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MOHMQuit: ten years of collaboration to support smoke-free pregnancies
For more than a decade, UCRH academics working in rural health research have collaborated with maternity services across NSW to address one of the most persistent and complex challenges in antenatal care: supporting pregnant women to quit smoking. As the MOHMQuit – Midwives and Obstetricians Helping Mothers to Quit Smoking
MOHMQuit: ten years of collaboration to support smoke-free pregnancies
For more than a decade, UCRH academics working in rural health research have collaborated with maternity services across NSW to address one of the most persistent and complex challenges in antenatal care: supporting pregnant women to quit smoking. As the MOHMQuit – Midwives and Obstetricians Helping Mothers to Quit Smoking
MOHMQuit: ten years of collaboration to support smoke-free pregnancies
For more than a decade, UCRH academics working in rural health research have collaborated with maternity services across NSW to address one of the most persistent and complex challenges in
Local knowledge saves lives
Community-led responses are a critical part of rural health research, especially as climate disasters become more frequent and severe. A new journal article co-authored by UCRH researchers Jo Longman, Emma
Why local networks matter after disasters
Rural health research often focuses on services and systems, but communities themselves play a huge role in how people respond and recover after disasters. A new journal article co-authored by
Psychosocial support to quit smoking
New rural health research involving UCRH’s Professor Megan Passey from the University Centre for Rural Health has contributed to an important update on how best to support women to stop
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UCRH researcher Mohammad Hamiduzzaman is one of a worldwide team of more than 400 health experts who have studied the impact of injuries on global health and health systems. Their study, recently published in the journal Public Health, has revealed the staggering impact of unintentional injuries (for example falls), transport-related
International Day of Rural Women was celebrated recently, and to mark the occasion, the Faculty of Medicine and Health shared stories from two members of the Faculty who are based outside metro areas. UCRH’s Sarah Crook was one of those featured, as was Charlene Noye from the Broken Hill University
The path to becoming a doctor is an arduous one, with a multitude of requirements and milestones along the way. Budding doctors are faced with making many decisions as they navigate their career journeys, and that doesn’t stop once you have a degree. After completing university studies, the next step
New research involving authors from university departments and schools of rural health at the University of Melbourne, University of Tasmania, University of Newcastle, La Trobe University and UCRH has looked at how ready health students in Australia felt to start their careers, especially in rural areas, after training during the
In an announcement made by the Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care, the research project known as STAUNCH will receive $5m over five years to address the complex structural reform required for diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to experience health equity. UCRH researcher, Associate
Last month CRE-STRIDE Investigators, researchers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reference Committee members, Seed Project leads and Scholarship awardees met on the Gadigal Lands of the Eora Nation for a final gathering before the five-year program wraps-up. STRIDE is a Centre for Research Excellence based at UCRH which has undertaken
Exploring ways to promote research that integrates a diversity of disciplines was the focus of the recent and fourth annual Sustainability, Climate, and Health Collaboration at the University of Sydney. UCRH Research Fellow Rebecca McNaught was one of the organisers of the gathering, which saw around 50 people come together
Over forty local high school students descended on UCRH’s Lismore campus today for a first-hand and hands-on insight into what a career in health could look like for them. We hosted and presented the UCRH Health Careers Day in collaboration with Connect Northern Rivers. It was aimed at handpicked senior
A new paper co-authored by researchers from the Northern Rivers’ University Centre for Rural Health and Southern Cross University dives into the #BlackLivesMatter movement and its impact in Australia. The authors explore how this global movement, powered by social media, has challenged white supremacy by sharing stories of anti-Black discrimination.
New research from UCRH researchers has explored the implementation, feasibility and safety of a day-stay joint replacement pathway in a regional public hospital in Australia. With the volume of joint replacement procedures in Australia increasing, this growth is placing considerable pressure on health services. Innovations that support the ability to
New research co-authored by UCRH Director, Professor Vicki Flood has taken a deep dive into identifying barriers and enablers to undertaking research for healthcare professionals. The study was undertaken by PhD candidate Sharon Lee under the supervision of Professor Flood and Associate Professor in Exercise and Sport Science at the
We’ve all seen the shows on television, and probably all wondered how realistic they are. For our year three University of Sydney medical students, the answer is probably not that much, with the recent storyline less about the adrenaline rush of the operating room, and more about the contemplation of
