Research themes and projects at the Key Centre for Women's Health in Society
Project title
The Australian Health Inequities Program: A program addressing social and economic determinants of health
Major research theme
Investigators
- Prof Fran Baum, School of Public Health, Flinders University of South Australia
- Prof Anne Kavanagh, KCWHS, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne
- Prof Andrew Beer, School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management, Flinders University of South Australia
- Prof Sue Richardson, Director, National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University of South Australia
- Dr Rebecca Bentley, KCWHS, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne
- Dr Emma Baker, Flinders University of South Australia
- Dr Anna Ziersch, Flinders University of South Australia
- Dr Lareen Newman, Flinders University of South Australia
Funding
- NHMRC Population Health Capacity Building Grant, 2005-2009, $2,444,000
Summary
The Australian Health Inequities Program (AHIP) brings together researchers from a range of disciplines including sociology, public health, labour market economics, housing and geography to research health inequities and analyse policy and program responses to reduce these inequities. This will be done by addressing ways in which housing, employment, the availability and quality of our social connections, the locations we live in, and perceptions of our environments, affect health.
The researchers, based at Flinders University in Adelaide and The University of Melbourne, will identify how the physical and social characteristics of local environments impact on health. The research conducted in this program will provide guidance to government, service providers and community groups about how to improve the quality of people's local environments and reduce the health differences between different groups of Australians. Policy makers will be engaged fully with AHIP via forums and regular briefings. For a more detailed account of AHIP go to major research programs-AHIP and the AHIP website