Mr Stephen Harfield
Mr

Stephen Harfield

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Background

Stephen is a Narungga and Ngarrindjeri man from South Australia, and Senior Research Fellow with the University of Queensland Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and PhD candidate with the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland.

Stephen is an epidemiologist and public health researcher who has worked with Aboriginal communities and organisations across Australia. Stephen has experience in conducting health services research, sexual health, adolescents and young people’s health and wellbeing, and Indigenous methodology.

Stephen completed a Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology at the Australian National University in 2019, and has a Master of Public Health (Flinders University, 2013), a Graduate Certificate Health Services Research and Development (The University of Wollongong, 2012), and a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Public Health) (The University of Adelaide, 2008).

Availability

Mr Stephen Harfield is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child health and wellbeing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander epidemiology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services Adolescent health Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Epidemiology Health Sciences Health equity Health services and systems Indigenous Studies Paediatrics Primary health care Public health Social determinants of health

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide
  • Graduate Certificate of Public Health and Health Services, University of Wollongong
  • Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, Flinders University
  • Masters (Research) of Applied Epidemiology, Australian National University

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23 works between 2015 and 2025
All (23) Journal Article (21) Conference Publication (2)

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2016

Journal Article

Access to primary health care services for Indigenous peoples: A framework synthesis

Davy, Carol, Harfield, Stephen, McArthur, Alexa, Munn, Zachary and Brown, Alex (2016). Access to primary health care services for Indigenous peoples: A framework synthesis. International Journal for Equity in Health, 15 (1) 163, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12939-016-0450-5

Access to primary health care services for Indigenous peoples: A framework synthesis

2015

Journal Article

Characteristics of Indigenous primary health care models of service delivery: a scoping review protocol

Harfield, Stephen, Davy, Carol, Kite, Elaine, McArthur, Alexa, Munn, Zachary, Brown, Ngiare and Brown, Alex (2015). Characteristics of Indigenous primary health care models of service delivery: a scoping review protocol. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 13 (11), 43-51. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2015-2474

Characteristics of Indigenous primary health care models of service delivery: a scoping review protocol

2015

Journal Article

Strategies that target the utilization of primary health care services by Indigenous men in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America: a comprehensive systematic review protocol

Canuto, Kootsy, Brown, Alex, Harfield, Stephen and Wittert, Gary (2015). Strategies that target the utilization of primary health care services by Indigenous men in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America: a comprehensive systematic review protocol. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 13 (9), 95-111. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2015-2319

Strategies that target the utilization of primary health care services by Indigenous men in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America: a comprehensive systematic review protocol

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Type 2 diabetes prevalence and management in patients attending an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service in Southeast Queensland over a twelve-year period: factors associated with good
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Improving the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in South Australia (MRFF Primary Health Care Research Grant administered by Flinders University)
    Flinders University
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Supporting agency and connectivity to drive primary healthcare for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in southeast Queensland
    Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
    Open grant

Availability

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