Doctor Hilary Bambrick
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
Centre for Health Research
Personal
Qualifications
- GCertHighEd The Australian National University
- PhD The Australian National University
- BA The Australian National University
- BSc The Australian National University
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Centre for Health Research
Contact
| Email: | H.Bambrick@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 3828 |
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| Location: | 3.1.17 Campbelltown |
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Biography
Hilary Bambrick (PhD, BA (Hons), BSc, Grad Cert Higher Ed) is Associate Professor in Population Health at the Centre for Health Research, School of Medicine. She is an environmental epidemiologist and bioanthropologist whose research focuses on the health impacts of climate variability and change, especially on more vulnerable populations, and climate adaptation planning and actions to improve health outcomes. Her doctoral thesis (ANU, 2003) examined Indigenous child growth and risk of subsequent diabetes. She has over 50 research publications and has contributed as a lead investigator to the award of $10 million in research funding. Hilary is a Visiting Fellow at The Australian National University and Research Fellow at the Australia Institute. She also consults for government on climate change impacts and health adaptation. In 2011 she received a NSW Young Tall Poppy Award for outstanding achievements in scientific research and communication.
Current projects:
- Climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation in urban Australia (CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship – Health Cluster Collaboration)
- Health impacts of climate change on Indigenous Australians (NHMRC Project Grant with UNSW)
- Global equity and disadvantage in climate change and health (WHO collaboration)
- Impact of Community Based Fisheries Management on child health in the Pacific: Evaluation of a climate adaptation program (collaboration with the University of Wollongong, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, and Worldfish)
- Child health outcomes of a biogas digester system for sanitation and cooking fuel in Shashamene, Ethiopia: Impacts of a community climate adaptation action (collaboration with the University of Malta)
- Role of the environment in healthy ageing (NHMRC Strategic Award, NSW 45 and Up Study)
- Obesity and hospitalisations (NHMRC Project Grant, NSW 45 and Up Study)
Selected publications:
This information has been contributed by Doctor Bambrick.
Awards
- NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award, for outstanding achievements in scientific research and communication 2011-11-03
- The University Medal (The Australian National University) 1999-04-23
- UWS Learning and Teaching Award: Citation 2010-06-01
Publications
Chapters in Books
- McMichael, A. and Bambrick, H. (2009), 'The global environment', Oxford Textbook of Public Health, 5th Edition, Oxford University Press 9780199218707.
Journal Articles
- George, E., Jorm, L., Kolt, G., Bambrick, H. and Lujic, S. (2012), 'Physical Activity and Psychological Distress in Older men: Findings From the New South Wales 45 and Up Study', Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 17.
- Tran, D., Jorm, L., Sanja, L., Lujic, S., Johnson, M., Maree, J. and Bambrick, H. (2012), 'Country of birth recording in Australian hospital data: Accuracy and predictors', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 7.
- Banwell, C., Dixon, J., Bambrick, H., Edwards, F. and Kjellstrom, T. (2012), 'Socio-cultural reflections on heat in Australia with implications for health and climate change adaptation', Global Health Action, .
- Tran, D., Tran, D., Jorm, L., Lujic, S., Bambrick, H., Bambrick, H., Johnson, M. and Johnson, M. (2012), 'Country of birth recording in Australian hospital morbidity data : accuracy and predictors', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 7.
- George, E., Jorm, L., Kolt, G., Bambrick, H. and Lujic, S. (2012), 'Physical activity and psychological distress in older men : findings from the New South Wales 45 and Up Study', Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 17.
- Van Kleef, E., Bambrick, H. and Hales, S. (2011), 'The geographic distribution of dengue fever and the potential influence of global climate change', TropIKA.net, .
- Ng, S., Banks, E., Korda, R., Clements, M., Latz, I., Bauman, A., Bambrick, H., Liu, B., Liu, B., Rogers, K. and Herbert, N. (2011), 'Validity of self-reported height and weight and derived body mass index in middle-aged and elderly individuals in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 7.
- Bambrick, H., Capon, A., Barnett, G., Beaty, M. and Burton, A. (2011), 'Climate change and health in the Urban environment: Adaptation opportunities in Australian cities', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 13.
- Elliott, J., Lucas, R., Clements, M. and Bambrick, H. (2010), 'Population density determines the direction of the association between ambient ultraviolet radiation and type 1 diabetes incidence', Pediatric Diabetes, 9.
- Mccarthy, L., Jones, A., Yeomans, N., Bambrick, H., Pacey, F., Ramanathan, J. and Wills, T. (2010), 'Engaging for health: medicine in context as a case study in engaged teaching and learning for students in medicine', Australasian Journal of University-Community Engagement, 21.
- Lucas, R., Bambrick, H., Gatenby, P. and McMichael, A. (2010), 'Recruiting Child Controls', Epidemiology, 2.
- Bambrick, H., Woodruff, R. and Hanigan, I. (2009), 'Climate change could threaten blood supply by altering the distribution of vector-borne disease: an Australian case-study.', Global Health Action, .
- Banks, E., Redman, S., Jorm, L., Armstrong, B., Bauman, A., Beard, J., Bambrick, H. and + Externals, .. (2008), 'Cohort profile : the 45 and up study', International Journal of Epidemiology, 6.
- D'Souza, R., Bambrick, H., Kjellstrom, T., Kelsall, L., Guest, C. and Hanigan, I. (2007), 'Seasonal variation in acute hospital admissions and emergency room presentations among children in the Australian Capital Territory', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 7.
- McMichael, A. and Bambrick, H. (2007), 'Greenhouse-gas costs of clinical trials', Lancet, 2.
- Bambrick, H. and Jorm, L. (2007), 'Cohort profile: The 45 and up study', International Journal of Epidemiology, 7.
- Bambrick, H. (2006), 'Are boys more vulnerable to nutritional stress? Child weight growth in a Queensland Aboriginal community (1950-1982) in comparison with the new WHO references', Australian Indigenous Health Bulletin, .
- Beggs, P. and Bambrick, H. (2006), 'Is the global rise of asthma an early impact of anthropogenic climate change? [Ser?! o crescimento mundial de incid??ncia da asma um impacto antecipado de mudan??as clim?!ticas antropog??nicas?]', Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 8.
- D'Souza, R., Bambrick, H., Woodruff, R. and McMichael, A. (2006), 'Emergency hospital admissions of cardiovascular disease and heart failure in three Australian cities: Are they associated with climatic factors?', Epidemiology, 1.
- D'Souza, R., Bambrick, H. and Woodruff, R. (2006), 'Seasonality of cardiovascular, respiratory, and diarrheal emergency hsopital admissions in three Australian cities', Epidemiology, 1.
- Bambrick, H., D'Souza, R. and Woodruff, R. (2006), 'Back to school and off to hospital: Childhood asthma and the return-to-school effect', Epidemiology, 1.
- Bambrick, H., Faunce, T. and Johnston, K. (2006), 'Potential impact of AUSFTA on Australia's blood supply', Medical Journal of Australia, 4.
- Faunce, T., Johnston, K. and Bambrick, H. (2006), 'The Australian New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority: Potential AUSFTA Impacts on Safety and cost-effectiveness regulation for medicines and medical devices in New Zealand', Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, 25.
- Bambrick, H. (2005), 'Relationships between BMI, waist circumference, hypertension and fasting glucose: Rethinking risk factors in Indigenous diabetes', Australian Indigenous Health Bulletin, .
- Beggs, P. and Bambrick, H. (2005), 'Is the global rise of asthma an early impact on anthropogenic climate change?', Environmental Health Perspectives, 5.
- D'Souza, R., Beker, N., Kjellstrom, T., Bambrick, H., Woodruff, R., Kelsall, L., Hanigan, I. and Guest, C. (2005), 'Influence of climatic facotrs on hospitalisations and emergency room presentations for asthma and other (non-asthma) repsiratory conditions in children', Epidemiology, 1.
- D'Souza, R., Beker, N., Kjellstrom, T., Bambrick, H., Woodruff, R., Kelsall, L., Hanigan, I. and Guest, C. (2005), 'Climatic factors associated with hospialisation and emergency room presentations for diarrhoea in children', Epidemiology, 1.
- Bambrick, H. (2005), 'Is globalisation bad for your health?', Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia, 4.
- Bambrick, H. (2004), 'Type 2 Diabetes and patters of alcohol use in a Queesland community', Australian Indigenous Health Bulletin, .
Conference Papers
- Tran, D., Jorm, L., Lujic, S., Johnson, M. and Bambrick, H. (2012), 'Validity of country of birth recorded in Australian hospital routine data and implications', Population Health- Methods and Challenges Conference, Birmingham, UK.
- Huda, S., Campbell, S., Allen, J., Sinclair, C., Andrews, T., Lopes, A., Duarte, F., Bambrick, H., Craig, D. and Jeffery, M. (2010), 'Climate Change: Building Leadership Capacity within a Higher Education Institution', International Farming Systems Association Europe Group Conference, Vienna.
- Kolt, G., George, E., Jorm, L., Bambrick, H. and Lujic, S. (2010), 'Physical activity and psychological distress in older men: Findings from the NSW 45 and Up Study', 2010 Asics Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Port Douglas AUS.
- Banwell, C., Dixon, J., Bambrick, H., Hinde, S., Kjellstrom, T., Lucas, R. and Hanigan, I. (2009), 'Social reflections on comfort and heat in Australia with implications for climate change adaptaion', Climate Change Congress, Interantional Alliance of Research Universities, Copenhagen, .
- Bambrick, H., Dear, K. and Hanigan, I. (2009), 'Deaths in a sunburnt country: Differential motality responses to temperatures in a 'hot' country and implications for climate change adaptations', Climate Change Congress, Interantional Alliance of Research Universities, .
- Bambrick, H., Dear, K. and Hanigan, I. (2009), 'Deaths in a sunburnt country: Differential mortality responses to temperatures in a 'hot' country and implications for climate change adaptations', Climate Change Congress, International Alliance of Research Universities, Copenhagen.
- Banwell, C., Dixon, J., Bambrick, H., Hinde, S., Kjellstrom, T., Lucas, R. and Hanigan, I. (2009), 'Socio-cultural reflections on comfort and heat in Australia with implications for climate change adaption.', Climate Change Congress, International Alliance of Research Universities, Copenhagen, Copenhagen.
Other Publications
- 2009, 'What does $50,000 buy in population research? Characteristics of internet survey participants compared with a random telephone sample.', Published Work
- 2010, 'Effective emissions targets needed to protect Australia's blood supply - Policy Brief No. 11', Published Work
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | OSPREY: Building capacity for research to improve health services for mothers, babies and children |
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| Years: | 2009-03-19 - 2014-03-18 |
| ID: | P00016228 |
| UWS Researchers: | Louisa Jorm and Hilary Bambrick |
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| Title: | Urbanism, Climate Adaptation and Health [via ANU] |
| Years: | 2010-05-28 - 2014-03-21 |
| ID: | P00017837 |
| UWS Researchers: | Hilary Bambrick |
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| Title: | Health impacts of climate change on Indigenous Australians: identifying climate thresholds to enable the development of informed adaptation strategies [via UNSW] |
| Years: | 2011-01-01 - 2013-12-31 |
| ID: | P00020085 |
| UWS Researchers: | Hilary Bambrick |
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Previous Projects
| Title: | Acculturation and mental health among older Vietnam-born and Lebanon-born residents of Western Sydney |
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| Years: | 2007-09-12 - 2008-09-30 |
| ID: | P0015718 |
| UWS Researchers: | Louisa Jorm, Hilary Bambrick and Beverley Raphael |
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| Title: | The 45 and Up Study: exploring met and unmet needs for home care in NSW |
| Years: | 2008-04-02 - 2010-02-28 |
| ID: | P0015896 |
| UWS Researchers: | Louisa Jorm and Hilary Bambrick |
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Supervision
Doctor Bambrick is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in Urban Australia: Comparing and Planning for Minimising the Health Impacts of Clinical Change in Greater Western Sydney and the ACT. |
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Previous Supervision
| Title: | Type 2 Diabetes: Prevalence, Lifestyle Factors, and Patterns of Hospitalisation by Country of Birth in New South Wales, Australia |
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| Field of Research: | HEALTH |
| Thesis: | Type 2 Diabetes: Prevalence, Lifestyle Factors, and Patterns of Hospitalisation by Country of Birth in New South Wales, Australia |
| Title: | An epidemiological study of type 2 diabetes among Vietnam-born Australians |
| Field of Research: | HEALTH |
| Thesis: | An epidemiological study of type 2 diabetes among Vietnam-born Australians |
Media
Media Contact Details
| Media Officer: | UWS Media Unit |
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| Phone: | (02) 9678 7083 |
| Email: | media@uws.edu.au |
