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Severe Influenza: Epidemiology, Clinical Aspects & Public Health Responses
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$120,659.00
Summary
The 2009 flu pandemic exposed gaps in Australia's surveillance & public health policies. Using a hospital surveillance system (FluCAN) set up after the emergence of the pandemic virus, I will assess epidemiological, clinical & public health aspects of influenza to answer questions such as: what is the effectiveness of the influenza immunisation program? What is the burden of disease of severe influenza? Which forms of surveillance are best for different settings in Australia & in Asia-Pacific?
The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Sexual And Reproductive Health Services And Outcomes In The Pacific Islands And Territories
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$110,703.00
Summary
Delivery of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services was curtailed in the Pacific Island countries and territories, as already limited resources were redistributed towards meeting priorities dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This project will investigate, analyse and quantify the impact on SRH outcomes. It will explore the experiences of SRH policy changes during the pandemic and aim to collaboratively develop a management plan for SRH programs should another pandemic occur in the future.
What Works To Reduce Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Smoking? A National Evaluation Of Tobacco Control Initiatives For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander People
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$120,603.00
Summary
My study ties in with a large national project that aims to find out what works to reduce smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. I will look specifically at one tobacco control approach and its effect on steps toward quitting and staying quit in this group. Together with findings from the broader study, this research will provide valuable new information to help reduce smoking, the number one killer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Household Food Security And Impact On Health Outcomes In Indigenous Australian Children Aged 6 Months _ 4 Years Residing In The Darwin-Palmerston Areas Of The Northern Territory
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$32,104.00
Summary
This research will provide much-needed data on the extent of the problem of household food insecurity in urban Indigenous Australian households and lead to an understanding of the underlying reasons for poor health in Indigenous Australian children.
Wiser Healthcare: Better Value Care For All Australians
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,500,000.00
Summary
This CRE develops a new solutions-based approach to overuse of unnecessary, ineffective healthcare. Overuse causes harm and diverts resources from areas of need. We will produce new solutions to address four drivers of overuse. We will: build health literacy in patients, communities and health professionals; respond to changing screening and diagnostic technology; address financial drivers; and change clinical practices, to minimise harm and waste, achieving more sustainable healthcare for all.
Schistosomiasis is a major public health problem in the Philippines with approximately 6.7 million people at risk of infection. Mass human chemotherapy has formed the cornerstone of control for decades but has failed to control the disease. Transmission reduction is a key step towards elimination and integrated interventions should target both definitive and intermediate host transmission pathways. We propose to trial integrated control strategies for the disease and expect the outcomes to have ....Schistosomiasis is a major public health problem in the Philippines with approximately 6.7 million people at risk of infection. Mass human chemotherapy has formed the cornerstone of control for decades but has failed to control the disease. Transmission reduction is a key step towards elimination and integrated interventions should target both definitive and intermediate host transmission pathways. We propose to trial integrated control strategies for the disease and expect the outcomes to have broader implications for Southeast Asia.Read moreRead less
Rates, Patterns And Determinants Of Alcohol’s Harm To Others: A Cross-national Comparative Study
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$305,856.00
Summary
Alcohol causes harms to drinkers, and others around them, including spouses, children, family, friends, workmates and strangers. Australian and New Zealand work on alcohol’s harm to others is being replicated by the WHO in 7 countries (Chile, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam). We aim to analyse datasets from nine countries and compare the magnitude and patterning of problems across and within cultures – identifying opportunities for reducing harm from others’ drinking.
Rapid Point-of-Care (POC) Tests For Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): Evaluation Of Accuracy, Acceptability And Impact In Australia And Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$99,883.00
Summary
This research, composed of three studies, aims to evaluate rapid point-of-care tests for selected sexually transmitted infections (including syphilis, Chlamydia and gonorrhoea) to determine their accuracy and acceptability, their potential role in and impact on control of STIs in Papua New Guinea and remote settings in Australia.
Preventing Early Academic Problems By Improving Working Memory: Translational Randomised Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$831,085.00
Summary
Learning difficulties are common and can cause school failure and poor self-esteem. They are associated with specific problems with temporarily remembering and using information (‘working memory’). Research suggests that improving working memory might improve academic achievement. We will study this intervention in a large group of primary school children who have poor working memory. If successful, the intervention will provide a way to improve the learning skills of these high-risk children.
Alcohol causes more harm to others, including families and children, than tobacco and other drugs. Alcohol’s harm to others (AHTO) costs Australia around $20 billion per year and the WHO has prioritised AHTO in its 2011 Global Strategy to Reduce Harmful Use of Alcohol. This ECF will enable international, national and local research studies that aim to: improve knowledge of alcohol-related harm to children (ARHC) - analysing survey and official data; and inform alcohol policy in reducing ARHC.