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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
Knowledge shared across cultures
A recent trip to Northern Thailand has seen UCRH’s Dr Cassandra Sedran-Price and Associate Professor Veronica Matthews, as well as Jagun Alliance’s Oliver Costello and researcher Pattheera Somboonsin (University of
Building skills in aged care
Good healthcare starts with a confident workforce. Through a new partnership with Healthy North Coast, UCRH is delivering the Clinical Skills & Telehealth Trainer Program, helping aged care nurses build
Helping people return to work
Getting back to work after a brain injury can involve more than physical recovery. New research involving UCRH’s Associate Professor Vanette McLennan highlights the often-overlooked communication challenges that can affect
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New rural health research involving UCRH and University of Sydney medical students is shedding light on the challenges people face when seeking care after sexual assault. The study, Access to acute medical and forensic care for adolescents and adults who have experienced sexual assault: a systematic scoping review, was published
A student placement that stitched connection and dignity at Fletcher Street Cottage When University of Sydney social work student Laura Cole arrived in the Northern Rivers for her placement at Fletcher Street Cottage in Byron Bay, she brought more than her studies with her. She also brought a personal skill
New research is shedding light on how communities come together after floods and fires, with UCRH researchers Dr Jodie Bailie and Emma Pittaway among the co-authors of a new paper published in Natural Hazards. The article, Social infrastructure and centralisation in community response and recovery from disasters, looks at how
New rural health research highlights the importance of teaching future health workers to better understand First Nations health, through a study co-authored by former UCRH researcher Mohammed Hamiduzzaman. Published in Creative Nursing, the paper Teaching for Truth: A Descriptive Qualitative Study of a Classroom Strategy for Teaching Health Students to
Aboriginal health research is at the centre of a new publication co-authored by UCRH researcher Associate Professor Emma Walke, exploring how University Departments of Rural Health have supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health over more than a decade. Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
How do we build better policy for people who live outside the city? New rural health research is helping answer that question, with UCRH researcher Jodie Bailie a co-author on a chapter in A Research Agenda for Lived Experience and Disability Policy. Titled Re-imagining policymaking with rural people with disability
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
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 Pittaway and Jodie Bailie and colleagues from the Sydney Environment Institute shines a light on how local knowledge and long-standing
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 UCRH researchers Jo Longman, Emma Pittaway and Jodie Bailie and University of Sydney colleagues takes a closer look at what
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 smoking during pregnancy. The article, Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy, was published in the Cochrane
New research co-authored by UCRH’s Jodie Bailie sheds light on how rural clinical placements shape medical students’ wellbeing and sense of connection. The six year study draws on national data to explore experiences of social isolation and wellbeing during Rural clinical placements, offering timely insights for rural health education and
Recent rural health research co-authored by Jodie Bailie is shining a light on why people with disability continue to face barriers when trying to see medical specialists in Australia. Published in the Australian Economic Review, the article explores how cost, waiting times and system design combine to limit access to
