I-hao Cheng
Public Health Registrar
Public Health
Burnet Institute
Australia
Biography
Dr Cheng is a leader in migrant, refugee and asylum seeker health in Australia. He has an in-depth knowledge of refugee and asylum seeker health care issues and multi-sector stakeholder relationships.
Research Interest
He is an accomplished program manager, researcher and clinician with advanced skills in population health needs assessment and planning, health service delivery, health sector integration, workforce education and training, community engagement, health promotion, stakeholder management, policy advocacy, research and evaluation. His work has resulted in improvements in the delivery of health care to refugees and asylum seekers across Australia.
Publications
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Maternal health and pregnancy outcomes among women of refugee background from Asian countries. Melanie Gibson-Helm, Jacqueline Boyle, I-Hao Cheng, Christine East, Michelle Knight, Helena Teede Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 May; 129(2):146-151
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Maternal health and pregnancy outcomes comparing migrant women born in humanitarian and nonhumanitarian source countries: a retrospective, observational study. Melanie E Gibson-Helm, Helena J Teede, I-Hao Cheng, Andrew A Block, Michelle Knight, Christine E East, Euan M Wallace, Jacqueline A Boyle Birth. 2015 Jun; 42(2):116-124
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Rites of passage: improving refugee access to general practice services. Cheng, I-H. Vasi, S. Wahidi, S. Russell, G Aust Fam Phys. 2015 Jul; 44(7):503-507
