Division of Health Sciences
The SAPHIRe project brings together a multidisciplinary team of expert
local and international researchers to undertake a novel multigenerational
study of the health of SA families.
This innovative project will identify the key factors that lead to
ill-health across the generations and establish the basis for prevention of
some of the major causes of illness and mortality - obesity, the metabolic
syndrome, diabetes, heart disease, chronic respiratory disease, mental
distress and frail ageing. The project will link the biological, health,
social and neighbour-level data of up to 5000 adults and 2000 children so
that researchers can map and analyse data across physical and social
networks.
The research will provide invaluable new insights into the complex factors
that contribute to positive or negative health outcomes for people from
childhood through to old age. It will also provide the basis for the
development of evidence based interventions and policies to improve the
health of SA families. This $4.6m collaborative project is an investment in
the long term population health research capability in the State and is
helping make SA families fit for life.
SAPHIRe is partly funded by the Premiers Science Research Fund and brings
together and builds on existing population health studies in Adelaide. The
SAPHIRe project partners are the University of South Australia, SA
Department of Health, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, University of
Adelaide and Flinders University.
Stages of the project include:
