Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North
We bring together biological, sociological, environmental and health service research expertise across tropical Australia and regional neighbours.
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Featured Projects
A Series of Community-Driven Research Capacity-Strengthening Workshops in the Torres Strait
At the Hot North Conference on Thursday Island in July 2018 many participants expressed the ...
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Starting the SToP: A collaborative recruitment approach.
The burden of skin infections in Aboriginal children living in remote communities is high. Recruiting ...
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SToP (See, Treat, Prevent) Skin Sores and Scabies Trial – Skin Disease Control in Remote Western Australia
The SToP Trial aims to decrease the burden of skin health in the tropical North, ...
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Skin health symposium
The recent HOT NORTH and One Disease skin health symposium in Darwin brought together experts from organisations around Australia to discuss the burden of scabies ...
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HOT NORTH Fellow, Dr Stephanie Topp, recognised with Young Tall Poppy Award
All up, three JCU scientists have been recognised by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science at its annual Queensland awards ceremony. Dr Jodie Rummer ...
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Avoidable deaths are not unique to rural Australia – they occur in all hospitals
An article authored by HOT NORTH researcher, Dr Allison Hempenstall, has been published in The Guardian. The article examines the claim that accidental deaths are ...
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