Our Mission
Our mission is to change the life trajectories of Aboriginal children and adolescents by tackling the big four preventable causes of chronic disease: early childhood developmental delay, smoking, over/under nutrition, and injury.
Working together with a new generation of highly trained Aboriginal researchers we are embarking on a courageous 5-year research program to drive more equitable and accessible health and education services and improve the health of all Aboriginal people.
Co-designed with Community, focusing on the social determinants and underpinned by world class research evidence, CRE REACH brings together the expertise to design and test new approaches to policies and programs that will have an impact right now and well into the future.
About
CRE REACH is an NHMRC funded Centre of Research Excellence led by Professor Sandra Eades. Awarded in 2017 the five year work program will improve Aboriginal child and adolescent health through Aboriginal leadership and collaborative research teams. Bringing together a diverse group of leading public health researchers across more than a dozen separate research projects and four priority themes CRE REACH is building the future Aboriginal research workforce while focusing on the policy sensitive risk factors for children and adolescents.
If you are interested in working with us there are many ways to get involved.
CRE REACH is developing the health and medical research workforce by providing opportunities for advanced training for new researchers preparing them for independent projects and future leadership roles. Should you be interested in gaining research experience with the program, we invite you to get in touch.
We work with partners in policy, practice and community and welcome enquiries about joining our advisory panels and reference groups.