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Young People's Health
Caitlin Douglass Ana Orozco Megan SC Lim
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Young People's Health

Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of adolescents and young adults, prioritising emerging health and social issues that impact young people.

About

We work to improve the health and wellbeing of adolescents and young adults. We prioritise emerging health and social issues that impact young people and aim to: 

  • engage diverse young people  

  • build evidence to understand emerging health and social issues  

  • design and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aiming to improve young people’s health.

Our focus is on young people experiencing disadvantage, particularly around: 

  • sexual health 

  • mental health 

  • alcohol and other drug use.

Through research, we've influenced government policy around issues like sexting, online pornography and social media alcohol advertising. This gives young people a voice to power.

Our work includes:  

  • conducting quantitative, qualitative and content analysis methods to understand emerging health threats 

  • engaging diverse young people through design and participatory approaches 

  • developing and evaluating interventions to educate, change behaviour and improve health 

  • advocating for evidence-based policy and practice change.

We also deliver education on sex, relationships, and pornography. We work with young people to understand how they want to engage in research and health promotion. 

To work or collaborate with us, get in touch via email.

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Help shape youth health policy

Are you 15–29 years old? Share your ideas on what health topics to research by emailing youngpeopleshealth@burnet.edu.au or sign up to participate and hear about opportunities.

Reports and other work

Group contacts

Main contacts

Associate Professor Megan SC Lim

Associate Professor Megan SC Lim

Deputy Program Director, Disease Elimination; Head, Young People’s Health
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Young People's Health

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Associate Professor Megan SC Lim

Associate Professor Megan SC Lim

Deputy Program Director, Disease Elimination; Head, Young People’s Health
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Group members

Associate Professor Megan SC Lim

Associate Professor Megan SC Lim

Deputy Program Director, Disease Elimination; Head, Young People’s Health
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Ana Orozco

Ana Orozco

Research Assistant
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Dr Caitlin Douglass

Dr Caitlin Douglass

Senior Research Officer
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Desi Ariwinanti

Desi Ariwinanti

PhD Candidate
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Irene  van Kluijve

Irene van Kluijve

Master's student
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Isobel MacLeod

Isobel MacLeod

Honours Student
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