Preventing Alcohol Related-harms: Using Comparative Policy Analysis To Study The Effects And Development Of Local Government Alcohol Policy
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$318,768.00
Summary
Regulating the availability of alcohol is one of the most effective ways to reduce harm from alcohol consumption, and local governments have a significant role. This Fellowship provides the first systematic examination of the impact of local government regulation of alcohol availability. The findings can inform Australian planning and licensing policies to help support appropriate regulation of alcohol outlets in order to reduce alcohol-related harm.
Collaborating To Create Healthy Built Environments: Including Health In A Land Use Planning System
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$320,891.00
Summary
The way the built environment is planned and designed has a pervasive influence on health but how to translate that evidence into policy and practice is under-researched. Recent developments in NSW provide the opportunity to investigate how health is included across the business of a land-use planning system. This translational research uses a realist approach and policy analysis to unpack the influences on health being included (or not) at multiple levels of the system.
Improving Patient Access To Novel Cancer Drugs In Australia: Striking The Balance
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$318,768.00
Summary
Cancer patients in Australia may experience delays before they can benefit from new expensive drugs because of the lengthy existing processes to evaluate new medicines by the Department of Health. I will study how to improve the existing drug evaluation processes to make timely but informed funding decisions. This work will improve patient outcomes from early access to effective new cancer drugs and help the government make a wiser spending of public funds.
Informing Vaccination Strategies For Pregnant Women Through Linked Population Health Data
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$318,768.00
Summary
Vaccination during pregnancy has health benefits for mothers and their infants; however, it is a relatively new area of research, and the immediate and long-term consequences for children are currently not well understood. As part of this fellowship, I plan to conduct research into the long-term health impacts of vaccination during pregnancy. This fellowship will build my career as a perinatal epidemiologist and establish expertise in Australia related to vaccines given during pregnancy.
Optimising Value And Equity In Access To Prescribed Medicines
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$371,052.00
Summary
The strong opposition to the Federal government’s proposed increase in out-of-pocket healthcare costs in the 2014 budget demonstrates the significance of value-for-money healthcare to the Australian public. Using information from Canada and Australia, this study will help patients, regardless of socioeconomic status, to access the medicines they need in a way that is affordable for individuals and governments, resulting in wise and fair medicine use within the Australian healthcare system.