I really enjoyed collaborating with cohealth to evaluate their peer education program in public housing communities. Hiring community members linked people with support services, facilitated health promotion and rapidly shared public health information. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38413968/

I highly recommend this Research Fellow position to anyone with a strong interest in infectious disease epi:
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Working with Katherine Gibney at the Doherty Institute is a fantastic opportunity to be mentored by experts and build a unique track record!

🕐For a quick summary, read the associated Research Briefing here:
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🦟🦠Mosquitoes as a transmission route for Mycobacterium ulcerans - read the new study by Tim Stinear Peter Mee Jane Oliver George Taiaroa Deborah Williamson @csiro Stacey Lynch-Allen Katherine Gibney PEARG Doherty Institute BioSciences UniMelb Tim Stinear.bsky.social

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Researchers have called for better surveillance data in the fight against the rising invasive group A streptococcal infection epidemic

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And here’s the The Lancet Reg Health-West Pacific publication mentioned below! Available free, for now. Bravo Yara Abo & friends! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S26…

Support banning power disconnection and reconnection fees, making prepay power plans no more expensive than a retailer’s cheapest plan, and publishing of prepay disconnection data? Then this is the petition for you! our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/prot… via ActionStation

Hugely pleased that after many years of work, #RheumaticFever and #RHD are now notifiable in Victoria. Important step toward control of these diseases. The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) #EndRHD

We are excited to invite you to the first in-person #networking meeting with PHAA VIC committee!
Public Health Australia #members #prevention #health Terry Slevin Mariam Hachem

📢ATTN qualitative research postdocs! We've got a juicy fulltime role in the Vaccine Uptake Group at Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI). Come work with me and Prof Margie Danchin on fun topics like vaccine misinformation resistance and evaluating vaccine mandates.

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Our review shows that globally, Indigenous peoples are over-represented in hospitalisations and deaths from influenza. This must be addressed by strengthening surveillance and reducing disparities in the underlying determinants of health. See more: journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

We're hiring!

We're looking for two research assistants to join our Tropical Diseases group Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) working on #StrepA infection, immunity and vaccine research.
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Why are some women unsure or not intending to get the #COVIDvaccine ? For the first time in Australia, researchers have unlocked the drivers behind this decision in women 18-45y. > doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne…
The Royal Melbourne Hospital University of Melbourne
Jane Oliver Katherine Gibney Prof Margie Danchin

Very excited to share our perspective on the current status of #correlatesofprotection for #StrepA just out in npj Journals nature.com/articles/s4154… S Sriskandan Alma F

ARF and RHD continue to affect children and youth living in Victoria, including severe and recurrent disease. Specialised services and a register-based control program may help to prevent complications and premature death. See more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp…

Our new paper on COVID vaccine acceptance by pregnant and breast feeding women highlighting need for tailored public health communications & robust short- and long-term safety data led by Jane Oliver with Jessica Kaufman Caroline Homer Dr Zoe Bradfield & team 👇UniMelb MDHS

The study was funded by HRC New Zealand and included these Twitter authors Murray Thomson Richard Edwards Jane Oliver Teuila Percival
A University of Otago blog is here
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A hugely important case control study from Aotearoa about risk factors for Strep A infections in The Lancet Reg Health-West Pacific. Important implications for preventing rheumatic heart disease regionally & globally thelancet.com/journals/lanwp…