Focus areas

Our community-led, socially accountable, practical research targets the challenges of getting better health access to under-resourced communities.

Health access is about people getting timely, affordable, and suitable health services when and where they need them. It also involves removing barriers that prevent people from accessing necessary health care.  

Better health access is essential for achieving health equity.    

Australian Centre for Health Access (ACHA) research focus areas include:  

Community Solutions

Exploring how communities can work together to identify challenges and come up with effective solutions using accessible resources and local knowledge.  

Health Organisation Support

Using evidence to strengthen the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of healthcare organisations.

Health Systems

Looking at how to strengthen and expand the connections between healthcare components, including public health services, hospitals, primary care, specialists, technology, digital tools and transport services, to deliver equitable, quality health care that responds to specific community priorities and needs.  

Sector Advancement

Initiatives that drive innovation, collaboration, and development within healthcare and related sectors to address emerging challenges and improve outcomes.  

Workforce Solutions

Finding ways to help develop, sustain, and optimise healthcare workforces so they can meet the current and future healthcare needs of their local communities.  

Workforce support

Explore better ways to nurture healthcare professionals throughout their career journey, to enhance workforce capability, retention, and improve health access as a result.