Health Equity Research and Development Unit (HERDU)

WHAT WE DO

HERDU works collaboratively with health services, organisations and communities to conduct high quality research to identify and explain causes of health inequities, to develop evidence of effective actions to prevent, reduce or eliminate inequities in health, and to evaluate the impact of implementation. 

HERDU action equity by:

• Working with government, non-government, private and community organisations to identify and take action to reduce inequities in health.
• Conducting high quality research to identify health inequities, develop evidence of effective actions to prevent, reduce or eliminate inequities in health, and to evaluate the impact of implementation.
• Developing skills and capacities to increase health equity by working with SLHD staff, partner organisations, communities and students.
• Re-orienting local health services, policies and plans towards improving health equity. 

The HERDU Team

Director: Associate Professor Fiona Haigh

Senior Academic Advisor: Associate Professor Marilyn Wise

Applied Urban Development Fellow: Dr Christopher Standen

Health Equity Research Fellow: Dr Esther Alloun

Strategy, Engagement and Communications Manager: Miriam Olliek

Research Fellow: Dr Cathy O’Callaghan

Senior Research Officer: Cathelijne van Kemenade