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The impact of COVID-19

Interim results from the first round of 45 and Up Study rapid COVID surveys are providing insights that will help guide policy and health services.

Q&A

Why epidemiology matters – an interview with Emily Banks

Epidemiologist and Senior Advisor at the Institute, Professor Emily Banks, was honoured in this year’s Australia Day Awards with her appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia.

A healthy home life could help Aboriginal teens stay smoke-free

According to new research based on the SEARCH study, for Aboriginal teens, strong social connections and good mental health could be the key to staying smoke-free.

45 and Up Study

Socially-connected neighbourhoods linked to better mental health for immigrants

Helping immigrants settle into well-integrated neighbourhoods may decrease mental health issues, according to new research from our 45 and Up Study.

45 and Up Study

Smoking causes half of all deaths in older Indigenous Australians, study finds

Important new research using data from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study has revealed the devastating impact of smoking on the mortality rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The impact of COVID-19

Why epidemiology matters – an interview with Emily Banks

A healthy home life could help Aboriginal teens stay smoke-free

Socially-connected neighbourhoods linked to better mental health for immigrants

Smoking causes half of all deaths in older Indigenous Australians, study finds

Latest News

Introducing the Sax Forum

Booming mosquito populations and biblical bat deaths

45 and Up COVID Insights: a powerful resource to guide policy and practice

Research Action Awards 2020

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