The HEAL Innovation Fund (HIF) is a competitive funding program ($1 million over four years) established to assist the implementation of research priorities of the HEAL research themes and communities of practice to develop solution-focused projects focusing on climate, environment and health priorities. The HIF aims to support research with engagement that includes community and stakeholder co-design and has the potential to lead to further external funding.
Congratulations to the 2024 HEAL Innovation Fund recipients!
Caroline Deen, University of Sydney ($19,990)
Culturally Responsive Assessment of Food security for Trauma-informed Strategies (CRAFTS)
Dr Rebecca McNaught, University of Sydney ($49,936)
Connecting for impact – building, and learning from, a community resilience alliance across the Northern Rivers, NSW
Dr Emily Flies, University of Tasmania & Lauren Tynan, Macquarie University ($49,992)
Changes to Country, changes to wellbeing: Insights from Tebrakunna community
A/Prof Veronica Matthews, University of Sydney & Dr Yonatal Tefera, University of Adelaide - ($46501)
Preliminary exploration of an Indigenous Health in All Policies Model / Approach
Dr Amal Chakraborty, University of Sydney & Oliver Costello, Jagun Alliance Aboriginal Corporation ($20,000)
Healing with Country: connecting caring for Country and Community Well-being
Francis Nona, Queensland University of Technology ($49,960)
Privileging Knowledges of the Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) in climate change responses: From canvas to policy
A/Prof Linda Ford, Charles Darwin University ($50,000)
Healing from Country for Country through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art - Communities of Practice
Dr Zelalem Mengesha & Dr Soumya Mazumdar, University of Canberra ($19,696)
Refugee relationships with urban green and blue spaces: Effects on belonging, wellbeing and mental health
A/Prof Shannon Rutherford, Griffith University ($35,700)
Identifying research needs and building research capacity towards heat health action in Australia
Prof Wenbiao Hu, Queensland University of Technology ($43,996)
Dengue risk and adaptation in a rapidly changing environment
Dr Mira Cooper, University of South Australia ($45,000)
How safe is roof-harvested rainwater? An investigation of pathogenic and resistant bacteria.
The HEAL National Research Network funded just over AUD $250,000 to eight projects in the inaugural round of the HEAL Innovation Fund. This program has been established to assist the implementation of research priorities of the HEAL interdisciplinary themes to develop solution-focused ideas in human health and environmental change. We would like to congratulate the following HEAL Network members who have been awarded funding in 2023:
A/Prof Geoffrey Morgan, University of Sydney (AUD $50,000)
The Impact of bushfires and other extreme weather events on long term NSW public hospital service and capacity planning
Dr Nigel Goodman, Australian National University (AUD $49,961)
Can portable air cleaners reduce exposure to volatile emissions from wood heater smoke?
A/Prof Fiona Charleson, University of Queensland (AUD $41,966)
Using Systems mOdelling fOr menTal Health (SOOTHE) to identify more efficient and effective support measures for communities impacted by climate change-driven extreme weather events
A/Prof Patricia Lee, Griffith University (AUD $36,663)
Paving the way towards building resilience: Co-designing an integrative climate-resilient and health-promoting aged care community
Dr Penelope Jones, University of Tasmania (AUD $19,775)
Let’s talk about smoke: co-designing effective behaviour change solutions to the winter wood smoke challenge
Dr Manoj Bhatta, Menzies School of Health Research (AUD $19,400)
Decarbonizing the remote primary health care sector: A pilot study in Central Australia
Dr Kayla Smurthwaite, Australian National University (AUD $19,794)
Community perceptions and experiences of residential wood heater use in the Australian Capital Territory
Dr Luise Kazda, Australian National University (AUD $20,000)
Respiratory inhalers – Sustainably reducing the footprint of a health system carbon hotspot
HEAL Travel Grants are available to support HEAL Network Members who are early or mid-career researchers (EMCRs), including PhD students, or HEAL Network Affiliate Members who are EMCRs that can demonstrate undertaking of applied policy and practice translation and/or research aligned to any of the HEAL Research Themes. This scheme provides opportunities for awardees to present their research and/or projects to national or international audiences with funding support up to a maximum of AUD $2,000.
HEAL Travel Grants are currently closed
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