Health Sciences

School of Public Health

Public Health Practice - Research Profile

Comprising Public Health Practice Units, including China Health and Public Health Law.

Research Projects

China (Health Policy)
Western Pacific Region (Health Promotion)
PROLEAD (Health Promotion Leadership Program)
WHO Advocacy Guide (Non-communicable Diseases)
National Health Policy Capacity (Feasiblity of Regional Rapid Response Mechanism for Health Policy - East & Southeast Asia)
Patient at the Centre
Gender Equity
Men's Health
Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies (AIHPS)
Australian Network of Academic Public Health Institutions (ANAPHI)
Violence Prevention: Community Campus Partnerships
Violence Prevention: Local Communities
Improving Safety for Operational Police and Communities: Interdisciplinary Teams
Trust in Primary Health Care
Primary Care Partnerships: Management
Naturopathy and Western Herbal Medicine (RRRCH)
Regulation of the Health Professions
Emergency Management (Risk Communication)
Cross-Jurisdictional Issues (Public Health Emergency Powers)
CRCAH
Evidence-based Public Health
People at the Centre of Health Care (WHO publication based on a report by Professor Vivian Lin, Sally Fawkes & Carolyn Poljski, with research input from Sophie Hill and the Cochrane Review Group)

"Health Policy in China" (New Book)

Professor Vivian Lin and colleagues took part in a workshop in Beijing to further the research for a new book edited by Professor Lin on "Health Policy in China". Professor Lin had a small ANU-ICEAPS grant for this project.

Authors participating in the workshop on Prof Vivian Lin's new book "Health Policy in China".

La Trobe staff: Front row seated (from left) Prof Pei Likun, A/Prof David Legge, and Prof Vivian Lin, with Dr Hongwen Zhao at the end of the row (on the right). Back row standing (fifth from left) Dr Chaojie (George) Liu, (sixth) Rachel Canaway, (eighth) Dr Yan Zhang, and (ninth) Dr Hui Yang.