Antecedents Of Renal Disease In Aboriginal Children And Young Adults - 12 Year Follow-up
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,845,061.00
Summary
Aboriginal Australians have 2 to 10 times the rate of chronic kidney disease and premature death from cardiovascular disease compared with non-Aboriginal Australians. Our 6 year follow-up of Aboriginal children from diverse NSW areas has shown no increase in risk for these diseases when compared with non-Aboriginal children. The ARDAC Second Phase Study will follow the participants for another 6 years to determine whether these health disparities start to manifest in young Aboriginal adults.
Determining Current And Future Populations At Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Using Applied Geographic Information (GIS).
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$332,713.00
Summary
This unique and innovative project has the potential to deliver a powerful tool to both highlight and combat the burden of CVD in Australia. Key outcomes include,the ability to identify geographical ‘hotspots’ where there is likely to be a mismatch between demand for and actual provision of cardiovascular services and where new hotspots are likely to emerge requiring increased resources and services as a result of the ageing and increasing risk factors such as diabetes and obesity.
Spatiotemporal Risk Assessment Of Emerging Infectious Disease Threats To Australia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$641,204.00
Summary
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) such as dengue and influenza pose a constant and growing threat to Australians. We live in an increasingly connected world in which EIDs cross borders and oceans, carried by infected people or vectors. This research will build an evidence base for allocation of resources to surveillance and preventive health programmes aimed at mitigating the threat of EIDs, through identifying high-risk sources, routes of introduction, incursion locations and communities.