A study of "chop chop" (illicit tobacco) use
An investigation of illicit tobacco use - its prevalence, economic impact and the motivations and perceptions of consumers. More ...
A study of ecstasy and related drug (ERD) overdose risk factors
Given the emergent epidemic of ERD use and associated harms in Australia, there is a clear need for a better understanding of the factors which place ERD users a risk of harm. More ...
An investigation of factors allowing some injecting drug users to avoid Hepatitis C virus exposure
This study will explore the environmental, behavioural and immunological factors that allow some injecting drug users to remain HCV-negative despite repeated exposure to the virus. More ...
Australian Trial for Acute Hepatitis C (ATAHC)
A study of the efficacy of treatment of acute hepatitis C with pegylated interferon More ...
Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS)
The aim of the EDRS is to examine patterns of Ecstasty and Related Drug (ERD) use and to identify emerging trends in the ERD market that may require further investigation. More ...
Evaluation of the Victorian Public Health Prisoner Initiative
To improve practices related to BBVs and STIs, the Disease Control and Research Branch of the Victorian Department of Human Services, in collaboration with Corrections Victoria, implemented the Public Health Prisoner Initiative in December 2005. More ...
Evaluation of the Western Australian Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Action Plans
In 2008, the Burnet Institute was awarded the contract to conduct an evaluation of the Western Australian HIV/AIDS, STI, Hepatitis C Actions Plans and the Western Australian Aboriginal Sexual Health Strategy More ...
Hepatitis C Virus Enhanced Surveillance
Enhanced surveillance of newly acquired cases of HCV in Victoria. More ...
Hit and Miss: A study of post-release support
lessen the effect of these outcomes on the individual and the community. In addition to mapping services available in Victoria and collecting evidence of effective service provision nationally and internationally, this project will follow 150 people recently released from prison to examine enablers and barriers to effective health and support service provision for this population. More ...
HITS
The purpose of the HITS program is to improve the capacity of GPs working in low case load clinics to discuss issues of sexual health and sexual risk behaviour with MSM, improve HIV/STI testing, management and referral, and develop clinical practices that are MSM welcoming. More ...
HIV in Victoria's African Communities: Reducing Risks and Improving Care
This project will yield more understanding of the factors that influence the exposure of African immigrants to HIV infection, and their access to timely HIV testing, optimum treatment for HIV, adequate social support and information regarding HIV and STI. More ...
HIV Prevention Initiatives Evaluation
On behalf of Burnet Institute and the Department of Human Service; we are undertaking an evaluation to asses the effectiveness of current HIV prevention initiatives. More ...
HIV/AIDS surveillance
CPH has been contracted to carry out surveillance for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Victoria for the Department of Human Services since 1990. More ...
Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)
The IDRS is a national, annual illicit drug monitoring system intended to serve as a strategic early warning system, identifying emerging trends of local and national concern in illicit drug markets. More ...
Immunological, virological & behavioural factors influencing HCV among IDUs (networks II)
A longitudinal cohort study of HCV in the social networks of young injecting drug users More ...
Intermittent Preventative Treatment for Malaria in Infancy
In this study, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the aim is to determine whether the health of Papua New Guinean infants and young children is improved by reducing malaria during infancy with intermittent preventive treatment with antimalarial drugs. More ...
QUIHN Mix-up
On behalf of the Queensland Injecting Health Network (QuIHN) and Queensland Health, we are evaluating the Mix-Up Project. More ...
S5: SMS for Safer Sex and SunSmart
The S5 project aims to use text messages to promote safer sex and sun protection to young Victorians More ...
Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll - Big Day Out Studies
A survey of the sexual risk behaviour and drug use of young men & women interviewed at the Big Day Out More ...
Sexual Health Diaries
A trial comparing SMS, online and paper for sexual health data collection. More ...
SMS 2008
This study aims to use SMS to reach a large group of young people potentially at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). More ...
Suck It And See....
Suck it and See is the first community-based prevalence study in Victoria that is trying to estimate what percentage of gay men have HIV and to better understand the spread of HIV. More ...
The Australian Collaboration for Chlamydia Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance (ACCESS)
ACCESS involves the establishment of six separate chlamydia sentinel surveillance networks, each providing unique information on testing uptake and prevalence of chlamydia infection in a range of priority populations. More ...
The Genetic Epidemiology of Severe Malaria (MalGen)
The Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network (MalGEN) was launched in July 2005, order to fill the gap in our knowledge on human genes associated with susceptibility or resistance to malaria. More ...
The Melbourne Injecting Cohort Study (MIX)
The Melbourne Injecting Cohort Study (MIX) will and establish a framework for understanding injecting drug use in the context of dramatic escalations in the extent of methamphetamine injection and corresponding community concerns about this emergent epidemic. More ...
Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance of BBVs and STIs
The implementation of a sentinel surveillance system complements the current passive surveillance system by providing accurate prevalence and incidence data, which will enable the monitoring of trends in infections and behaviours contributing to observed trends. More ...