Globalising farmer health: Australia to Indonesia
Our health and lifestyle assessment tool was trialled in rural Indonesia, offering insights into the health, wellbeing and safety of agricultural workers.
August 14, 2025
Understanding the phases and tensions of regenerative agriculture for better health outcomes for farmers
This research examines how transitioning to regenerative agriculture (RA) intersects with mental health and wellbeing among Australian farmers.
August 8, 2025
Global comparison of the economic cost of coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This review illustrated the global economic costs associated with coronary heart disease, which is varied by region and subtypes.
February 28, 2025
A systematic review of healthcare experiences of women and men living with coronary heart disease
Heart disease is a leading cause of death and disability across the world. Women with heart disease have worse short- and long-term outcomes when compared to...
January 22, 2025
Electrical hazards on Australian farms: A rapid review of electrical perceptions in agriculture
This study aims to raise the awareness of electrical safety on farms by providing an overview of the literature that explores the evidence of farmers’...
December 17, 2024
A rapid review of leading indicators to measure Australian farm safety culture
This paper offers measuring farm safety culture as a way to overcome the stagnation in the trend of fatal farm injury burden. To work towards achieving a way...
June 30, 2024
Ensuring greater utility of climate-related acute health impact data for health services and municipal public health planning in rural and regional Australia
Letter to the Editor describing the importance of utilising health data from rural and regional Australia. This research found 50% of presentations to rural...
June 13, 2024
Emergency presentations for farm-related injuries in older adults residing in south-western Victoria, Australia
Farm workers are at high risk for injuries, and epidemiological data are needed to plan resource allocation.
March 20, 2024
How healthy are the healthcare staff in a rural health service? A cross sectional study
There are clear leverage points for intervention in the rural /regional hospital workplace to enable healthier behaviours and support positive mental health...
March 9, 2024
Which Technologies Make Australian Farm Machinery Safer? A Decision Support Tool for Agricultural Safety Effectiveness
This project combined systems engineers, farm safety researchers, work health and safety inspectorate and policymakers with the aim of designing a way in which...
March 5, 2024
Co-designing a peer-led model of delivering behavioural activation for people living with depression or low mood in Australian farming communities
This paper describes the findings of a co-design phase informing the development of a peer (farmer)-led approach for delivering BA for farmers living with...
April 11, 2023
Steering Straight: Adapting suicide risk safety planning as a prevention-focused self-management resource for the Australian farming community
This paper draws on the principles of suicide risk safety planning to co-design a farming community resource for preventing and managing risks to mental health.
February 16, 2023