Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research
Transforming rural health outcomes through research, collaboration and community engagement.
Our Centre is undertaking world-class studies aimed at narrowing the gulf between metropolitan health outcomes and those in regional, rural and remote areas.
World-class centre
The Centre was established in December 2019 following a $3 million investment from the VV Marshman Charitable Trust.
Top 5 worldwide
Times Higher Education ranks La Trobe fifth in the world for our research on key diseases and conditions, our support for healthcare professions, and the health of our students and staff.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, Impact Rankings 2021: good health and well-being
World-class in rural health
The Centre is embedded within the La Trobe Rural Health School, the largest rural health school in Australia.
Better oral health for rural Australians living with mental illness
Researchers from the Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research are identifying much-needed oral health solutions for rural Australians living with mental illness.
Events
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La Trobe Rural Health School Research Conference 2022
Thursday 14 July 09:30am
The annual La Trobe Rural Health School (LRHS) Research Conference celebrates rural health research undertaken by La Trobe University through the LRHS and its rural and regional partners. In 2022 we explore 'New Frontiers in Rural Health'.
News
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Join Australia’s First Rural Health Consumer Panel
La Trobe’s Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research launches Australia's first Rural Health Consumer Panel
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Health projects in Mildura, Wimmera and Kyneton get a $150,000 boost
Three innovative rural health projects will receive $50,000 each from the final round of the Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research (VVMCRHR ) partnership funding for 2021.
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Mildura project seeks to address better care model for people with chronic disease
The Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research has awarded its first partnership funding to Sunraysia Community Health Services