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WH&Y AUSTRALIA,2019. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Doctor Fiona Robards

About

Dr Fiona Robards has been involved in research, policy, management and clinical work for over 25 years. In that time, she has led the development of youth health policy and knowledge mobilisation to improve healthcare for young people.

Fiona works as a Casual Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney and Honorary Associate Discipline of General Practice, Westmead Clinical School. She teaches medical and public health students at The University of Sydney and UNSW, and coordinates two units of study in the Masters of Sexual and Reproductive Health at The University of Sydney. She is also a Psychologist with masters-level training in psychology, art therapy, health service management and public health.

She is also the Convenor of the Public Health Association of Australia’s Mental Health Special Interest Group and a member of the Australian Child Rights Taskforce. ?

Discover more: Fiona Robards

Twitter: @FionaRobards
 

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • Robards F, Kang M, Luscombe G, Sanci L, Steinbeck K, Jan S, Hawke C, Kong M, Usherwood T, Predictors of young people’s healthcare access in the digital age, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2019.

  • Robards F, Kang M, Steinbeck K et al, Health care equity and access for marginalised young people: a longitudinal qualitative study exploring health system navigation in Australia, International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019; 18:41.

  • Robards F, Kang M, Usherwood T, Sanci L, How marginalized young people access, engage with and navigate healthcare systems in the digital age: systematic review, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2018;62:365-81.

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Doctor Fiona Robards's Articles

25 Apr 2022

Building evidence into youth health policy: a case study of the Access 3 knowledge translation forum. Health Research Policy and Systems

06 Apr 2021

Intersectionality: Social marginalisation and self-reported health status in young people

23 Feb 2021

Recruitment and engagement of marginalized young people in Methods Research: Exploring Health System Access, Engagement, and Navigation

23 Feb 2021

Access 3 project protocol: young people and health system navigation in the digital age: a multifaceted, mixed methods study

22 Feb 2021

How marginalized young people access, engage with and navigate healthcare systems in the digital age: systematic review

11 Feb 2021

The relationship between having a regular general practitioner (GP) and the experience of healthcare barriers: a cross-sectional study among young people in NSW, Australia, with oversampling from marginalised groups

28 Jan 2021

Health care equity and access for marginalised young people

28 Jan 2021

Predictors of young people’s healthcare access in the digital age

28 Jan 2021

Marginalised young people’s healthcare journeys: Professionals’ perspectives

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23 Nov 2020

Intersectionality: Social Marginalisation and Self-Reported Health Status in Young People

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