Women's and Children's Public Health
Women's and Children's Public Health
The Women’s and Children’s Public Health Research theme encompasses research fellows, students and staff with a variety of backgrounds including medicine (endocrinology, obstetrics, paediatrics and vascular medicine), basic science, psychology, dietetics, exercise physiology, nursing and health promotion. This program has a number of focus areas including Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, healthy lifestyles, obesity prevention, and reproductive health, infertility, pregnancy health and gestational diabetes, menopause and child health.
Theme Lead
Professor Helena Teede is a clinician, academic and leader. She is an endocrinologist with a focus on women's metabolic and reproductive health through mechanistic, clinical, health services and public health research into practice and policy.
Women’s Reproductive and Metabolic Health ProgramLed by Professor Helena Teede Our research focuses on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Healthy Lifestyle and Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum (HIPPP), and Gestational Diabetics, Diabetes and Chronic Disease Prevention. | Women’s Public Health and Health Equity ProgramLed by Associate Professor Jacqueline Boyle We aim to lead research and translate new knowledge to understand and address key factors that underpin health inequalities in Australian women. | |
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Healthy Lifestyle ProgramLed by Associate Professor Lisa Moran Our research focuses on nutrition and healthy lifestyle in reproductive aged women. Our program sits across conditions including Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), preconception, pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause. | Children’s Public Health ProgramLed by Professor Jim Buttery Our research is in the area of paediatric epidemioliogy and child health informatics. | |
Midwifery ProgramLed by Professor Christine East Our research focuses on the health of women before, during and after their pregnancies. | ||