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Disastrous Writing returns to Lismore
The annual Disastrous Writing Retreat is returning to UCRH in November, bringing together people from across the disaster and climate change space for two days of focused, in-person writing, connection and collaboration. Supporting stronger networks and the sharing of ideas is an important part of building healthier and more resilient
Disastrous Writing returns to Lismore
The annual Disastrous Writing Retreat is returning to UCRH in November, bringing together people from across the disaster and climate change space for two days of focused, in-person writing, connection and collaboration. Supporting stronger networks and the sharing of ideas is an important part of building healthier and more resilient
Disastrous Writing returns to Lismore
The annual Disastrous Writing Retreat is returning to UCRH in November, bringing together people from across the disaster and climate change space for two days of focused, in-person writing, connection
UCRH researchers recognised with major awards
Two UCRH researchers have received significant recognition for work that is helping shape the future of rural health research and Aboriginal health outcomes. Dr Cas Sedran-Price (pictured right) has been
Healthy country equals healthy people
This news post is part of a series for our website and quarterly newsletter where we are invite contributions from others who share our commitment to health equity. From partners,
Renewing local rural health partnership
The University of Sydney and Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership through their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a further three years, continuing their shared
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UCRH director, Professor Vicki Flood contributed to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in Heart that found compelling evidence that adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and total mortality among women. The study involved a comprehensive analysis
Dr Natalie Edmiston, who works with UCRH as the Academic Lead Research Education for Western Sydney University students, is one of the lead authors in a journal article published today in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. The article, Teaching to address overdiagnosis, delves into the need for medical students to learn to
Research co-authored by UCRH’s Director, Professor Vicki Flood has looked at whether a text-messaging-based lifestyle support program would improve diabetes risk factors following gestational diabetes (GDM). In the research, women with GDM were randomised following delivery to receive four text messages per week supporting a healthy lifestyle and parenting for
New research from UCRH and University of Sydney researchers argues that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are facing growing levels of scrutiny to prove their identity to access Indigenous-specific government services designed to mitigate the impacts of past government policies. Yet, it is those who have been most severely
New research from UCRH has been published, documenting how young people’s experiences on the 2017 floods in the Northern Rivers impacted on their mental health. The research set out to explore young people’s experiences of the catastrophic flooding and was targeted at those aged 16–25 years who were Northern Rivers
Yesterday staff at UCRH gathered to celebrate International Women’s Day. This year global theme for IWD was Inspire Inclusion. With well over a century of history and change, the first IWD was held in March 1911, and the day is now celebrated all over the world to acknowledge all those
UCRH has been a key participant – and leader – in new research looking at how service learning placements are implemented in real world settings in rural Australia. This preliminary national study is the first of its kind to investigate what factors enable or hinder their implementation. An anonymous survey
Only two months into the year, and we’ve already seen a wide range of disciplines feature in our Allied Health student placements. We have welcomed Allied Health students from a wide range of universities including University of Sydney, Griffith University, Southern Cross University, University of Technology Sydney, University of Queensland,
Research involving UCRH’s Frances Barraclough will soon be published which explores stakeholder perspectives on e-prescribing in primary care settings. Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) provides a convenient, efficient, paperless mechanism for the legal transfer of prescriptions between service users, prescribers and dispensers. There have been advances in e-prescribing processes and increased uptake
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
