Healthy people, families and communities
Promoting physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing for all individuals and across all stages of life is key to the creation of inclusive, equitable and prosperous societies.
La Trobe researchers build clinical capability and policy expertise to enhance individual and community wellbeing, reduce disease, and create equitable health solutions for all. Our researchers partner with health research networks, non-profit organisations, industry and government.
Goal:
A healthy, safe and equitable life course for everyone
Our priorities are to:
Improve clinical practice and social wellbeing
Our researchers gather and evaluate information to build evidence that will lead to improved clinical outcomes for patients and sound policy outcomes for the wider public.
Achieve equity and inclusion
Our researchers support equitable health outcomes by examining policy, intervention and prevention strategies.
Promote wellbeing across the lifespan
Our researchers investigate and endorse every aspect of a flourishing life for people of all ages and abilities, and enhance performance, management, participation and safety in sport for everyone.
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Our Research Centres
- Centre for Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation
- Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing
- Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
- Centre for Alcohol Policy Research
- Centre for Health Communication and Participation
- Centre for Cardiovascular Biology and Disease Research
- Centre for Sport and Social Impact
- John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research
- Judith Lumley Centre
- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre
- Living with Disability Research Centre
- Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre
- The Bouverie Centre
- Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research
- Centre for Technology Infusion
- Cisco Centre for AI and Internet of Things
- Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition
- Holsworth Research Initiative
- Gabra Biik, Wurruwila Wutja
Care Economy Collaborative Network
The Care Economy Collaborative Network is a La Trobe University initiative that brings together organisations and individuals involved in all aspects of care.
The Academic and Research Collaborative in Health (ARCH) is a major, multi-site partnership that links La Trobe with eight major health and social care providers, consumers and the research community. The ARCH promotes close ties between research, workforce training, clinical education, clinical practice, policy development and consumer engagement. Together with our partners we ensure high quality, evidence-based healthcare for Australians, co-produced research, innovative education to build workforce capability and pathways to train our future research leaders.
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News
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ people: new research
A series of seven Indigenous-led factsheets explores the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ people in detail.
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New funding to examine the global public health policy of HIV ‘elimination’
A new $601k ARC Discovery grant will allow researchers to examine the policy of HIV ‘elimination’.
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A comprehensive picture of LGBTQA+ mental health and suicidality: New briefing papers
A comprehensive state-by-state picture of LGBTQA+ mental health and suicidality in Australia, including risk factors, protective factors, service engagement and preferences, and comparisons to the general population.
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International Overdose Awareness Day: Naloxone & Overdose Prevention Resources
A suite of resources for people who use drugs to assist with Naloxone use and overdose prevention
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Call the midwife: maternity care model's success
Mothers report resounding success of maternity care model
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