The Woolcock Institute has been awarded a $2.4 million NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence award, Understanding and ameliorating the human health effects of exposure to air pollution from knowledge to policy and public health practice. Stephen Leeder is a Chief Investigator on the award.
People I can call on: Indigenous peoples’ experiences of chronic illness
The Menzies Centre for Health Policy based at The Australian National University and the University of Sydney, which runs the SCIPPS study, has released a report “People I Can Call On” . The report examines the experiences and views of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with heart disease, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Dr Lesley Russell about the long-term and sustainable measures - evidence-based and reflecting the needs and preferences of the community - that do not address problems in the healthcare system in isolation but take a transformative approach to healthcare reform.
New Publication: Type 2 diabetes is on the rise all over the world
The Sydney Health Policy Network (SHPN) is a new cross-disciplinary network established within the University of Sydney. The Network aims to link the health policy research and education activities of the University of Sydney in a fruitful and enjoyable academic enterprise. It seeks new knowledge and interest in the translation of knowledge into policy and practice. It will connect academics and those who make the policy decisions for society, including health service providers and health and social agencies, both nationally and internationally.
A website for the network has been launched recently and will be populated with more information as work on the Network progresses: http://sydney.edu.au/health-policy-network/
Investigators outside the Sydney Health Policy Network who are interested in initiating collaboration with members of the Network should contact the Network Office by email shpn@sydney.edu.au
New Paper: The impact of Chronic Illness on workforce participation and the need for assistance with household tasks and personal care by older Australians
Professor Stephen Leeder is profiled in the following article by Mark Metherell:
Metherell M. Life in service and stanzas, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 January 2011. A profile of Professor Stephen Leeder.
In Memory of Michael Ward
The Menzies Centre for Health Policy was deeply saddened by the death on New Year’s Day of Mr Michael Ward after a seven-year long illness that tested his resilience to the limit. His passing is a great loss to us but more importantly to his two young children whom he cared for valiantly and with good humour until the end. He was a man of astounding bravery and affection. Michael was a highly valued and perspicacious board member of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy since its inception in 2007. He was surrounded by his beloved family at the end, members of whom had shown a commitment to him that was truly inspirational.
Michael had several careers and was a communications and strategy consultant. He was formerly Managing Director of Ecos Corporation, a sustainability consultancy, Vice-President of Corporate Relations for OzEmail and UUNet Australia and Executive Director of the Australian Republican Movement. Michael worked in public health in Victoria and NSW for over a decade, including as head of the Health Promotion Program for the New South Wales Government's Health Department for five years. Michael had a BSc (Hons) and Dip Ed from UNSW. He was a key contributor to the successful NHMRC grant application that supports the Menzies Centre’s Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study.
Michael will be remembered for his clever and caring insight. He was generous, tenacious and perceptive. He was a good friend and mentor to Menzies Centre staff and colleagues.
Michael is survived by his children Irena and Max, mother Irene and siblings Peter, Julie- Anne and Angela. Michael will be sadly missed by all his many relatives and friends near and afar. Certainly his loss to us is profound. We will not see his like again
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, welcomes Menzies-Nous Health Survey Results
To find out how Australians view their health care system, the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and The Nous Group (Nous) conducted a telephone survey of a representative sample of 1201 Australians in July 2010. The survey asked questions on the following subjects:
The Menzies Centre for Health Policy has submitted a response to the Department of Health and Ageing's Medicare Locals Discussion Paper on Governance and Functions.
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