Exploring The Impact Of The Built Environment On Health And Health Behaviour Outcomes And The Translation Of Evidence Into Policy And Practice
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$841,575.00
Summary
Globally there is growing concern about the health, social, environmental, and economic impacts of rising levels of inactivity and obesity, coupled with projected population growth, climate change, declining oil supplies and rising fuel prices. Creating pedestrian-, cycling- and transit-friendly environments and encouraging alternative forms of transport is a priority. Working with policy-makers, this research aims to influence urban planning policy to create healthy, sustainable communities.
Improving Diagnosis And Prognosis Of Early-onset Dementia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$622,655.00
Summary
Frontotemporal dementia accounts for ~15% of all dementias. It is as common as Alzheimer’s disease in the < 65 year olds but understanding of this disease remains limited. Over the next 5 years, my research will work towards improving diagnosis, prognosis and prediction of pathology, using a multidisclinary approach that combines clinical, brain imaging, genetics and neuropathological investigations. This research will contribute to improving the care and quality of life of dementia patients.
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.
Social And System Determinants Of Indigenous Health: Closing The Gap In Outcomes For Indigenous Australians With Cancer
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$639,183.00
Summary
This Fellowship will support one of Australia’s foremost leaders in the field of the Indigenous health research to undertake a major research program aimed at reducing inequity in health and health care. The main focus over the next five years will be on understanding and improving services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer, in order to reduce the marked disparities in diagnosis, treatment and survival for Indigenous 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.