November 28, 2008 – 10:34am
The Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) has published a new report called Indigenous Tobacco Control in Australia: Everybody’s Business – National Indigenous Tobacco Control Research Roundtable Report, 2008
This is a report of a roundtable meeting held in Brisbane in May 2008 by CEITC and the CRCAH and was a follow on to the 2007 meeting. [...]
November 21, 2008 – 2:50pm
The Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit (within the Centre for Health and Society) is undertaking an exciting research program. This project addresses the critical issue of lack of data describing Aboriginal health, particularly child health, with an innovative method and research process that will facilitate effective knowledge dissemination and further reform the quality of Aboriginal [...]
November 14, 2008 – 2:44pm
Professor Ian Anderson was invited by the Assembly of First Nations to address an expert meeting on Global Indigenous Tuberculosis in Toronto, Canada which was held on 13-14 November 2008. He provided a presentation on the social determinants of health to Indigenous health leaders, political leaders, global Tuberculosis expert, and government officials, as well as [...]
November 10, 2008 – 9:21am
Media Release, Monday 10 November 2008
Ninety years after Australian scientists began their race to stop the spread of Spanish flu in Australia, University of Melbourne researchers are hoping records from the 1918 epidemic may hold the key to preventing future deadly pandemic outbreaks.
This month marks the 90th anniversary of the return of Australian WWI troops [...]
November 10, 2008 – 9:18am
By Janine Sim-Jones
A new community-based research program which aims to help close the gap in child health inequalities in Victoria has been launched jointly by the University of Melbourne and the Jack Brockhoff Foundation.
Under the program a University of Melbourne team will work with community organisations, schools, local councils, hospitals and welfare organisations to implement [...]