Background
Peter Azzopardi MEpi FRACP PhD leads a program of research around global adolescent health, with a strong focus on health equity. He was a contributor to the Lancet Commission on Adolescent health and wellbeing, and has consulted on adolescent health to governments in Australia and the region, as well as DFAT, UNICEF, UNFPA and WHO. A large focus of his work is the analysis of big data to identify priority health issues for adolescents at a global, regional, national and sub-national level.
He co-chairs WHO's Global Action for Measurement in Adolescent Health. Pete also leads a number of projects that consider how best to respond to adolescent health needs - ranging from more inclusive policy, opportunities within schools, to realising opportunities for adolescent health gain in the health system.
Further to his role at Burnet, Pete is a clinical research fellow at the Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute and a team leader in the Population Health theme, Murdoch Children's Research Institute. As of January 2023, Pete has transitioned to an Honorary staff position at Burnet
Burnet publications
View 57 moreReturn on investment from interventions to prevent common mental disorders among adolescents in Australia: A modelling study
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Alexander Thomas et al
How Tay adolescent girls and their female carers navigate sexual and reproductive health information
Health Promotion International
Lia J. Burns et al
Evaluated Interventions Targeting the Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review Focused on Low- and Middle-Income Countries in East Asia and the Pacific
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
Vinay Menon et al
Current projects
View 1 moreYouth-led research and action on health and climate change in the Philippines
TRYP: Transitions and Risk in Young People
We aim to understand how the transition from adolescence to adulthood can influence health risks for young people, and how to intervene to reduce associated harms.
Non-communicable diseases in adolescents in Indonesia
This study follows Indonesian adolescents to inform non-communicable disease policy and programming.
Past projects
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Quantifying early marriage and union in Southeast Asia
While much of the policy focus in Southeast Asia has been on ending traditional forms of child marriage, there is increasing recognition that not all early unions are non-consensual or formal.
RAIL: Resilient Adolescents and Integrated Life Skills project, Dawei, Myanmar
This project models a best-practice approach for improving adolescent health and life skills education through schools in Myanmar.
Review of the health and wellbeing of adolescents and young people in the Middle East and North Africa
This project assessed health outcomes, risks and factors related to wellbeing for adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa.
