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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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We are thrilled to announce that Associate Professor Christopher Williams and his team at have been awarded a grant of $1,698,725 for their groundbreaking project, titled Lifestyle Programs for Musculoskeletal Pain in Rural Populations. The project aims to enhance the well-being of rural communities by addressing musculoskeletal pain through innovative
WellMob, a one-stop digital library of social and emotional wellbeing content made for and by our diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had turned its attention to vaping. Vaping has quickly become a significant health issue, particularly with young people. WellMob has several new resources developed by First Nations
Former UCRH medical student Tim Watson, has published a research paper in the journal Public Health, titled “Relationship between climate change and skin cancer and implications for prevention and management: a scoping review”. Tim completed a research block at the UCRH in 2023 under the primary supervision of Professor Ross
Staff from UCRH and Southern Cross University joined forces to author a recent journal article exploring the experiences of First Nations participants as the #BlackLivesMatter protests burst onto Australian mainstream and social media platforms and onto Australian streets in 2020. Marcelle Townsend-Cross and Kathomi Gatwiri explore First Nations participants’ perceptions
At UCRH we are committed to ensuring that we walk lightly on this country, that we provide a strong education and cultural grounding for future health practitioners and we draw on the expertise of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues to lead education and research to address health inequities faced
New research published by a team of Aboriginal staff at URCH dives into the opportunities for universities to actively engage with Aboriginal communities to participate, conduct and ideally lead responsible research that attends to community priorities and issues. The Health from the Grassroots (Grassroots) project sought to address an ongoing
Dr Vanette McLennan has joined UCRH in the new role of Academic Lead and Associate Professor Allied Health. Vanette will play a pivotal role in leading education and research at the UCRH with a focus on the allied health program. We asked Vanette a couple of questions in her first
Researchers on the MOHMQuit project have passed a major milestone in their work to help midwives, obstetricians and Aboriginal health workers support pregnant women to quit smoking. After 15 months of work, the project’s implementation trial has now been completed. Our researchers teamed with partners in five local health districts
We get attached to the students who come and spend time with us, and it is always a sad day when they leave! We recently farewelled 12 Sydney Health medical students who spent the third year of their degrees with us. They’ve experienced working at many Northern NSW Local Health
We recently had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Alison Gerlach to our Centre. Dr Gerlach is an expert in inclusive and responsive early childhood practices whose work draws on many years of occupational therapy with dis/abled children in different contexts. Dr Gerlach is Associate Director of the School of Child
Congratulations to University of Sydney MD student Bradley Shea who was recently awarded the Dean’s Prize for Research in Public Health. The award is given to a student enrolled in their final year for the highest performance and best MD project. Bradley’s project, completed while on placement with us, focused
UCRH Director, Professor Vicki Flood and Academic Co-ordinator (General Practice and Community), Dr Christine Ahern, were pleased to appear before the NSW Parliaments Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Remote, Rural and Regional Health yesterday. Their appearance was part of the second public hearing for the inquiry into regional, rural and
