Research at the Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research

La Trobe University’s Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research (VVMCRHR) has launched Australia’s first Rural Health Consumer Panel – and you can be a part of it!

The Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research aligns with the Australian Federal Government’s strategic priority of health and wellness.

The Federal Government has prioritised better models of health services to reduce disparities for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups; manage local and regional health threats; create better health outcomes for Indigenous people and implement effective technologies to improve health.

Preventative And Primary Health Care

Our research focuses on improving equity and access for rural people. We will develop and test cost effective, flexible models of service delivery that increase access and eliminate disparity.

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Improving Oral Health Outcomes for Rural People

Our research improves oral health care for rural people by supporting policy change and improvement in service access, treatment, prevention and promotion to reduce disaprities in oral public health measures in rural communities.

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First Nations and African Health

First Nations refers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, First Nations peoples from other countries, and indigenous people groups. African refers to people residing in or from African countries.

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Workforce

The research projects in this area focus on rural workforce including the current and future workforce needs. These projects also look at what impacts the rural health workforce by looking at recruitment, retention and quality.

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Rural Health Consumer Panel

The new Rural Health Consumer Panel will assist researchers from the VVMCRHR in gaining deeper understanding of the health issues affecting rural and regional Australians, and panel members will help develop solutions for health and wellbeing challenges.