The Centre Of Research Excellence On Achieving The Tobacco Endgame (CREATE)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,500,000.00
Summary
The Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (CREATE) will develop a strategy to make Australia smoke-free. Our multi-disciplinary research will determine which strategies are the most effective, equitable and acceptable to the public and policymakers. We will identify the barriers and enablers, and make recommendations on the optimal suite of policies to end the cigarette epidemic and reduce the healthcare burden associated with smoking related diseases.
Aboriginal Child And Adolescent Health Improvement Through Aboriginal Leadership And Collaborative Research Teams
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,499,589.00
Summary
Continued progress to improve the health of Aboriginal children and adolescents will help drive continued improvements in the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The proposed CRE will harness the potential of several leading research projects in these areas and provide additional training for Aboriginal researchers at varying levels of career development. A comprehensive program to translate these programs to policy changes is core the the CRE.
Centre Of Research Excellence In The Early Prevention Of Obesity In Childhood -Translate (EPOCH-Translate)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,500,000.00
Summary
Overweight & obesity affect 1:4 Australian children by the time they start school. The Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood: Translate (EPOCH-translate) brings together researchers from across Australia and New Zealand to work out how best to prevent obesity in children aged 0-5 years. We will look at what works in the long-term, what is the best value for money, and what works for parents as well as health professionals.
PRevention & Early Intervention In Mental Illness And Substance UsE (PREMISE CRE)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,495,969.00
Summary
Substance use and mental disorders are among the leading causes of burden of disease in young people globally. Effective prevention and early intervention can reduce disease burden by halting, interrupting or delaying the onset and development of disorder. The PREMISE CRE will build the science to move the field from crisis, acute care and containment to prevention and early intervention, achieving a critical aim of the Australian Government’s program of reform in mental health and addiction.
Centre Of Research Excellence On Sitting Time And Chronic Disease Prevention – Mechanisms, Measurement And Interventions
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,657,874.00
Summary
Australian research has identified serious health consequences arising from the 7 to 10 hours of daily sitting that most people do, especially in relation to ‘diseases of inactivity’ – type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and breast and colon cancer – that are an unwelcome burden on individuals, families and health systems. This new research examines the practical feasibility and the preventive-health benefits of changing children’s and adults’ sitting time in schools, workplaces and the home ....Australian research has identified serious health consequences arising from the 7 to 10 hours of daily sitting that most people do, especially in relation to ‘diseases of inactivity’ – type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and breast and colon cancer – that are an unwelcome burden on individuals, families and health systems. This new research examines the practical feasibility and the preventive-health benefits of changing children’s and adults’ sitting time in schools, workplaces and the home environment.Read moreRead less
Centre Of Research Excellence In Cognitive Health: Evidence, Intervention And Population Modelling
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,499,872.00
Summary
Cognitive health is essential for productivity at all ages. Common chronic diseases such as diabetes, and risk factors such as smoking, can reduce cognitive function and increase risk of cognitive decline. Our Centre aims to build evidence about the things that impact on cognitive health and lead to cognitive decline; to develop methods of reducing cognitive decline; and to measure the impact of cognitive impairment at the national level to inform the government on costs and planning.
Centre For Research Excellence To Promote Safer Families: Tailoring Early Identification And Novel Interventions For Intimate Partner Violence
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,497,801.00
Summary
Partner violence damages the health of families, particularly children. We aim to make all families safer by generating new knowledge from evidence (reviews of studies, data from following families over time and trials of health and community programs) to assist health and family services to identify violence early and tailor responses to individual’s experiences and to specific communities. We will support early career researchers by mentoring and an international network.
EMPOWER: Health Systems, Adversity And Child Well Being
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,497,573.00
Summary
Every child deserves the best start in life. Early life prevention of problems that disrupt optimal trajectories of child health and development are not just important to the health sector; they extend into the broader society impacting child care, early learning, schooling, labour market success and ultimately the economy. Our CRE will conduct rigorous evaluations of cutting-edge interventions to reduce the burdens of early life adversity on child health and development.
Centre Of Research Excellence In Translating Nutritional Science To Good Health
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,499,994.00
Summary
At current rates, over two thirds of Australians will be overweight by 2025, and a third will develop type 2 diabetes during their lifetime. Meanwhile, elderly Australians and those requiring intensive care admissions are at risk of debility from under-nutrition. Our Centre links scientists in the laboratory with clinical researchers to develop nutritional solutions to a number of major diseases, and has the expertise to apply these in the community.
Australasian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trials Network (AusCP-CTN): Optimising Interventions And Effective Services For Children With Cerebral Palsy
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,499,287.00
Summary
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is common and disability can be progressive so the heathcare burden is immense (0.14% GDP). Our Clinical trials network will improve early detection and develop new interventions to improve physical, cognitive and health outcomes for children with CP and their families. Recruitment from the national CP Register will address clinically important questions and test implementation of effective treatments. New Clinical Practice Guidelines will ensure translation internationally.