VicHealth supports outstanding public health/health promotion research by awarding five-year Public Health Research Fellowships.
These sought-after fellowships allow for longer-term research to be undertaken and are designed to attract and support high quality public health research talent in Victoria.
Since 1999 VicHealth has funded 42 Fellows and invested over $22 million to the scheme.
Libby Brooke
"This research meets the workforce demographic challenge of reintegrating older workers in areas of skills shortages which match the labour supply needs of an ageing population”
Jane Burns
“My dream is that every young person, regardless of their abilities or social circumstances, will feel valued and able to contribute to making the world a better place”
Elise Davis
“Mental health problems can impact on the health, functioning, and quality of life of children, their families and the whole community”
David Dunstan
“Significant health benefits could be gained from getting inactive older adults to become active.”
Margaret Hellard
“What behaviours place people at risk of infection? How can we reduce that risk among particular population groups?”
Bruce Hollingsworth
“Who is obese? Why? And what economic behavioural changes and incentives will help stop the epidemic?”
Bebe Loff
"...laws, contractual agreements and funding arrangements operate in favour of agricultural, food manufacturing, and other industries which serve to promote ever increasing consumption″
Priscilla Pyett
“Collaborative research on Aboriginal peoples can only be undertaken by non-Aboriginal researchers who have established ongoing relationships of mutual trust.”
John Toumbourou
“Positive social behaviours – respect, care, consideration − may have long-term benefits on young peoples’ health and wellbeing”
Cate Burns
“This research will help identify the impact of income and poverty on food purchase and the importance of social and cultural norms in influencing food choices
David Crawford
“My research is about understanding the underlying drivers of the community’s eating and physical activity habits”
Gary Dowsett
“Sexual rights are human rights and they need safeguarding. One key way to do that is to understand human sexuality far better.”
John Fitzgerald
“…these important public health programs and policies benefit from an innovative and novel approach”
Lynne Hilllier
“Many same sex attracted young people find ways to rebuild and recreate social networks and reframe themselves as happy, healthy and positive contributors to society”
Margaret Kelaher
“Addressing inequalities in health requires balance between individual, family and community risk factors"
Anna Peeters
"We need complete information on the likely health burden of overweight and obesity in Australia"
Jeff Richardson
“Increasing pressure on health budgets implies an increasing role for economic evaluation. These should include the full spectrum of social benefits.”
Angela Taft
“VicHealth’s commitment to advocacy to prevent and reduce violence against women is a powerful context for my work”