Research projects

Scaling up interventions: Making sure bigger is better

Using case studies and reviews, this research will identify the components that contribute to successful scaled-up health interventions.

Understanding barriers to evaluating complex interventions

This project is developing an understanding of the barriers to organisations conducting routine evaluation of complex interventions and develop strategies to overcome these barriers.

Taking a snapshot of the economics of prevention

The project is taking a snapshot of the current state of the economic evidence about prevention and health promotion, identifying areas where the economic evidence is plentiful and areas where more evaluation has to be done.

Revealing the unsung heroes of healthy public policy

This project is finding new ways to frame health promotion and disease prevention that value the role of the hidden workforce who create healthy public policy, and to quantify the benefits of public health interventions that have been taken for granted.

Healthy public policy to support healthy and equitable eating

The project is producing the evidence needed to create public policies that enable healthy and equitable eating, with a focus on the food and social systems.

Economic analysis of prevention: Evaluating the ripple effect

This project developed an approach to the economic analysis of prevention programs that is potentially broader than conventional forms of economic evaluation but simple enough to be used routinely.

Informing a national approach to Aboriginal tobacco control

The project will look at current programs and assess best practice and opportunities for improvement. It will provide policy makers with a framework for a systematic approach to reducing tobacco use among Aboriginal people.

Creating liveable and healthy communities

This project is developing ways to measure the key factors that make our cities healthy and liveable. The researchers are working with policy makers and practitioners responsible for creating the built environment, and providing them with evidence about optimal city design to create good health.

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