Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

Our work enhances the prevention and control of infectious diseases, by creating new knowledge around prevalence, risk factors, and our understanding of how climate change and urbanisation are pushing infectious diseases into areas once considered safe.

We're part of the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Research

Water, sanitation and health

Health risks related to contaminated environments and water sources are a key focus of our unit, with research influencing Australian national water guidelines and policy.

Travel-associated infections

We monitor the health of international travellers and migrants to understand the impact of infections at home and abroad, and investigate strategies to increase uptake of vaccinations.

Climate and health

Our climate-related research aims to examine how changes to the climate influence infectious disease patterns and explore evidence-based sustainability solutions for the healthcare system.

General research

We are continuously advancing understanding and strategies in infectious diseases research to inform effective prevention, treatment, and control measures.

RISE (Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments)

RISE is an impact-research program which is trialling a water-sensitive approach to water and sanitation management and aims to improve health and wellbeing in 24 informal settlements in Indonesia and Fiji.

Health and Climate Initiative

Our team members are part of this multidisciplinary initiative, which focuses on evaluating existing approaches and developing new solutions to reduce climate change impacts on health and healthcare systems.

The One Water Consortium

Australia’s first multidisciplinary, multi-partner framework for enabling waterborne communicable disease surveillance.

Contact us

Location:
Monash University
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
553 St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004

Email: idepi@monash.edu