Linked Data for Better Health

Our group specialises in using linked data to provide robust evidence on health and health care to inform health research, policy and services.

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Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice

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Professor Rosemary Korda

Group Leader

rosemary.korda@anu.edu.au, cepp.nceph@anu.edu.au

About

Linked data are electronic data about the same person or entity that have been brought together from two or more different sources to create a rich dataset. Our team implement innovative methods and processes to optimise the availability and use of these data to address key population health issues in Australia.

Projects span a wide range of topics, including measuring and monitoring health inequalities, evaluating health care policies and quantifying the harms of environmental exposures.

Our team members have wide-ranging skills, including in epidemiology, biostatistics, data analytics, health services research and health economics.

Much of our work involves collaboration with government agencies, including Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Department of Health and Aged Care.

Projects

ACT Asbestos Health Study II: Linked Data Project

This project is an update Data Linkage component of the ACT Asbestos Health Study conducted in 2015.

Status

Current

People

Ms Elizabeth Chalker
Ms Leah Newman (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)

ANU Telehealth in Primary Care Study

This project investigates the impact of telehealth on uptake and quality of primary health care in Australia.

Status

Current

People

Professor Christine Phillips
Professor Kirsty Douglas

COVID-19 linked data projects

This project uses linked data to understand the socio-demographic cohorts in the COVID-19 vaccine strategy, COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in the Australian population, and the fatal burden of COVID-19 in residential aged care homes in Australia.

Status

Current

People

Professor Nicholas Biddle

PFAS Health Study

This study will examine the exposure to and potential health effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the towns of Oakey, Williamtown and Katherine.

Status

Current

People

Emeritus Professor Bruce Armstrong
Professor Cate D'Este

Whole-of-population linked data project

This project will create a novel whole-of-population linked data platform to provide strong evidence on health and health care to inform health policy and practice.