Public health

Health and wellbeing in rural and remote communities supported by the RFDS

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Public Health research Unit has partnered with the Australian National University and other organisations to improve the health and wellbeing of rural and remote Aus

Our country, our healer: exploring the traditional lithotherapeutics of the Aboriginal pharmacopoeia

Aboriginal people of the Greater Hunter region of New South Wales had access to two exceptional geological formations, which provided them with access to valuable mineral resources.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018-19

The 2018-19 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey collected data on a broad range of health-related topics, language, cultural identification, education, labour force status, income

National Survey of Adult Oral Health

The National Survey of Adult Oral Health will interview and dentally examine 7,500 people aged 15 or more across all States and Territories of Australia.

Pathways, policies and prevention: better outcomes for western Australian children

Pathways, policies and prevention: better outcomes for western Australian children.

Public health approach to child abuse and neglect: antecedents, outcomes and international comparisons of trends

Child maltreatment is a significant public health issue. Findings will identify characteristics of at-risk children, families and communities; mental health and juvenile justice outcomes.

Maximising knowledge from dense SNP (single nucleotide polymorphisms) data using multi-locus analysis

Maximising knowledge from dense SNP (single nucleotide polymorphisms) data using multi-locus analysis.

Implementation and evaluation of a diabetes intervention program in Indigenous Australian Communities

Approximately 700,000 Australians have type 2 diabetes (also termed maturity-onset diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes), which is a condition associated with reduced lifespan, eye disease, h

Inherited determinants of cancer aetiology

Family history of cancer is a strong risk factor for many cancers.

The Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase II: A community-based study of diabetes care, control, complications and cost

In Phase I of the Fremantle Diabetes Study (FDS), valuable and detailed data on a wide range of subjects were obtained from a community-based patient cohort between 1993 and 2001.