Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research

Transforming rural health outcomes through research, collaboration and community engagement.

Our Vision and Mission

VISION

To be a world leader in the elimination of disparities in rural health and wellbeing.

MISSION

To narrow the gulf between rural and metropolitan health outcomes, by facilitating high impact research that is rurally focused, collaborative and pragmatic.

Our Research Streams

First Nations & African Health

First Nations & African Health

Improving health and wellbeing outcomes for First Nations and African people in rural areas.

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Preventative and Primary Health Care

Preventative and Primary Health Care

Our researchers are co-partnering with communities to transform rural healthcare delivery.

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Improving oral health outcomes for rural people

Improving oral health outcomes for rural people

Improving oral health care for rural people by supporting policy change and improvement in service access, treatment, prevention and promotion.

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Workforce

Workforce

Developing innovative solutions to health workforce shortages in rural communities.

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Reducing Gender-Based Violence (ReGEN)

Reducing Gender-Based Violence (ReGEN)

Our research program aims to build a body of evidence for effective interventions to prevent and reduce the effects of gender-based violence, especially those that can be delivered in rural and regional health and social settings.

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Reducing Gender-Based Violence (ReGEN) Network

Reducing Gender-Based Violence (ReGEN) Network

The ReGEN Network brings together passionate researchers and collaborators.

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Rural Health Consumer Panel

Australia's first and only consumer health panel with a dedicated focus on the lived experiences of rural health consumers.

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World-class centre

The Centre was established in December 2019 following a $3 million investment from the VV Marshman Charitable Trust.

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Leaders in health and wellbeing

We're ranked 4th in Australia and 12th in the world for advancing healthier communities and supporting health equity.

Times Higher Education (THE), 2024 Impact Rankings 2024: good health and well-being

World-class in rural health

The Centre is embedded within the La Trobe Rural Health School, the largest rural health school in Australia.

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Acknowledgement

Our work takes place on the unceded lands of First Nations traditional owners across Australia. We acknowledge their Elders and their Ancestors, and we thank them for their ongoing care of the land, skies, and waterways of this country. We also acknowledge First Nations, Indigenous and African communities, their land and their Ancestors.

The VVMCRHR endeavours to honour, respect and position First Nations voices, knowledges, languages and culture through our research, teaching and service and is committed to ‘marra ngarrgoo, marra goorri – the Victorian Aboriginal Health, Medical and Wellbeing Research Accord.’