Population health research focuses on understanding and addressing the factors that influence health outcomes for whole populations. It informs the design and evaluation of policies and programs that promote health, prevent disease, and reduce inequities.
The Prevention Research Support Program Round 7 (2026-2030) has three prevention research priorities that align with the NSW Future Health Strategy priorities and the NSW Government Performance and Wellbeing Framework.
This population and preventive health strategic approach also aligns with the NSW Health Research and Innovation Strategy 2025–2030, which emphasises:
NSW Health is committed to strengthening population health research by investing in research that addresses the current and emerging health priorities for the population of NSW.
The Prevention Research Support Program (PRSP) is a NSW Health initiative that funds prevention and early intervention research to generate evidence, build capability, and translate findings into policy and practice.
Established in 2011, PRSP has delivered six successful funding rounds, supporting priority research centres and projects across chronic disease prevention, infectious disease preparedness, and health promotion.
PRSP round 7 (2026–2030) focuses on NSW Health population research priorities. It directly supports the goals of the NSW Health Research and Innovation Strategy 2025–2030 by prioritising research translation, collaboration, and equity across the health system.
The Translational Research Grants Scheme (TRGS) funds research projects that are directly relevant to clinical practice, health services, and population health priorities in NSW.
The TRGS provides funding to staff across NSW Health, including local health districts, specialty health networks, NSW Ambulance, and NSW Health Pathology. The scheme is designed to translate evidence into improved patient outcomes, better health service delivery, and enhanced population health and wellbeing and to build research capability and capacity within the NSW health system.
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The BBV & STI Research, Intervention and Strategic Evaluation Program (BRISE) is funded by NSW Health and delivered in collaboration with the Kirby Institute and the Centre for Social Research in Health at the University of New South Wales. BRISE provides policy-relevant research, strategic advice, capacity building, and communications to strengthen the response to blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in NSW. Its work focuses on reducing BBVs and STIs and improving health outcomes for people living with these infections through evidence-based strategies and interventions.
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The Aboriginal-led Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Research Consortium Grant is a NSW Health funded initiative designed to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal families experiencing AOD harms and strengthen the Aboriginal AOD workforce across NSW. The grant supports the establishment of an Aboriginal led consortium that will generate policy-relevant evidence to improve system responses for Aboriginal families experiencing AOD-related harms; support prevention, early intervention, and family-focused strategies; build Aboriginal research capacity and strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge translation.
