Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (including cancer), and promotion of mental health

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
'What Works for Depression' and 'What Works for Anxiety'	Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
A culturally appropriate approach to improve mental health outcomes in Sri Lanka and China: Mental Health First Aid	Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
A health systems approach to an economic evaluation of nurse mentoring models in India		Nossal Institute for Global Health
A novel approach to discovering genes associated with cancer risk from GWAS and EWAS data	Project Leader Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
A novel strategy for the early diagnosis of COPD in middle-aged adults	Project leader Dr Jennifer Perret	Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Allergy and Lung Health	Professor Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Centre of Research Excellence in Childhood Adversity and Associated Depression and Anxiety	Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm	Centre for Mental 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
Colorectal Cancer	Unit Head Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Community energy resilience pilot project - Maldives		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Continuous Professional Development Strategy for Primary Health Care nurses - Kiribati		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Covid-19 Health Worker Voices		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Continuous Professional Development for Frontline Health Workers - Solomon Islands		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Depression in people with Multiple Sclerosis		Centre for Health Equity
Diabetes Eye Care
Evaluating Global Fund innovation - focused programs in the Asia Pacific		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Evaluation of RACS International Eye Health Programs		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Program Evaluation: Pacific Health and Nutrition		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Family violence in newly-arrived migrant and refugee communities	Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Minas	Centre for Mental Health
First Aid Training for Parents of Teenagers: A Randomized Controlled Trial (TPOT Study)	Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm	Centre for Mental Health
Giving an adult life after Fontan surgery to those with the most severe congenital heart conditions	Project Leader Dr Kim Dalziel	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 Professional Education Market Assessment		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health seeking behaviour in four Indian States		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health Star Rating (HSR) label impact on food formulation and consumer purchasing	Professor Tony Blakely	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Systems Governance and Financing	Head of Unit Katherine Gilbert	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health systems strengthening - global learning program		Nossal Institute for Global Health
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
Implementation research to improve scale-up of depression services in Vietnam (IRIS-DSV)	Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Minas	Centre for Mental Health
Improving child development outcomes: the role of WASH		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Improving skin cancer prevention: motivating preventive behaviours using knowledge of personalised genomic risk of melanoma		Centre for Health Equity
India Health Policy and Systems Research Fellowship		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Indigenous Epidemiology and Health	Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Kaat Koort - Aboriginal Brain Health Study	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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
Mental Health Policy and Practice	Unit Head Professor Jane Pirkis	Centre for Mental Health
Mindwise: A multifaceted intervention to improve mental health literacy in staff and students of a multi-campus university	Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
MRFF Million Minds project - Bringing family, community, culture and country to indigenous youth mental health care	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Nerve transfers for restoration of upper limb function in tetraplegia	Project Leader Dr Arthur Hsueh	Centre for Health Policy
Neuroepidemiology	Unit Head Dr Sandra Neate	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Next Generation - Aboriginal Youth Wellbeing Study	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Patient reported outcomes: getting the timing right	Project Leader Chris Schilling	Centre for Health Policy
Population Mental Health	Unit Head Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
Predictors and consequences of allergies that impact on children getting a healthy start to life	Unit Head Prof Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Primary health care service delivery redesign for the COVID 19 new normal		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Regulation of personalised digital closed loop systems to manage diabetes in children		Centre for Health Equity
RESPONSE		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Responsive health systems		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Rethinking Malaria		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Saving Lives at Birth (SLAB)		Nossal Institute for Global Health
Social & Cultural Dimensions of Health Systems	Head of Unit Sumit Kane	Nossal Institute for Global Health
STOP MS Study	Dr Jeanette Reece	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Strengthening the impact measurement of MMV investments		Nossal Institute for Global Health
teen Mental Health First Aid	Project Leader Dr Laura Hart	Centre for Mental Health
The HOLISM Study	A/Prof Sandra Neate	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Pro-Poor Policy—The Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI)		Nossal Institute for Global Health
The Mental Health First Aid Conversations About Suicide Trial	Project Leader Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
The MSOC Study	Maggie Yu & William Bevens	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The QUAL MS study	Associate Professor Sandra Neate	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The role of masculinity in the suicidality of men aged 80 or more		Centre for Health Equity
Toward the health promoting university: enhancing the student experience and academic outcomes	Project Leader Prof Lena Sanci (Department of General Practice) Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Minas	Centre for Mental Health
Trans-generational effects: exposures before conception & offspring risk of asthma and allergies	Unit Head Professor Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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
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
What causes adult asthma, COPD and sleep disordered breathing	Unit Head Professor Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
What workplaces can do to improve mental health	Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley	Centre for Mental Health
WorkplaceAid: a trial on improving mental health and physical first aid skills in the workplace	Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm	Centre for Mental Health

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