ACTIVATION
Investigating the impact of transport and community infrastructure on peoples’ health and wellbeing
Research Projects
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Population-level
Precision medicine
Precision medicine
Biomarkers for cancer detection
Applying precision oncology to the New Zealand healthcare system for better cancer management
Big & linked data
Capitalising on New Zealand’s health data
Using big and linked data to investigate non-communicable diseases
Precision medicine
Epigenetics for equitable cardiovascular risk prediction
Using epigenetics as a precision medicine tool for predicting cardiovascular disease outcomes more equitably
Precision medicine
Equitable CVD and diabetes risk prediction
Improving cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes risk prediction for Māori, Pacific and Indian subcontinent ethnic groups
Precision medicine
Food4Health
Investigating whether probiotics and prebiotics can prevent the development of type 2 diabetes
Community-centred
Healthier Lives Implementation Network
Implementing novel health programmes to meet the needs of Māori and Pacific communities
Population-level
HYPE (Healthy Policy Evaluation)
Evaluating the implementation and impact of the National Healthy Food and Drink Policy
Community-centred
Implementing equitable health interventions
Supporting the health system to implement interventions and improve health equity
Big & linked data
Integrated data to address inequitable health outcomes
Investigating data linkage bias in the IDI and implementation gaps in H. pylori testing and treatment
Precision medicine
Integrating ctDNA into the New Zealand healthcare system
Using ctDNA to detect and manage cancer treatment
Community-centred
Life-course impact of chronic health conditions
Investigating the impact of chronic disease on families and whānau at different life stages
Community-centred
Manawataki Fatu Fatu
Investigating access-gaps in cardiovascular disease treatment for Māori and Pacific Peoples
Population-level
Community-centred
Oire Tokoroa Family Diabetes Prevention Programme
A type 2 diabetes prevention programme, co-designed with Pacific families and communities
Community-centred
Pasifika Prediabetes Youth Empowerment Programme
Empowering Pacific Island communities to lead healthier lifestyles
Population-level
Sustainable New Zealand Kai
Assessing the health and environmental benefits of sustainable New Zealand diets
Community-centred
Te Kāika DiRECT
A primary care-led weight management intervention for adults with obesity and prediabetes or type 2 diabetes
Community-centred
Healthy food and physical activity environments
Culturally centred health interventions for Māori and Pacific peoples
Precision medicine and personalised prevention