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Dr Christine Linhart

Dr Christine Linhart

Senior Lecturer

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)听(Trends in cardiovascular disease risk factors in Pacific Island populations)听(2017)听

Master听of International Public Health听(2011)

Bachelor of Science听(2008)

Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

Christine Linhart is a Senior Lecturer in Global Health who has worked in research and听teaching听in the School of Population Health at 糖心logo Sydney听since 2011. During this time her听primary听focus has been working with Governments of low-to-middle income countries to strengthen their civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems and improve the quality of health data available to policymakers. Her听work has involved extensive in-country time throughout the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia; and during 2015-2016 Christine was based in New Caledonia working for the Pacific Community. Christine听regularly undertakes international consultancies for development partner organisations and is currently working with UN Women, UN ESCAP and Vital Strategies on a variety of projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

Christine has been involved in teaching across a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered by the Faculty of Medicine at 糖心logo since 2012. She also worked for New York University at their global campus in Sydney from 2016-2020 running their course 'UGPH-GU 9091 Health and Society in a Global Context'. Christine currently convenes and lectures into the Masters of Population Health and Global Health degrees as the convenor of 'PHCM9786 Global Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Cancer Prevention' (approx. 60 students/term) and co-convenor of 'PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology' (approx. 400 students/term).
Phone
+61 (0)2 93859438
E-mail
c.linhart@unsw.edu.au
Location
School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine,
  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Tu'i'onetoa T; Gorman H; McMillan K; Linhart C, 2023, 'Fofola e fala ka e talanoa e k膩inga (roll out the mat so that the family can talk): Unplanned pregnancy and support for young women and girls in Tonga', in Sex and Gender in the Pacific, Routledge, pp. 123 - 137,
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Dearie C; Linhart C; Figueroa C; Saumaka V; Dobbins T; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2024, 'Adult mortality from non-communicable diseases in Fiji's major ethnic groups 2013鈥17', Global Epidemiology, 8,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Linhart C; Singh N; Nadakuca M; Saumaka V; Congdon C; Serrao S; Taylor R; Morrell S, 2024, 'Improving the timeliness of birth registration in Fiji through a financial incentive', Global Epidemiology, 8,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Pett J; Linhart C; Osborne N; Morrell S; Fahim M; Knight J; Premaranthne S; Wazil AWM; Ratnatunga N; Wijethunga S; Thalgahagoda S; Endre Z; Taylor R; Nanayakkara N, 2024, 'Correction to: Tubulointerstitial nephropathy is the predominant finding in men in a review of more than 3000 renal biopsies over a 10-year period from Sri Lanka (BMC Nephrology, (2024), 25, 1, (295), 10.1186/s12882-024-03731-7)', BMC Nephrology, 25,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Pett J; Linhart C; Osborne N; Morrell S; Fahim M; Knight J; Premaranthne S; Wazil AWM; Ratnatunga N; Wijethunga S; Thalgahagoda S; Endre Z; Taylor R; Nanayakkara N, 2024, 'Tubulointerstitial nephropathy is the predominant finding in men in a review of more than 3000 renal biopsies over a 10-year period from Sri Lanka', BMC Nephrology, 25,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Craig A; Beek K; Godinho M; Ansari S; Jonnagaddala J; Asgari-Jirhandeh N; Linhart C; Hall J; Liaw T, 2023, 'Digital health and universal health coverage: opportunities and policy considerations for low- and middle-income Pacific Island countries and territories', Pacific Health, 6,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Dearie C; Figueroa C; Linhart C; Rafai E; Dobbins T; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2023, 'Ethnic disparity in cancer mortality in adult Fijian women, 2013-17', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 33
    Journal articles | 2023
    Figueroa CA; Linhart CL; Dearie C; Fusimalohi LE; Kupu S; Morrell SL; Taylor RJ, 2023, 'Effects of inappropriate cause-of-death certification on mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus in Tonga', BMC Public Health, 23,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Pett J; Mohamed F; Knight J; Linhart C; Osborne NJ; Taylor R, 2022, 'Two decades of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) research: Existing evidence and persistent gaps from epidemiological studies in Sri Lanka', Nephrology, 27, pp. 238 - 247,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dearie C; Linhart C; Rafai E; Nand D; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2021, 'Trends in mortality and life expectancy in Fiji over 20 years', BMC Public Health, 21,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Figueroa C; Linhart C; Fusimalohi L; Kupu S; Mathenge G; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2021, 'Mortality in Tonga over three triennia, 2010鈥2018', BMC Public Health, 21,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Figueroa C; Mathenge G; Linhart C; James PAS, 2020, 'Deaths at sea in the Pacific Islands: Challenges and opportunities for civil registration and vital statistics systems', Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 2019, pp. 107 - 126,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Gamlath L; Nandasena S; Silva PD; Morrell S; Linhart C; Lin S; Sharpe A; Nathan S; Taylor R, 2020, 'Community intervention for cardiovascular disease risk factors in Kalutara, Sri Lanka', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 20,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lewis ET; Mahimbo A; Linhart C; Williamson M; Morgan M; Hammill K; Hall J; Cardona M, 2020, 'General practitioners' perceptions on the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a risk prediction checklist to support their end-of-life discussions in routine care: A qualitative study', Family Practice, 37, pp. 703 - 710,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Rizkianti A; Maisya IB; Kusumawardani N; Linhart C; Pardosi JF, 2020, 'Sexual intercourse and its correlates among school-aged adolescents in Indonesia: Analysis of the 2015 global school-based health survey', Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 53, pp. 323 - 331,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Linhart C; Taylor R; Morrell S; Lin S, 2018, 'Continued increases in blood pressure over two decades in Samoa (1991鈥2013); around one-third of the increase explained by rising obesity levels', BMC Public Health, 18, pp. 1122,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Taylor R; Lin S; Linhart C; Morrell S, 2018, 'Overview of trends in cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors in Fiji', Annals of Human Biology, 45, pp. 188 - 201,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Figueroa CA; Linhart CL; Beckley WB; Pardosi JF, 2017, 'Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone: from civil war to Ebola and the Sustainable Development Goals', International Journal of Public Health,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Gamlath L; Nandasena S; Hennadige Padmal De Silva S; Linhart C; Ngo A; Morrell S; Nathan S; Sharpe A; Taylor R, 2017, 'Differentials in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diabetes by Socioeconomic Status and Sex in Kalutara, Sri Lanka', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 29, pp. 401 - 410,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lin S; Naseri T; Linhart C; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Trends in diabetes and obesity in Samoa over 35 years, 1978鈥2013', Diabetic Medicine, 34, pp. 654 - 661,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lin S; Naseri T; Linhart C; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Response to comments by Hoyer and Brinks (2017) on: 鈥楧iabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Samoa over 1978鈥2013鈥', International Journal of Public Health, pp. 1 - 2,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lin S; Naseri T; Linhart CL; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Samoa over 1978鈥2013', International Journal of Public Health, 62, pp. 687 - 694,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Linhart C; Tukana I; Lin S; Taylor R; Morrell S; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Declines and plateaux in smoking prevalence over three decades in Fiji', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19, pp. 1315 - 1321,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Linhart CL; Figueroa C, 2017, 'Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone: from civil war to Ebola and the Sustainable Development Goals', International Journal of Public Health, 63, pp. 431 - 432,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Linhart CL; Naseri T; Lin S; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Tobacco smoking trends in Samoa over four decades: can continued globalization rectify that which it has wrought?', Globalization and Health, 13, pp. 31,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lin S; Hufanga S; Linhart CL; Morrell S; Taylor R; Magliano D; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Diabetes and obesity trends in Tonga over 40 years', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28, pp. 475 - 485,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Linhart C; Tukana I; Lin S; Taylor R; Morrell S; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano D; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Continued increases in hypertension over three decades in Fiji, and the influence of obesity', Journal of Hypertension, 34, pp. 402 - 409,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Linhart CL; Gyaneshwar R; Naidu S; Raban M; Naudu S; Morrell S; Tukana I; Taylor R, 2016, 'Absolute cardiovascular risk in a Fiji medical zone', BMC Public Health, 16,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Morrell S; Lin S; Tukana I; Linhart CL; Taylor R; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Fiji', Population Health Metrics, 14, pp. 45,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Taylor R; Zimmet P; Naseri T; Hufanga S; Tukana I; Magliano DJ; Lin S; Linhart C; Morrell S, 2016, 'Erroneous inflation of diabetes prevalence: Are there global implications?', Journal of Diabetes, 8, pp. 766 - 769,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Lin S; Tukana I; Linhart CL; Morrell S; Taylor R; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2015, 'Diabetes and obesity trends in Fiji over 30 years', Journal of Diabetes,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Linhart CL; Tivollier JM; Taylor R; Barguil Y; Magliano DJ; Bourguignon C; Zimmet P, 2015, 'Changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors over 30 years in Polynesians in the French Pacific Territory of Wallis Island', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Taylor R; Linhart C; Hayes G; Homasi S, 2014, 'Measuring progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goals in small populations: Is under-five mortality in Tuvalu declining?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 390 - 394,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Vithana C; Linhart C; Taylor R; Morrell S; Azim S, 2014, 'Trends in Sri Lankan cause-specific adult mortality 1950-2006', BMC Public Health, 14,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Taylor R; Carter K; Naidu S; Linhart C; Azim S; Rao C; Lopez AD, 2013, 'Divergent mortality trends by ethnicity in Fiji', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 509 - 515,
  • Preprints | 2024
    Linhart C; Singh N; Nadakuca M; Saumaka V; Congdon C; Serrao S; Taylor R; Morrell S, 2024, Improving the timeliness of birth registration in Fiji through a financial incentive,
    Preprints | 2023
    Figueroa C; Linhart C; Dearie C; Fusimalohi L; Kupu S; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2023, Effects of inappropriate cause-of-death certification on mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus in Tonga,
    Reports | 2022
    Linhart C; Craig A; Rosewell A; Beek K; Pardosi J, 2022, Investing in our future: building strong and resilient health systems in the Indo-Pacific region
    Reports | 2021
    McMillan K; Linhart C; Gorman H; Kepa B; O'Connor C; O'Connor M; Rokoduru A, 2021, Adolescent unplanned pregnancy in the Pacific: Vanuatu, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sydney
    Reports | 2020
    Linhart C; McMillan K; Gorman H; O'Connor C; O'Connor M; Rokoduru A; Tu鈥檌鈥檕netoa T, 2020, Adolescent unplanned pregnancy in the Pacific: Tonga, 糖心logo, Sydney
    Reports | 2020
    McMillan K; Linhart C; Gorman H; Kim M; O'Connor C; O'Connor M; Rokoduru A, 2020, Adolescent unplanned pregnancy in the Pacific: Chuuk, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, 糖心logo, Sydney, Australia
    Reports | 2019
    Sorchik R; Than J; Carter K; Linhart C; Haberkorn G; Taylor R, 2019, Fertility trends in Pacific Island countries and territories, Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia,
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Linhart CL, 2016, 'Plenary Session: An Australian early career researcher鈥檚 experience working with the Pacific Community', presented at Australasian Epidemiological Association Conference, Canberra, 14 September 2016 - 16 September 2016
    Reports | 2015
    Linhart C; Carter K; Sorchik R; Haberkorn G; Taylor R, 2015, Trends in Neonatal and Infant Mortality for Pacific Island States, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    Linhart C; Carter K; Sorchik R; Haberkorn G; Taylor RJ, 2015, 'Trends in Neonatal and Infant Mortality in Pacific Island Countries and Territories', presented at Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Workshop, Osaka, Japan, 30 October 2015 - 01 November 2015
    Conference Abstracts | 2015
    Nathan S; Torvaldsen S; Linhart C; Lawson X, 2015, 'Using Wikis to promote equitable student collaboration in the on-line environment', Hobart, Tasmania, presented at CAPHIA Public Health Teaching and Learning Forum, Hobart, Tasmania, 10 September 2015 - 11 September 2015
    Conference Abstracts | 2015
    Nathan SA; Torvaldsen S; Linhart C; Lawson X, 2015, 'Using Wikis to promote equitable student collaboration in the on-line environment,', Hobart, presented at Council of Academic Public Institutions in Australia, Public Health Teaching & Learning Forum, Sept 2015, Hobart, 10 September 2015 - 11 September 2015
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    Taylor RJ; Linhart C; Carter K; Richards N, 2015, 'Strengthening Cause of Death Certification in Pacific Island Countries and Territories through a collaborative approach', presented at Pasifika Medical Association Conference, Vanuatu, -
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Linhart C; Taylor RJ; Turner R; Morrell S, 2014, 'Trends in blood pressure in Fiji', presented at Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Conference, Taiwan, -
    Reports | 2014
    Linhart CL; Carter K; Taylor R; Rao C; Lopez A, 2014, Mortality Trends in Pacific Island States, Noumea, New Caledonia
    Conference Presentations | 2013
    Linhart C; Taylor RJ; Carter K; Naidu S, 2013, 'Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality and Life Expectancy in Fiji', presented at Annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities Global Health Workshop, Hangzhou, China, 29 October 2013 - 01 November 2013

2021-2022 Fred Hollows Foundation and Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)听

Funding: AUD $43,000

Title: Health System Strengthening in the Indo-Pacific Region听

Investigators: Linhart C

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2019-2020听Pacific Women and听Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Funding: AUD $334,000

Title: Adolescent Unplanned Pregnancy in the Pacific 糖心logo

Investigators: McMillan K, Linhart C, O'Connor C, Rokoduru A

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2017听糖心logo Sydney Indonesia Seed Research Fund [# RG 162940]

Funding: AUD $10,000

Title: The development of an integrated approach to improve adolescent听health focusing on vulnerable and听disadvantaged groups in Indonesia.

Investigators:听Pardosi J,听Prasodjo R, Linhart C,听Kusumawardani N

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2013-2016 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australian Development Research Awards Scheme (ADRAS) [project grant # 66886]听

Funding: AUD$1,090,000

Title: Trends in non-communicable disease risk factors and premature mortality in Pacific Island countries and predictive modelling of effects of inaction and control interventions.

Investigators: Taylor R, Zimmet P, Morrell S, Magliano D,听Linhart C,听Tukana I, Hufanga S, Asante A听

My Research Supervision

Masters, PhD

My Teaching

Current and past teaching responsibilities in several core and elective courses in the Master of Population Health, Global Health, and Health Management degrees offered by the School of Population Health. Includes all aspects of course development and delivery of lectures and tutorials to internal face-to-face and online external students.

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2016-present:听 听Convenor PHCM9786 Global NCD: Population Approaches

2024-present:听 听Co-convenor PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology

2019-2023:听 听 听 听Co-convenor PHCM9605 Global Health and Development 听

2017-2018:听 听 听 听Co-convenor PHCM9041 Foundations in Public Health and Health Care Systems

2016-2017:听 听 听 听Co-convenor PHCM9606 Reproductive, Maternal and Children鈥檚 Health

2017:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Co-convenor PHCM9784 Tropical Disease Control

2015-2016:听 听 听 听Tutor PHCM9041 Foundations in Public Health and Health Care Systems

2013-2015:听 听 听 听Course Coordinator PHCM9786 Global NCD: Population Approaches

2015:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Course Coordinator PHCM9606 Reproductive, Maternal and Children鈥檚 Health

2013-2015:听 听 听 听Tutor GENM0703 Concepts of Physical Activity, Exercise and Health

2012-2014: 听听听听听 Course Coordinator PHCM9784 Tropical Disease Control

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