Examples of impact

We place value on connecting research with the wider community to maximise health, social and economic outcomes. Here are some examples of HRC-funded research that has already made a difference to people’s lives, here and abroad.

Improving NZ's emergency planning

Increasing engagement and connection

Exploring issues stemming from Canterbury earthquakes leads to change in emergency response clinical management guidelines.
Better care in antenatal services

Making a difference

Research addressing inequity leads to change in clinical practice; improved health outcomes; government policy support.
Predicting cardiovascular risk

Making a difference

Accurately evaluating the risk of cardiovascular disease helps change national and international clinical practice, improves health outcomes and saves costs.
Building healthier food environments

Making a difference

Testing practical interventions to support healthier food choices leads to international adoption of research materials and equity advocacy.
Enhancing care in Intensive Care Units

Stimulating growth

Trials within ICUs directly change national and international clinical practice, improve health outcomes and save costs.
Saving babies around the world

Stimulating growth

Research to prevent disability and death in babies changes clinical practice here and abroad, saves lives and brings international recognition for NZ's expertise.
Enhancing wellbeing for generations

Increasing engagement and connection

Community-based research improves Māori trauma-informed care, including training for Corrections staff, police, schools and Oranga Tamariki.
Working with whānau to save lives

Increasing engagement and connection

Working with whānau leads to change in clinical practice, improves health outcomes and empowers the community.
Building Māori research capability

Stimulating growth

Supporting Maori health researchers helps grow workforce capability and enables emerging leaders to engage with policy-makers.
Fostering Pacific research careers

Stimulating growth

Longitudinal Pacific Islands Families Study provides Pacific-specific evidence to inform policy and practice, while building workforce capability.
Saving lives through healthier housing

Making a difference

Research into damp, mouldy homes leads to improved health outcomes, and growth beyond academic roles to lead international policy change.
Improving gout care

Making a difference

A world-first gout trial leads to change in clinical practice and community practice, and improves quality of life.
Cutting-edge cancer immunotherapy

Stimulating growth

Immunotherapy, including CAR T-cell therapy, increases international recognition of NZ's expertise, spurring investment to scale-up innovation.
Supporting better primary care models

Increasing engagement and connection

Research between the HRC and its Canadian counterpart looks to improve community-based primary healthcare services in both countries.
Revolutionising health security

Increasing engagement and connection

The HRC's involvement in the e-Asia programme leads to improved prevention and management strategies for health security threats in Asia-Pacific region.
Diagnosing heart attacks faster

Making a difference

New protocols for diagnosing heart attacks are adopted nationally and internationally, improving health outcomes and saving costs.
Mapping a virtual human

Stimulating growth

World-first tools and technology transform patient care and lead to international recognition of, and investment in, NZ expertise.
Driving indigenous data sovereignty

Increasing engagement and connection

Addressing issues of indigenous data use leads to new local and international guidelines, community empowerment and capability development.

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Improving NZ's emergency planning

Better care in antenatal services

Predicting cardiovascular risk

Building healthier food environments

Enhancing care in Intensive Care Units

Saving babies around the world

Enhancing wellbeing for generations

Working with whānau to save lives

Building Māori research capability

Fostering Pacific research careers

Saving lives through healthier housing

Improving gout care

Cutting-edge cancer immunotherapy

Supporting better primary care models

Revolutionising health security

Diagnosing heart attacks faster

Mapping a virtual human

Driving indigenous data sovereignty