About the Centre for Health Initiatives

The Centre for Health Initiatives (CHI), formerly the Centre for Health Behaviour and Communication Research, was established in 2004. It is a Strategic Research Initiative of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong.

CHI brings together a range of research strengths from the Schools of Nursing, Midwifery & Indigenous Health; Psychology; Health Sciences; and the Graduate School of Medicine. It also provides a structure for developing and encouraging cross-school, cross-faculty and industry-linked research in three key streams of research.

A key activity of CHI is providing direction, guidance and developing effective research skills for postgraduate research students, early career researchers and other academic staff.

Areas of Expertise

CHI undertakes a range of research initiatives across three key streams:

Research streams:

• Initiatives in social marketing & community engagement
• Initiatives in critical marketing & media analysis
• Initiatives in health, education, leadership and practice development

Focus areas:

• Alcohol
• Aged Care & Dementia
• Cancer
• Health Professional Education
• Workplace Health, Safety & Productivity

Advisory Board

CHI's research activities are guided by an Advisory Board comprising senior University of Wollongong academics from the Faculties of Health & Behavioural Sciences and Commerce.

• Professor Sandra Jones
• Professor Don Iverson
• Professor Patrick Crookes
• Professor John Glynn