Erin van der Helder
Honorary Team Member, Research Nurse
RN
erin.vanderhelder@thekids.org.au
Erin is a Research Nurse who works with the Infectious Diseases Epidemiology team by helping research studies and trials operate smoothly and looking after any patients and families involved.
Erin believes medical research and development are crucial to improving health and patient care.
Erin has a special interest in Public Health, especially vaccines and vaccine-preventable disease, and is currently working toward a post-graduate Certificate in Communicable Disease Epidemiology at UWA.
Published research
“Our kids are our future”: Barriers and facilitators to vaccine uptake and timeliness among Aboriginal children younger than five years in Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia
Rates of several vaccine preventable diseases, and associated hospitalisation, are higher among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children than non-Indigenous children. Western Australia has among the lowest childhood vaccine coverage in Australia, particularly among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children. Delayed vaccination is also more common in this population. This project aimed to understand the barriers and facilitators to vaccine uptake and timeliness among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged under five years in Boorloo (Perth).
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, History - Western Washington University, USA
- Associate of Applied Science, Registered Nurse – Highline College, USA
- Certificate of Immunisation Competency - WA Dept of Health
- COVID-19 Vaccination Training Program Certificate – Australian Government Department of Health