadvantaged. A large proportion of the chronic disease burden is preventable through better evidence and implementation. This application is to conduct innovative large-scale research on Indigenous health, chronic disease and the health of disadvantaged populations, including work on implementation of solutions.
The Development And Evaluation Of Public Health Strategies For Preventing Infectious Diseases In Populations At Risk
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$863,413.00
Summary
The research program proposed in this application will focus on strategies for reducing the impact of infectious diseases in populations most at risk. It will provide new knowledge that will lead to direct public health outcomes, including large reductions in curable sexually transmitted infections in remote Aboriginal communities, comprehensive assessments of the effectiveness of national immunisation programs against important infections and lowered HIV transmission in Asia-Pacific countries.
Craig Anderson is a clinician-scientist, with specialist training in neurology and geriatrics, and an internationally-recognised epidemiologist and clinical trialist researcher. His work is dedicated to generating the highest quality evidence to improve the prevention and treatment of stroke and other neurological diseases related to ageing.
Epidemiological Approaches To Understanding The Causes And Prevention Of Chronic Disease
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$546,451.00
Summary
This research program aims to improve understanding of the causes of chronic disease in Australians from childhood to old age. It will also help determine the effectiveness of workplace health and wellbeing programs in preventing disease and the feasibility of reducing mortality in older Australians through vitamin D supplementation.
Diabetes And Obesity: From Benchtop To Public Health
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$705,501.00
Summary
Obesity. Novel factors, not related to food intake or physical activity, will be explored as possible causes of obesity. The obesity paradox, in which overweight is associated with reduced mortality, will be examined. Diabetes treatment. Methods will be developed to predict which is the right drug for each individual patient. A study will test the use of nurse-led clinics. A novel insulin delivery mechanism will be developed. Novel causes and consequences of diabetes will be explored.
Large Scale Data For Common, Potentially Modifiable Causes Of Morbidity And Mortality
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$761,656.00
Summary
Large-scale cohort studies, that follow the health of a large proportion of the general population over time, have enormous potential to inform disease prevention and the optimal use of health services. The planned research will use large scale cohort study data, linked to data on health outcomes and use of health services to provide much needed evidence on Indigenous health, safety of medicines and healthy ageing.
The Physical Activity Continuum In Relation To Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention And Mental Health
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$687,975.00
Summary
Although incidental physical activity and sleep occupy the large majority of people’s time, we know very little about their joint importance for a healthy heart and a healthy mind. This program of research will examine how physical activity of any intensity and sleep influence cardiovascular and mental health. This research will enable health professionals and public health authorities to develop sustainable and realistic evidence-based lifestyle programs to benefit the health of Australians.
Defining Optimal Strategies For Sustained Control Of Infectious Diseases
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$763,845.00
Summary
My work helps us understand how infections spread between people, to work out the most effective use of vaccines and other protective measures. This fellowship will support research into the ways large family size, poor health care access, social connections and the environment increase infection risk in settings of poverty. We will find better ways to prevent infectious diseases in the populations worst affected, including Indigenous Australians and people living in low-income countries.