The Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing in Springfield creates knowledge for a better world through an innovative model of world-class research that prioritises our community as the driver for our work.
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Our research themes
The Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing takes a ‘Living Lab’ approach within the exemplar city of Springfield. Living labs take a geographical scope to examine new solutions, with multidisciplinary teams and diverse partners, in order to advance the biggest priorities facing modern society. Springfield is this living lab. As a city—small enough to be shaped by its people, adaptable and open to influence—where researchers genuinely engage with people and places, to build capacity and have impact.
Our research themes include:
- Healthy living, together
- People and their place
- Life's transitions
Springfield is recognised as nationally significant because of its track record in setting new standards for city living and community building. This means that what is learned and created in Springfield is shared for the benefit of all across Australia, and beyond. Specifically, what is created and tested in Springfield can then be shared for other locations.
Healthy living, together
Research that strengthens physical, mental, social and emotional wellbeing.
Major program: Springfield Health Hearts
Related projects: Green Hearts Springfield
People and their place
Research that explores how environments shape, and are shaped by, people who live, work and connect in them.
Major program: LinkMeToHealth
Related projects: Fresh food sharing
Life’s transitions
Research that supports key life changes, from childhood to ageing to everything in between. Our focuses include:
- Starting a family
- Growing up
- Veterans
- Menopause
- Healthy ageing
