Reducing The Gap Right From The Start: Translating Effective Approaches To Prevent Child Obesity In Disadvantaged Families Into Primary Health Care Policy And Routine Practice.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$108,376.00
Summary
The aim of this fellowship is to identify effective primary health care (PHC) based approaches to prevent obesity amongst children from disadvantaged families and understand the factors influencing the uptake of such approaches into routine PHC policy and practice. The findings will inform practice and policy decisions about the implementation of child obesity prevention programs within the Australian PHC system.
Enhancing Knowledge About The Role Of Human Factors, Enforcement Practices, And Legislation In Australia And China To Inform The Development Of Culturally-specific Speed Management Strategies To Reduce Road Trauma
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$384,756.00
Summary
Death and injury from speeding-related road crashes is a global public health crisis; thousands are killed on our roads daily. This project aims to reduce road trauma by better understanding speed management practices in Australia and China; two countries at different levels of road safety development. Legislation will be compared across jurisdictions and police and drivers in both countries will provide information to assist in developing speed management policy and practice to help save lives
Strengthening Social And Emotional Wellbeing Of Australian Aboriginal People
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$292,639.00
Summary
The primary aim of this project is to strengthen Aboriginal people's wellbeing by understanding the development of their racial identity and related self-esteem and how these mediate mental wellbeing.
Local Public Health Ethics: New Theoretical And Applied Tools For Community-based Health Research Governance And Ethics.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$236,326.00
Summary
Bioethics has not delivered the local ethical resources needed for public health research in community settings. This program will develop and test a new framework and practical tools for research governance and responses to ethical challenges in community-based public health research. It will deliver a new public health ethics system, policy and practice resources to suit the multi-disciplinarity of the modern public health research field.