Topics: Priority populations
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Meet Dr Christina Heris
PhD candidate Please describe your role in one or two sentences: I’m a new PhD student working on the Prevention Centre funded project, ‘A Comprehensive Approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tobacco Control’ at the Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute in Melbourne. I’m exploring what influences young Aboriginal people to start smoking, and what … -
Prevention of type 2 diabetes and the implementation of large-scale prevention programs
This evidence review and evidence brief focus on preventing or delaying type 2 diabetes: both in terms of large-scaled prevention programs and system level change (evidence review) and summarising the evidence regarding lifestyle interventions and the potential for scalability (evidence brief). -
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Preventing young Aboriginal people from starting to smoke
This project focused on priority areas as identified by stakeholders. It worked in collaboration with stakeholders to produce findings that are meaningful and actionable for both government and non-government organisations including the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector when developing new programs. -
Integrating mind and body: combining physical and mental health
Project title: Start date: February 2016 End date: June 2018 -
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