The Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation conducts innovative and novel high impact transdisciplinary research in preventative health and wellbeing across the life course, to reduce health inequities and improve the health and wellbeing of all Queenslanders.
HWCRI aims to translate research and evaluation findings into concepts and products for population level, state-wide implementation; and to build and sustain capacity in health promotion expertise by providing ‘real world’ training opportunities for undergraduate, post-graduate and higher degree research (HDR) students and fellows. In partnership with Health and Wellbeing Queensland, our research centre provides clinical and research expertise in in the fields of physical activity and nutrition with a population and preventative health focus, to inform Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s program design, delivery and evaluation.
Research projects span a range of target settings and populations addressing health risk behaviours with the aim to improve health and wellbeing outcomes including physical activity, sedentary behaviour, nutrition, sleep, mental health and wellbeing and social connectedness. Key target areas include children and families, clinical prevention, workplaces and sport and recreation.
The overarching aim of the HWCRI program of research is to work in partnership across research, government, and industry sectors to integrate, deliver and evaluate evidence-based programs that provide scalable, equitable access to improve the health and wellbeing of all people across the life course.