Professor Steven Guthridge

Professor - Child Development, Population Health and Policy

Qualifications:

Master of Philosophy (Public Health), University of Adelaide, 2014; Master of Tropical Health, University of Queensland, 1991; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Sydney University, 1979; Fellow of the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (FAFPHM), Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1993

Location:

Darwin – Bldg Red 9, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina campus

Biography:

Steven Guthridge is a public health physician and medical epidemiologist with a diverse background in clinical services, health service management and research. He has a distinguished record of research in areas of specific relevance to the Northern Territory including burden of disease and injury, health workforce, chronic disease prevalence and child development. 

After commencing with Menzies in early 2018, he has continued his interests in population health and health services research. He leads the data linkage team at the Centre for Child Development and Education which has a focus on the developmental pathways of children and young people. In this role he utilises an extensive repository of linked datasets for research to improve outcomes for young Territorians in the areas of child protection, youth justice, education and health.

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  1. Story of our Children and Young People publication released

    Story of our Children and Young People publication released

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    A publication released today provides a comprehensive picture of the wellbeing of children and young people across the NT, building on the inaugural Story of Our Children and Young People published in 2019.

  2. NT News | How to aid health Staff

    NT News | How to aid health Staff

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    Professor John Wakerman says several steps need to be taken to keep health professionals working in remote communities.

  3. Keeping health professionals in remote communities

    Keeping health professionals in remote communities

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    Researchers from six Australian universities, working with the Northern Territory Department of Health, have conducted a multi-year study of remote staff turnover in the Northern Territory.

  4. Hearing loss impacts school attendance among Australia's aboriginal children

    Hearing loss impacts school attendance among Australia's aboriginal children

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    The study was led by Dr. Jiunn-Yih Su with the Centre for Child Development and Education, Menzies School of Health Research, and the Charles Darwin University.

  5. High levels of hearing loss are linked with absenteeism

    High levels of hearing loss are linked with absenteeism

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    A team of researchers led by Menzies, CDU, recommend better early detection for treatment to support students with hearing difficulties.

  6. Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

    Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

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    The first study investigating hearing impairment on school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has been released.

  7. Media Release | Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance in the Northern Territory

    Media Release | Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance in the Northern Territory

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    A study investigating the independent impact of hearing impairment (HI) on school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has been released today.

  8. Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance in the Northern Territory

    Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance in the Northern Territory

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    Study investigating the impact of hearing impairment on school attendance for children published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

  9. Intergenerational trauma and Indigenous suicides in WA

    Intergenerational trauma and Indigenous suicides in WA

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    Experts claim the government is not only misdiagnosing the problem but is also unable to come up with productive solutions. By Karen Middleton.

  10. New app uses real-life stories from Indigenous kids to help others deal with bullying

    New app uses real-life stories from Indigenous kids to help others deal with bullying

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    A group of Northern Territory youth workers, Aboriginal broadcasters and health researchers have launched a new digital resource.

  11. Digital Trakz - A resource to reduce the impact of teasing in the lives of Aboriginal youth

    Digital Trakz - A resource to reduce the impact of teasing in the lives of Aboriginal youth

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    A new resource has been launched in Darwin today designed to help youths cope with teasing and bullying.

  12. Understanding how NT Aboriginal school attendance could be improved

    Understanding how NT Aboriginal school attendance could be improved

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    Regular attendance at preschool in remote Northern Territory communities will improve a child

  13. The Australian | Attendance at pre-school key to literacy, numeracy

    The Australian | Attendance at pre-school key to literacy, numeracy

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    A study of more than 60,000 children born in the Northern Territory since 1994 has found that boosting remote preschool attendance could increase their chances of meeting Year 3 minimum standards for writing and numeracy by up to 70 per cent.

  1. Russell DJ, Zhao Y, Guthridge S, Ramjan M, Jones MP, Humphreys JS, Wakerman J. (2017). Patterns of resident health workforce turnover and retention in remote communities of the Northern Territory of Australia, 2013 – 2015. Hum Resour Health; 15:52. doi: i10.1186/s12960-017-0229-9 
  2. Guthridge S, He V, Silburn S (2017) A statistical overview of children’s involvement with the NT child protection system’, Royal Commission into Protection and Detention of Northern Territory Children Exh 512.00. https://childdetentionnt.royalcommission.gov.au/NT-public-hearings/Pages/Hearings/2017/19-June-2017-Exhibits.aspx
  3. Georges N, Guthridge S, Li SQ, Condon JR, Barnes T, Zhao Y. (2017). Progress on closing the gap in life expectancy at birth for Aboriginal people in  the Northern Territory, 1967-2012. Med J Aust 2017;207(1):25-30 doi:10.5695/mja16.01138
  4. Guthridge S, Li L, Silburn S, Li SQ, McKenzie J, Lynch J. (2015) The impact of perinatal health and socio-demographic factors on educational outcomes: a population study of children attending government schools in the Northern Territory. J Paediatr Child Health; 51(8):778-86
  5. Zhao Y, Wright A, Begg S, Guthridge S. (2013). Decomposing Indigenous life expectancy gap by risk factors: a life table analysis. Popul Health Metr; 11(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-11-1
  6. Zhao Y, Wright J, Guthridge S & Lawton P. (2013). The relationship between number of primary health care visits and hospitalisations: evidence from linked clinic and hospital data for remote Indigenous Australians. BMC Health Serv Res; 13:466. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-466
  7. Guthridge SL, Ryan P, Condon JC, Bromfield L, Moss J, Lynch J. (2012) Trends in reports of child maltreatment in the Northern Territory, 1999 to 2010. Med J Aust;197(11):637-641
  8. Liu B, Guthridge S, Li SQ, et al. (2012). ‘The end of the Australia antigen? An ecological study of the impact of universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination two decades on’, Vaccine; 30: 7309-14.
  9. Zhao Y, Condon J, Guthridge S, You J. (2010). Living longer with a greater health burden - changes in the burden of disease and injury in the Northern Territory Indigenous population, between 1994-98 and 1999-2003’, Aust NZ J Pub Health, vol. 34, pp. S93-S8.
  10. Garnett S, Coe K, Golebiowska K, Walsh, H, Sander K, Guthridge S, Li S, Malyon R. (2008). Attracting and keeping nursing professionals in an environment of chronic labour shortage; a study of mobility among nurses and midwives in the Northern Territory of Australia. Charles Darwin University, Darwin.