About Us
Purpose
The Population Health Research Network has been established to provide Australian researchers with access to linkable de-identified data from a diverse and rich range of health datasets, across jurisdictions and sectors. This will support nationally and internationally significant population based research that will improve health and enhance the delivery of health care services in Australia.
Funding
The Population Health Research Network has received a $20 million allocation from the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) program. The funding period is 2008-09 to 2010-11. The Australian Government announced a further $10 million for the Population Health Research Network in the May 2009 budget. The allocation will be sourced from the Education Investment Fund. The additional funding will enable further enhancement of the infrastructure developed through the NCRIS program in 2011-12 and 2012-13. In addition, state and territory governments and academic partners will contribute $32 million in cash and in-kind contributions to the Population Health Research Network in the 2008-09 to 2010-11 period.
Governance
The Population Health Research Network is overseen by a Management Council and comprises a National Program Office based at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth, a Centre for Data Linkage based at Curtin University and five state/territory data linkage nodes.