About
About IEH (Minum Barreng)
Governance
Contact
Staff
About Indigenous Eye Health
Indigenous Eye Health (IEH) was established in 2008 at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health to undertake world-leading research that has established an evidence-base and policy framework to address Indigenous eye health in Australia.
IEH aims to Close the Gap for Vision for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population through world-leading research, policy formation, advocacy and implementation. IEH is currently actively engaged in:
Governance
An Advisory Board oversees the work of IEH and provides overarching advice, direction on work, guidance on funding, and advice as to how data collected can be used to implement policy change.
The work of IEH is generously supported by a number of private donors, philanthropic trusts, and the Australian Government Department of Health.
Head of Unit
Professor Hugh R Taylor AC
E: h.taylor@unimelb.edu.au
Contact Us
Indigenous Eye Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
The University of Melbourne
Level 5, 207 Bouverie Street,
Carlton, Victoria, 3010, Australia
Tel: +61 3 8344 9320
Email: Indigenous-EyeHealth@unimelb.edu.au
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter
Our Staff
Melbourne Laureate Professor Hugh R Taylor AC, internationally renowned ophthalmologist, and inaugural Harold Mitchell Chair of Indigenous Eye Health is the IEH Director. He leads a team of knowledge translation scholars, health promotion and research officers and administrative staff.