Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research
Transforming rural health outcomes through research, collaboration and community engagement.
Our Vision and Mission
Global Health & Equity Development
Our research focuses on global health equity development by creating implementable health literacy solutions through community co-design. Our multidisciplinary team develops validated tools and processes to enhance health outcomes and equity worldwide.
World-class centre
The Centre was established in December 2019 following a $3 million investment from the VV Marshman Charitable Trust.
Top 30 worldwide for health and wellbeing
We’re ranked in the world’s top 30 universities for advancing healthier communities and supporting health equity.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2025, Impact Rankings 2025: 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.
Events
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La Trobe Rural Health School Conference 2026
Wednesday 01 July 05:00pm
La Trobe Rural Health School invites you to the LRHS Conference 2026: Intersections of Place, People and Health.
News
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Building age-friendly health literacy
Final report launch: Building health literacy for age-friendly health care in rural areas.
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Health promotion in rural communities
A La Trobe University industry PhD has shown how participant-led mobile interviewing can help health services better understand rural communities.
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New leadership advancing rural health
We’re pleased to announce Dr Kylie McIntyre as the new Deputy Director of the Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research.