HEAL National Research Network

Looking for a great job opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Environmental Health Modelling! Join the HEAL Global Research Centre at the University of Canberra! Apply here, it closes 24 April 2024: https://lnkd.in/dw-a76Jn

The new EMCR HEAL National Research Network Mentorship Program for 2025 is closing soon for Expression of Interest! Apply by next Tuesday 1st April 2025 to be matched with another amazing self-nominated mentee or mentor from across the HEAL Network - https://lnkd.in/dJFAXmYu

This evening, come and listen to Prof Caitlin Wyrwoll's presentation on the Wellcome Trust funded HEAL National Research Network project - Extreme Heat and Pregnancy Complications (EHPC): harnessing the diverse Australian climate and population for global answers (https://lnkd.in/dWK88qks), it's the second Climate and Health Regional Seminar organised by the C&H team at Wellcome @18:00-19:00 AEST or 19:00-20:00 AEDT. Australia has a diverse climate and population. This context provides a unique opportunity to define the health implications of extreme heat exposure during pregnancy and extrapolate findings to a global context. This multidimensional proposal encompasses individual, population, and discovery science data. Three key aims encompass our proposal: 1) Lived Experience which includes Indigenous and recent migrant knowledge, 2) Environmental Epidemiology across the breadth of Australian climate zones, and 3) Biological Mechanisms utilising our established sheep model of pregnancy in environmentally controlled housing and human samples. These aims, along with community co-design and consultation, will lead to the development of approaches to minimise the adverse effects of extreme heat in pregnancy.      Please register using the following link: https://lnkd.in/dqGYBc8Y Any issues with registration please email: heal@canberra.edu.au #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth

HEAL members and colleagues please consider signing this open letter calling for a National Clean Air Strategy - https://lnkd.in/gMbBiqSc #AustNationalCleanAirStrategy #airquality

Calling all Future Health Research Pioneers! 🚀 We are excited to share that EoIs to the HEAL National Research Network Future Leaders School at the University of Canberra (19-23 May 2025) is now open! (#HEALFLS2025 - https://lnkd.in/dJFAXmYu).   Building on the 2024 HEAL FLS, this year's residential school will bring together the successful EMCR applicants from across the HEAL Network for a week of classroom lectures, expert panels, roundtables, problem-based learning, joint sessions with the HEAL Leadership Executives, site visits and more!   The HEAL FLS 2025 aims to strengthen inter-disciplinary research capabilities, as well as research-policy translation, communication, negotiation and influencing skills. The course will empower future leaders in the broader health research community and health-service and support sectors to mitigate and adapt to climate change while improving public health in Australia. Targeted at HEAL and HEAL-affiliated Research Fellows, priority will be given to alumni of the HEAL-FLS 2024, First Nations applicants, and applicants who work in remote or rural areas.   Successful applicants will be provided funding to cover their travel to and from Canberra, accommodation, selected meals and social events.   EOIs will close on Friday 4th April 2025. There are limited spaces for HEAL-funded and affiliated EMCRs to attend, we encourage you to apply early, so you don’t miss out.   Please refer to the attached Course Information form and visit the HEAL Website (https://lnkd.in/dJFAXmYu) for more information. Should you have any questions please feel free to reach out to our team (heal@canberra.edu.au). Wishing you the very best!

Thrilled to share that I'm featured in the latest SBS 'Should you really eat that?' podcast! 🎙️ We delve into the fascinating world of native Australian foods and Indigenous Traditional Food Systems🌿 As a proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman and researcher, I'm passionate about sharing the knowledge and sustainable practices of my ancestors. It's crucial to acknowledge and respect the ingenuity and cultural significance behind these traditional food processing methods. Listen to the full episode to learn more about this vital aspect of Indigenous food culture. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gbP5JvuA #IndigenousKnowledge #FoodCulture #AustralianNativeFoods #FoodSystems #SBSPodcast #NorthernInstitute #Research Northern Institute HEAL National Research Network Charles Darwin University Torrens University Australia Lee Tran Lam

Climate change has accelerated the frequency and intensity of wildfires around the world – this year alone, the world has watched in horror as fires blazed in Arizona and California in the United States, in Cape Town in South Africa, and Ofunato, in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture. While the fires wreak destruction, the smoke they generate also has huge health impacts on global populations – making CANBREATHE, the project from UC’s (Healthy Environment and Lives) HEAL Global Research Centre, particularly vital. CANBREATHE stands for Climate Attribution of Wildfire Smoke Impacts on Priority Population Health in Southeast Asia and Australia. Launched today at UC, the project is focused on developing climate and health impact assessment tools to communicate the population health impacts from bushfire smoke haze – especially on priority groups like pregnant women, children and Indigenous peoples, who are often disproportionately affected. It links wildfire smoke impacts to climate change using attribution science and community-driven communication – while the health impacts of wildfire smoke are often understood at a community level, understanding how they are caused by climate change is less common. CANBREATHE will inform climate adaptation strategies, while educating and empowering communities. “CANBREATHE will combine climate modelling, health data and storylines to communicate the long-term effects of bushfires and smoke haze pollution exposure.” says Professor Sotiris Vardoulakis, Professor of Environmental Public Health and HEAL Director. Researchers will focus on communications for populations in Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, and Australia. UC Vice-Chancellor Bill Shorten said that CANBREATHE exemplifies the value of partnership and the essence of what a modern university should strive for – to serve its local and global community. “It is imperative that climate change and public health research is not constrained by lines on a map. Strengthening connections with our close neighbours in Southeast Asia is critical,” he says. Distinguished Professor Kim Oanh from the Asia Institute of Technology in Thailand says that “air pollution from forest and agricultural fires is a major public health concern in Southeast Asia.” “These seasonal fires cause deforestation and smoke haze across the region, disproportionally impacting poorer people, especially children. Climate change increases the risk of fires making things worse.” Associate Professor Veronica Matthews, the HEAL Network’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lead from the University of Sydney, said that CANBREATHE “is a very exciting opportunity to build on the Network’s momentum of linking climate, environmental and health data with cultural knowledge”. “This project will engage Indigenous peoples and communities, citizen scientists, policymakers and artists to co-design communication tools to educate and empower those communities who are already feeling the impact of climate change.”

It was great to represent the HEAL National Research Network at the 10th anniversary of the Health Research Institute (HRI) at University of Canberra last night. Over the last ten years ago, the Public Health Canberra #HRI has established itself as a leader in public health and the HEAL Global Research Centre was pleased to join HRI last year. We are excited to work together into the future on protecting and improving the health of Australians and our Country’ said Dr Dharani Sabba, HEAL Senior Centre Coordinator.  #publichealth #HRI #HEAL #UniversityofCanberra, #healthresearch #climatechange #researchimpact #localcommunities #HEALNetwork #Indigenoushealth #climateadaptation

Don't forget! The $5 million Wellcome Trust awarded #CANBREATHE project LAUNCH is happening tomorrow (20 Mar, 2025) at 1pm AEDT at the University of Canberra and online (the start of a new HEAL National Research Network Investigators webinar series)!  Attendees will get a chance to meet distinguished guests including Hon. Bill Shorten (Vice Chancellor of UC), Her Excellency Arjaree Sriratanaban (Ambassador of Thailand) and Councellor Sisouk Sayyalat (Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic). The event will also feature presentations from leading HEAL Network and CANBREATHE Investigators.   You are most welcome to the networking lunch from 12pm and coffee from 2:45pm. Come and learn about the CANBREATHE project (https://lnkd.in/dj_p_7dr), our team and partner with HEAL Global Research Centre and HEAL Network. Email heal@canberra.edu.au to get the details!! See you all tomorrow 😊 #australiandiscoveries #australianresearchers #healthresearchAU #climateHealth #researchimpact

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