Health inequalities: research
Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit
VicHealth funds the Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, an integrated academic program in Aboriginal Health with three areas of focus: research, community development, and teaching and learning.
Fellowships
A/Prof. Anne Kavanagh – The University of Melbourne
Understanding the importance of place in health inequalities
This project supports a researcher to investigate whether living in socio-economically deprived areas is associated with poorer health status and document variations in the social and physical environments of places (eg public transport and housing) in socially contrasting areas.
A/Prof. Anthony LaMontagne – The University of Melbourne
Integrated, community-based approaches to health promotion for Victorian blue-collar workers
This project supports the development of new intervention approaches, focusing on community participation, to address the parallel patterns of high health behavioural risks and adverse working conditions among low status workers.
Dr Shelley Mallett – The University of Melbourne
Intervening early: Young people, families and community
Early intervention programs for vulnerable young people and their families are currently divided between governments and across service sectors, resulting in replicated services and significant service gaps. This project supports a researcher to develop an evidence base to support the development of cross-sectoral, early intervention policies and services for this marginalised population.
Developing Sustainable Aboriginal Health Research Practice
Dr Pyett is working in partnership with Aboriginal communities to implement and evaluate an innovative program of research reform that will improve ethical, relevant and sustainable research practice in Aboriginal health, build research capacity and ultimately lead to improved health outcomes for Aboriginal peoples.
Dr Elizabeth Waters – Deakin University
Health, development and wellbeing of young children in Victoria
This project supports Dr Waters to use epidemiological data on the health, development, and wellbeing of young children in Victoria to review the evidence base for characteristics and factors associated with effective public health interventions in childhood.
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Scholarships
Ms Victoria Inglis – Deakin University
Why do women eat what they do? Personal, social and environmental influences on eating behaviours of women from different socio-economic backgrounds
This scholarship investigates the role of individual, psychosocial and environmental influences on the eating behaviours of women from different socio-economic backgrounds.
Dr Catherine Lazaroo – The University of Melbourne
Food, fear and self-neglect: Repatriation and the health and wellbeing of East Timorese asylum seekers
This research examines the impact of the policy of repatriation of East Timorese asylum seekers on their physical and mental health.
Mr Ndungi wa Mungai – Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture
Masculinities and the health of young refugee males from Southern Sudan
How notions of masculinities can help in analysing the health issues of young males from Southern Sudan in Melbourne (who have arrived on refugee or humanitarian visas). The research will analyse how masculinities intersect with gender, class, race, ethnicity, age and culture to impact on the physical and psychological wellbeing of the target group.
A profile of adolescent problem gambling: Risk and protective factors informing prevention strategies
Sophia Vasiliadis – La Trobe University
Research to identify and explore gambling activities among young people in Victoria; in particular the differences between socio-demographic groups (eg gender, socio-economic status, ethnicity), and model risk and protective and developmental factors associated with gambling careers.
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Grants
Economic analysis of costs on the health system of delayed dental treatment
Health Issues Centre in conjunction with Dental Health Services Victoria
This project involves an analysis of the economic costs of delayed and incomplete dental treatment and the implications for the health care system. It will also provide recommendations for future data collection methodology that more accurately tracks these costs.
Inequalities and health research
A/Prof. Anne Kavanagh – The University of Melbourne
The Australian Health Inequities Program seeks to: 1) Increase understanding of the complex social, economic and environmental factors that contribute to health inequities, and 2) improve policy, program and practice designed to reduce these inequities. The project is funded in collaboration with the National Health and Medical Research Centre.