Projects
COMPaRE-PHC has conducted a program of that aims to inform primary health care policy and practice in the prevention and management of obesity in disadvantaged populations across Australia. ...
This project is evaluating the feasibility of an online shared care plan supporting communication between GPs, specialist services, consumers, carers and other care team members for clozapine treatment, preventive care and behavioural change in the long-term shared management of people with a lived experience of severe mental illness. The care plan sets out the tasks required, when...
Multiple methods qualitative study investigating factors influencing collaboration across organisational and professional boundaries. ...
Health services have a key role in addressing health inequities through the provision of an accessible and comprehensive primary health care system. CHETRE worked closely with Directors of Community and Allied Health, SWSAHS and local Divisions of General Practice in developing, implementing and evaluating an innovative model of integrated primary health care to improve the health of people...
This rapid systematic review was undertaken for the NSW Ministry of Health to assist them in building an evidence base for commissioning primary health at the interface of acute care. ...
This Project aims to identify reasearch related activities in SSWAHS;to identify the opportunities and barriers to developing these activities; and to identify a compendium of research related activities that could be undertaken ...
This study aims to increase the capacity of community health services to address chronic disease risk factors of smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity as part of their normal clinical work. ...
This project aims to develop and evaluate the role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in primary health care in Australia. It includes a range of projects and activities including a systematic review of the literature on CHWs’ role in enhancing preventive care in the community and an evaluation of the Xtend program which involves CHWs in following patients up post discharge to prevent...
This is a study in Sydney Local Health District of Community Health Navigators (CHNs) providing follow up care for patients as they move hospital to the community. The first phase of the study is a co-design stage that involve the key stakeholders working together to identify training and supervision needs. The second phase is a randomised trial evaluating the impact of CHN follow up...
NSW Health is funding an efficacy trial of SNAP risk factor management in community nursing services. The findings will inform policy and practice for chronic disease prevention in primary health care. ...
This project consists of a rapid realist review of community interventions to address the practice of waterpipe smoking. Information from the review will be used to inform the development of a qualitative research strategy to investigate the practices and perceptions of waterpipe smoking in the Arabic speaking community residing in the St George area. ...
