Applied Public Health Research Group
The Applied Public Health Research Group at Central Queensland Public Health Unit is a diverse group of researchers united by a common goal to understand the influence of factors that determine population health and propose interventions and health policies based on scientific knowledge and evidence.
The main focus of our research is:
- Applied epidemiology
- Precision public health
- Communicable disease control
- Disease surveillance
- Immunisation, and
- Health systems research.
Project title | Collaborators | Funding sources |
|---|---|---|
Development of a community-based intervention to improve immunisation coverage among children with disability in Fiji | NCIRS, University of Sydney, Fiji Ministry of Health | Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance – Regional Immunisation Support and Engagement (ARIA-RISE) |
Japanese Encephalitis Virus sero-surveillance in Central Queensland | NCIRS | NCIRS |
Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infections in Central Queensland: retrospective data analysis with prospective hospital-based surveillance to estimates of the disease burden in a sub-tropical region in Australia | CQHHS | SANOFI PASTEUR S.A. |
SMS Precall to increase vaccine coverage and timeliness among Indigenous children (2018-2022) | QLD Health, AMS | QLD Health – Immunisation Branch |
Congenital Rubella National surveillance (2009 – ongoing) | Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) | University of Sydney |
Congenital and Neonatal Varicella National Surveillance (2009 – ongoing) | Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) | University of Sydney |
PenCS Flu Top bar to increase seasonal vaccine uptake among NIP eligible individuals in Central Queensland (2021-2022) | PenCS, Sanofi and local GPs | PenCS |
A Global Programme on Epidemiology, Early Detection and Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy in Lowand Middle-Income Countries (2022-2026) | Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, University of Sydney, CQU, Asian Institute of Disability and Development | NHMRC |
