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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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Researchers from UCRH were among a group of academics who gathered in Sydney earlier this week for the University of Sydney Climate Research Forum. Representing UCRH at the Forum was leading Aboriginal health and climate researcher Associate Professor Veronica Matthews; Professor of Rural Health Ross Bailie; climate change adaptation and
UCRH’s Academic Coordinator Interdisciplinary Education, Frances Barraclough spoke at last week’s Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care (AAAPC) annual conference, outlining her work around building workforce capacity in primary care. AAAPC is a representative body for people undertaking teaching and research in academic primary care, and their conference included a
A new research paper co-authored by researchers from UCRH, the Sydney Environment Institute and elsewhere has emphasised that the urgency of today’s ecological crises cannot be overstated. The paper, Ecological Crises and Ecopolitics Research in Australia, has been published in the Australian Journal of Politics and History. The paper explores
Quandamooka researcher Associate Professor Veronica Matthews is among the group of leading experts, academics and industry representatives appointed to the new Climate and Health Expert Advisory Group. The Australian Government has established the expert advisory group to provide advice on reducing the impacts of climate change on the nation’s health.
UCRH researcher Rebecca McNaught has contributed to a new journal article titled Ecological Crises and Ecopolitics Research in Australia, which takes a hard look at how political science is responding to the scale and urgency of today’s environmental challenges. The paper argues that climate change and other ecological crises demand
Yesterday UCRH hosted the second Baribunmani Wanyi Ngay youth program for 2024, with around 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students attending to learn about careers in health. Baribunmani Wanyi Ngay is a Bundjalung phrase that means ‘I dreamed about you’ and reflects the key message of the
A new scoping review authored by a UCRH medical student, supported by UCRH staff and a colleague from the University of Sydney’s School of Veterinary Science has shone light on the need to balance and optimise the health of people, animals and the environment. The work has been published in
New work from a team led by UCRH researchers has been published in BMJ Global Health 2024. They discussed the quality of an evaluation of a research collaboration and found that, while not always comfortable, reflexive evaluation practice can generate insights for improvement. The work is outlined in journal publication called
Cultural humility is the superpower we want to equip all our students with and one of the ways we work towards that is through our cultural immersion programs. Recently our new cohorts of long stay medical students participated in a two-day immersion program where the focus included instilling in them
Last week our University of Sydney final year medical students started their general practice rotation, with Clinical Educator Matt Grey ensuring their knowledge around assessing joint ailments and injuries was finetuned in preparation. The general practice rotation sees students spend three days per week for eight weeks in a local
At UCRH much of our focus is on developing future rural health professionals, and we always appreciate hearing how that work impacts those with whom we come into contact. Many specialised health degrees have compulsory placements or professional experience as part pf their curriculum, giving students the opportunity to develop
Earlier this week we welcomed three new cohorts of medical students to our campuses in Lismore and Grafton and one of their first activities was to participate in a Cultural Immersion program. The program gives our students an opportunity to immerse themselves in local Aboriginal culture and community before embarking
