Disparities, disadvantage and effective health care

Reducing the gap in health and wellbeing due to disadvantage through evidence-based policy and health care.

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
Disability, social mobility and the well-being of people with disabilities Centre for Health Equity
Finding the gaps in Australian Government funding support for SWAN children Nossal Institute for Global Health
Tackling the high incidence of suicide in working men Centre for Health Equity
'Man Up' Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
A health systems approach to an economic evaluation of nurse mentoring models in India Nossal Institute for Global Health
A national study of healthcare complaints Project Leader Dr Marie Bismark Centre for Health Policy
A research study of people experiencing homelessness and social disadvantage using open access or “drop-in” services Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher Centre for Health Policy
AIM-Gender: Accelerating Innovation for Mothers
Analysing Safety and Place in Immigrant and Refugee Experience Project Leader Prof Cathy Vaughan Centre for Health Equity
Analysis of public health research in WHO Western Pacific Region Nossal Institute for Global Health
Barriers to effective Primary Health Care Nossal Institute for Global Health
Building a simulation model to improve cardiovascular disease risk prediction and treatment for Indigenous Australians Project Leader Professor Philip Clarke Centre for Health Policy
CARE: Diabetes in Ghana Nossal Institute for Global Health
Children of Twins: The Effects Of Parental Mental Health On Child Mental Health Outcomes Project leader Doctor Katrina Scurrah Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Co designing evidence based resources for the twin and family community Unit Head Prof John Hopper Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Survey of Community Attitudes towards People with a Disability Professor Anne Kavanagh
Centre for Health Equity
Continuous Professional Development Strategy for Primary Health Care nurses - Kiribati Nossal Institute for Global Health
Disability Support Workers during COVID-19
Disability Support Workers and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Continuous Professional Development for Frontline Health Workers - Solomon Islands Nossal Institute for Global Health
Defying the Odds - Aboriginal early childhood health outcomes Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Demography and Ageing Unit Unit Head Professor Jeromey Temple
Depression in people with Multiple Sclerosis Centre for Health Equity
Designing disability-inclusive virtual healthcare Disability, Inclusion and Rehabilitation
Developing a self-sustaining financing strategy for SAMES Nossal Institute for Global Health
Development of a best practice guide to perpetrator program evaluation Project Leader Dr Angela Nicholas
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Development of a framework for the evaluation of policies, programs and services that aim to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health and wellbeing Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher Centre for Health Policy
Developmental Disability among Aboriginal Children in Western Australia (DDACWA) Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Diagnosis and management of pelvic inflammatory disease in Australia PhD student Jane Goller Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Digital Storytelling for Evidence-informed Advocacy Nossal Institute for Global Health
Disability and Health Unit
Disability Docos: The stories behind the numbers Zoe Aitken
Centre for Health Equity
Disability Prevalence and Inequality Measures in Australia Dr George Disney Centre for Health Equity
Disability, Inclusion and Rehabilitation Head Dr Alex Robinson
Nossal Institute for Global Health
Early Childhood Intervention in Fiji Nossal Institute for Global Health
Early detection and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: The E-MOTIVE project
Economic Participation and Employment for People with Disability
Emerging Programs in Global Health Head Professor Ajay Mahal
Nossal Institute for Global Health
EQUINET Online training building HIA capabilities Nossal Institute for Global Health
Equitable access to health and disability services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with intellectual disability Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Evaluation of the after hours GP helpline for Healthdirect Australia 2013 Project Leader Professor Margaret Kelaher Centre for Health Policy
Exploring the NDIS and Disability Employment Services Alexandra Devine
FAIR - Family violence affecting children from immigrant & refugee backgrounds
Faith communities supporting healthy family relationships Prof Cathy Vaughan Centre for Health Equity
Family Health House Evaluation Nossal Institute for Global Health
Gender and Women's Health Unit Unit Head A/Prof Meghan Bohren
Nossal Institute for Global Health
Gender ideologies, gender equality and health in young people Dr Tania King
Centre for Health Equity
Gender equality in Australia: An exploration of the impact on sleep and health Anna Scovelle
Centre for Health Equity
Giving Mums a Fair Go: culturally-responsive maternity care for refugee and migrant women in Australia
Global and Cultural Mental Health Unit Head Associate Professor Harry Minas
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Great expectations: Achieving the promise of public reporting of health service performance in Australia Project Leader Professor Margaret Kelaher Centre for Health Policy
Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire Research Assistant Tessa Cutler Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health behaviours and outcomes in people with Multiple Sclerosis Dr Claudia Marck Centre for Health Equity
Health effects of compensation systems Project Leader Dr Marie Bismark Centre for Health Policy
Health seeking behaviour in four Indian States Nossal Institute for Global Health
Hidden in the margins: the lives and trajectories of young carers Dr Tania King
Hidden in the margins: the lives and trajectories of young carers Dr Tania King Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Hot Spot Quantitative Research Project Leader Dr Lay San (Tiffany) Too
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Humanitarian Disability Needs Estimation and Screening Tool Nossal Institute for Global Health
I CaRe WA - Indigenous Child Removals WA Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Identifying Critical Success Factors for Mammographic Screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher Centre for Health Policy
IDES: Improving Disability Employment Study Centre for Health Equity
ImPACT country reviews for cancer therapy in the Asia Pacific Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of Age-Inclusion Specialists Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of COVID-19 on Disability Support Workers Centre for Health Equity
Impact of COVID-19 on health workforce policy Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of COVID-19 on the sexual & reproductive health of vulnerable communities in Indonesia Nossal Institute for Global Health
Improving quality of maternity care for women globally Project Leader A/Professor Meghan Bohren Centre for Health Equity
Inclusive Preparedness For Humanitarian Response - PADIS Nossal Institute for Global Health
India Health Policy and Systems Research Fellowship Nossal Institute for Global Health
Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Professor Sandra Eades
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Infectious Disease Dynamics Unit Head Professor James McCaw
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
kNOwVAWdata: Measuring Violence against Women in the Asia Pacific Project Leader - Professor Cathy Vaughan Centre for Health Equity
Law and Public Health Unit Unit Head Professor Marie Bismark
Learning, Acting and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems - ReLAB-HS Nossal Institute for Global Health
LIFEWAYS Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Listening for Change Project Leader - Professor Cathy Vaughan Centre for Health Equity
Mandatory reporting of performance, health and conduct concerns among health practitioners Project Leader Dr Marie Bismark Centre for Health Policy
MatesMonitor Dr Tania King
Professor Tony Lamontagne
Centre for Health Equity
Men's Health Unit Head Professor John Hopper Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Mental Health Epidemiology Unit Head Professor Matthew Spittal
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Mental health impacts of school to work transitions among young people with disabilities Marissa Shields
Mental Health Policy and Practice Unit Head Professor Jane Pirkis
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Childbearing Indian migrant women’s expectations and experiences of care: Implications for health systems responsiveness Nossal Institute for Global Health
Migration, work and gender: An exploratory study in Australia Dr Humaira Maheen Centre for Health Equity
Management of Chlamydia Cases in Australia (MoCCA) Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Modelling the effectiveness of employment policies in reducing disability-related mental health inequalities Zoe Aitken Centre for Health Equity
Models and quality of genetic health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher Centre for Health Policy
More than the sum of my parts Project Leader - Professor Cathy Vaughan Centre for Health Equity
Crisis resilience in people with multiple sclerosis (C-RIMS) Dr Claudia Marck
Multicultural and Settlement Services for Women Experiencing Violence Project Leader - Professor Cathy Vaughan Centre for Health Equity
National suicide prevention research and campaign project Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
National Suicide Prevention Trial (NSPT) evaluation Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Nature and extent of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability in Australia
#Navigating Health Nossal Institute for Global Health
Notifications to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency: Identifying ‘hot spots' of risk Project Leader Dr Marie Bismark Centre for Health Policy
Optimisation of Treatments for STIs: Pharmacokinetics Study (STI-PK project) Associate Professor | Deputy Head, Sexual Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health A/Prof Fabian Kong Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Preparing Actionable Data for Inclusive Shelter - PADIS Phase 2 Nossal Institute for Global Health
Physical rehabilitation evidence, standards, and their impact on health and society Nossal Institute for Global Health
PNG: Technical assistance through the ADB’s Health Services Sector Development Project Nossal Institute for Global Health
Policy solutions to improve the mental health of Australians with disability Centre for Health Equity
Preparing the Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility Nossal Institute for Global Health
Preventing suicide in India by improving media reporting of suicide Nossal Institute for Global Health
Prevention of family violence for women with disability Dr Georgina Sutherland
Primary health care service delivery redesign for the COVID 19 new normal Nossal Institute for Global Health
Professional Development for Health Security Nossal Institute for Global Health
Protecting Non-COVID Essential Health Services-Indonesia Nossal Institute for Global Health
Psychosocial Disability and Employment Ms Alex Devine Centre for Health Equity
rapid Assistive Technology Assessment: Training and implementation Nossal Institute for Global Health
Rebate Adolescent Health (RAd Health) Professor Jane Hocking Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Rectal Treatment Study (RTS) Head, Sexual Health Unit Professor Jane Hocking Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Removal of Financial Incentives Trial: ACCEPt-able Unit Head Professor Jane Hocking Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Replanting the Birthing Trees
Research Program
Research projects Centre for Health Equity
Building a framework for young people with disability who use violence at home Dr Georgina Sutherland Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
RESPONSE Nossal Institute for Global Health
Saving Lives at Birth (SLAB) Nossal Institute for Global Health
Mental health impacts of school to work transitions among young people with disabilities Centre for Health Equity
Sexual Health and Ageing, Perspectives and Education (SHAPE) Project Project Leader Professor Jane Hocking Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Sexual and gender-based violence in the refugee crisis Lead Australian Researcher: Professor Cathy Vaughan Centre for Health Equity
Smoking among people with intellectual disability Dr George Disney
Centre for Health Equity
Smoking and Multiple Sclerosis Centre for Health Equity
Social & Cultural Dimensions of Health Systems Head Professor Sumit Kane
Nossal Institute for Global Health
Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women & girls in Timor-Leste Nossal Institute for Global Health
Stigma, COVID-19 and disability: stories of impact and resilience Nossal Institute for Global Health
Strengthening health literacy among Indigenous people living with cardiovascular disease, their families, and health care providers Project Leader Professor Margaret Kelaher Centre for Health Policy
Structural Barriers to Accessing Response Services for Gender-Based Violence Survivors
Suicide prevention public services announcements (PSAs) targeting adolescents: A randomised controlled trial Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence
The After Hours Primary Health Care Program Project Leader Professor Margaret Kelaher Centre for Health Policy
The Costs of Raising Children with Disabilities in the Philippines Nossal Institute for Global Health
The Disability Inclusive Health Services Toolkit Nossal Institute for Global Health
The Rapid Assessment of Disability (RAD) Nossal Institute for Global Health
The relationship between social media and suicide clusters Project Leader Prof Jane Pirkis
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Reducing stigma towards people with mental illness among medical students (The SaMS Study)
The State of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Report Nossal Institute for Global Health
Twin and Family Registry Management Unit Head Professor John Hopper Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twins Research Australia Unit Head Professor John Hopper
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Under-utilisation of NDIS Packages Alexandra Devine
Understanding and Addressing Catastrophic Health Events in India Nossal Institute for Global Health
Violence Against Women and Girls: Understanding the Indonesian health system response Nossal Institute for Global Health
Violence against people with disability - Fact sheets Dr Georgina Sutherland
Violence against people with disabilities: Using existing data to inform submissions to the Disability Royal Commission Professor Anne Kavanagh
Centre for Health Equity
W-DARE Project Lead: Professor Cathy Vaughan Centre for Health Equity
Wesley LifeForce Networks Evaluation Project Leader Dr Lennart Reifels
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Who cares? Taking care of the carers Jacqui Parncutt
World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Women's Health Project Lead: Dr Cathy Vaughan Centre for Health Equity
WIN: Hospital Workforce Interfacing with the NDIS Dr Ashley McAllister
YES: Youth Employment Study Professor Anne Kavanagh
Centre for Health Equity

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