{"id":2472,"date":"2024-12-05T11:36:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T01:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2024-12-05T11:52:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T01:22:42","slug":"flinders-professor-awarded-for-alcohol-harm-minimisation-in-the-nt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/2024\/12\/05\/flinders-professor-awarded-for-alcohol-harm-minimisation-in-the-nt\/","title":{"rendered":"Flinders professor awarded for alcohol harm minimisation in the NT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professor James Smith has become the first-ever researcher from the Northern Territory (NT) to receive a prestigious Research Action Award from the Sax Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Established in 2015, the $5,000 Research Action Award recognises early- to mid-career researchers whose work has had a significant impact on health policy, programs or service delivery.<\/p>\n

Professor Smith was commended for his leadership in alcohol harm minimisation research, that has made a huge contribution to alcohol-related advocacy and policy reforms in the NT, which has the highest level of alcohol consumption per capita in Australia.<\/p>\n

His work has included significant research capacity building, including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing, and involved the engagement of a diverse array of stakeholders leading to meaningful alcohol policy and program change in the NT.<\/p>\n

Professor Smith is a Deputy Dean Rural and Remote Health NT and Co-Director FHMRI Health Equity Impact Program<\/a>. Watch a video summarising Professor Smith\u2019s achievements below.<\/p>\n