Projects
STopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health (STARFISH)
STopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health (STARFISH) brings together a diverse and multidisciplinary research team to investigate the most effective environmental health initiatives (EHIs) aimed at reducing Strep A infections and prevent Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF).
Published research
Washing machines could support skin health for First Nations people – if we get the wash settings right
Developing better tools for monitoring housing-related health issues in remote communities
Fabric contamination and effective laundering for managing skin conditions: A systematic review
Household fabrics, such as clothes, bedding, and towels, are in close contact with the skin and are assumed to play a role in the transmission of skin pathogens/ectoparasites. International public health advice for managing skin conditions therefore usually includes recommendations to wash clothes and bedding. However, such advice is often general and inconsistent between sources.
The growth of rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community laundries: an integrative scoping review
This article documents the establishment of community laundries in rural/remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities between 2000-2024, with the aim to support synergistic planning, implementation and evaluation.
Infectious disease outcomes associated with inadequate housing and access to healthy living practices in Australia: a systematic review
Inadequate housing and living conditions underpin significant health and wellbeing inequality in Australia, particularly for Indigenous people. This review aimed to define infectious disease (ID) outcomes used to measure the health impact of inadequate housing in Australia within a research context.
The need for community-controlled tools to monitor health impacts of housing and living conditions in Australia
We explore the contemporary landscape of housing investments and initiatives seeking to improve health outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, as well as the dearth of quality evidence and agreed approaches to evaluation.
Recovery of culturable Streptococcus pyogenes from swabs stored at different temperatures
Improving our understanding of superficial Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A) carriage and transmission necessitates robust sampling methods. Here, we compared the effect of storing swab samples in fridge (+4°C) and freezer (-20°C) conditions on the recovery of laboratory-cultured S. pyogenes.