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Research spotlight: food security and culture
What does food security look like when culture, Country and community are part of the picture? That’s the question driving a UCRH-led Aboriginal health research project working alongside communities on Bundjalung Country (Northern Rivers) and in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands). For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, food
Research spotlight: food security and culture
What does food security look like when culture, Country and community are part of the picture? That’s the question driving a UCRH-led Aboriginal health research project working alongside communities on Bundjalung Country (Northern Rivers) and in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands). For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, food
Research spotlight: food security and culture
What does food security look like when culture, Country and community are part of the picture? That’s the question driving a UCRH-led Aboriginal health research project working alongside communities on
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From 27 May-3 June we mark National Reconciliation Week, and now more than ever (the official theme of this year’s Week) it is an opportunity to acknowledge the continuing cultures and contribution that Aboriginal peoples make to the life of this country and to our work at UCRH. We are
Today UCRH hosted another fantastic Baribunmani Wanyi Ngay Day. This youth program, the name of which comes from a Bundjalung phrase that means ‘I dreamed about you’, is designed to encourage young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to pursue careers in health. Around 25 students from Mount St
UCRH Director and Head of Rural Clinical School Professor Vicki Flood today welcomed members of the NSW Regional Health Ministerial Advisory Panel, led by Chair Dr Richard Colbran, Chief Executive Officer of NSW Rural Doctors Network, to meet with our staff. The meeting was part of a visit to Lismore
UCRH was pleased today to welcome around an enthusiastic group of higher degree research students (HDR) from across the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney to our Rural HDR Student Day. The day was a chance for those students who are all undertaking a degree in
UCRH has announced the program for the Reconciliation Week Research Symposium being held on Monday 27 May. The Research Symposium will bring together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, health professionals and community advocates to explore innovative strategies for addressing the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Leading UCRH researcher and Co-Lead Investigator for the CRE-STRIDE Network, Associate Professor Veronica Matthews has been announced as a recipient of a 2024 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant. She has been awarded $2.8m for her work in strengthening primary health systems through Australian Indigenous paradigms and
On Tuesday 28 May (2-3pm), UCRH will welcome the Director, Lifespan Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of East Anglia, and Chief Investigator for the Babybreathe trial, Professor Caitlin Notley to speak at our next Rural Health Seminar: Babybreathe trial – postpartum smoking relapse prevention. https://daffodilcentre.org/The Seminar,
A recent publication in the International Journal of Integrated Care has highlighted the importance of recommendations from the current national scope of practice review focussing on a nationally consistent approach in promoting and implementing common interprofessional competencies and national standards. UCRH’s Academic Coordinator Interdisciplinary Education, Frances Barraclough, is one of
We are excited to announce the first UCRH Reconciliation Week Research Symposium being held on 27 May 2024. Celebrating and acknowledging the 2024 Reconciliation Week theme of Now More Than Ever, the Symposium will be a perfect opportunity for anyone interested in an exploration of the health needs of Aboriginal
When floods and fires hit the Northern Rivers, it’s locals who step up first. But how do we make sure that community-led disaster responses actually work, and keep working? That’s the question UCRH researcher Rebecca McNaught set out to answer in a new study published in the International Journal of Disaster
We were proud to see the work being done across two University of Sydney Rural Health Precinct locations recognised and published this week. Identifying barriers and facilitators to primary care practitioners implementing health assessments for people with intellectual disability: a Theoretical Domains Framework-informed scoping review has been published in Implementation
In the aftermath of severe climate disasters in NSW, a new report highlights the pivotal role of community-led responses. Authored by researchers from the Sydney Environment Institute and UCRH, it showcases grassroots efforts in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, and Northern Rivers regions. The report is an important outcome from the
