Pathways to Healthy Ageing (PHA) Network

The Pathways to Healthy Ageing network is an interdisciplinary network of collaborators that develops, codesigns, and evaluates projects that prioritise the health and wellbeing of senior Australians.

The PHA Network collaborates with government, community-led groups, aged care providers, and businesses, to facilitate and promote healthy ageing. We embrace a person-centred approach to healthcare, leveraging technology and digital tools for education and health promotion in the projects we undertake. Our work is grounded in an ecosystem approach that acknowledges the socio-cultural context of wellbeing and strives for improved access and equity through collaborative partnerships in healthcare.

The network focuses on:

  • Evaluating initiatives that enable seniors to understand and build capacity with digital and health literacy strategies.
  • Empowering carers and service providers with tools through which to achieve healthy ageing outcomes with seniors and the community.
     

Network leads

Dr Dein Vindigni
School of Health and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Jenny Robinson
School of Media and Communication

A/Prof Bernardo Figueiredo
School of Economics, Finance and Marketing

Dr Prasada Rao Podugu
STEM College


Membership and contacting PHA Network

PHA provides a place for people working in positive ageing initiatives with government, health providers, and community groups to come together with researchers to share ideas, discuss opportunities for collaboration, and guide implementation for impact.

If you would like to become a member or find out any further information about the PHA Network and the work that we do, please contact us by emailing any of the network leads listed above. 

Enabling Impact Platform (EIP) sponsorship

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PHA is supported by the following Enabling Impact Platforms:

Biomedical Health and Innovation Brings together hundreds of, highly respected, cross-disciplinary experts who are passionately committed to addressing innovatively the rising health challenges in our society.
Global Business Innovation Together with public and private sector partners, we will generate research-driven change to unlock the value and impact of innovation in Australia and worldwide.
Information in Society Research enabling society to shape, harness, and adapt to the stream of disruptions caused by new data streams and information technologies every day.
Social Change Focuses on transformative research in the areas of digital society, quality of life, global mobility and research practice for social change.

Explore RMIT Enabling Impact Platforms

EIPs enable economic, environmental, societal, health and cultural impact with government, business and the community through research and innovation.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.