Community Involvement
Consumer & Community Involvement Program
MCHRI’s Consumer and Community Involvement approach is person and community centred.
All of our work is co-produced or developed together with our diverse community. We establish important questions to guide our activities and partner throughout our work so the outcomes are translated into changes in health care and policy. This aims to optimise impact, with community needs and priorities guiding our efforts.
The following MCHRI projects are recruiting participants:
Study on Metabolism & Wellness in PCOS Join our study exploring how appetite, metabolism, lifestyle and psychological health interact in women with and without PCOS.
You will complete two lab visits and undergo measurements, inlcuding providing blood samples, answering brief questionnaires and wearing a writs accelerometer for 7 days to monitor sleep and activity.
Who Can Join Our Study?
• Women aged 18–40 years (with or without PCOS)
• Non-smokers/vapers
• Stable weight for the past 3 months
• No diagnosed diabetes, cardiovascular disease or thyroid disorders
• Food allergies/intolerances must be disclosed; individuals with conflicting allergies to the study meal will be ineligible.
• Not using contraceptives or hormonal therapy in the past 3 months
• Not pregnant or breast-feeding
PARTICIPATION WILL BE REIMBURSED.
To volunteer, complete an expression of interest form.
Diabetes Path Project MCHRI is leading the Diabetes PATH project – a national study defining success and best practice in the transition from paediatric to adult diabetes care.
Adolescents and young adults with Type 1 diabetes often face challenges in self-management and continuity of care during this critical phase. This project seeks to better understand and support their experiences.
🔹 Who we’re looking for:
✅ Young adults (18–35 years) living with diabetes
✅ Parents/carers of adolescents and young adults with diabetes (14–35 years)
✅ Clinicians who work with this age group
By participating, you’ll help shape evidence-based strategies to improve diabetes transition care and outcomes.
📩 Complete the survey here: https://bit.ly/diabetes-path
Supporting women maintaining their heart health during and after pregnancy Are you in your first trimester of pregnancy?
We are developing an online screening tool, or survey, to help identify women who may be at risk of diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy. We hope that the online tool will help women to get advice and support early in their pregnancy. We are asking women to help design a screening tool that is clear and useful.
Women in their first or second trimester of pregnancy are invited to participate.
Taking part in this study will involve a one-on-one interview for about 45 –60 minutes. Your participation will be confidential. Participants will receive a $40 voucher in appreciation of their time.
To find out more about the study and to sign up, please fill in the form here or paste the below link into your browser:
https://monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_839Vy8xkvvIyEkK
Reducing Cardiovascular Disease in Women 
Researchers at Monash University, Melbourne aim to develop a screening and healthy lifestyle program for women who have experienced a high-risk pregnancy. We invite you to join our community project to share your experience and make sure that all necessary questions are asked.
Are you?
- Pregnant or have given birth in the past 5 years and have been diagnosed with at least one or more of the following conditions; i) gestational diabetes ii) gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia iii) spontaneous pre-term birth or iv) intrauterine growth restriction.
- Have an interest in improving the way women with the experience of a high-risk pregnancy are supported during and following.
- Able to relate to your own experience of health care to broader consumer issues.
- Willing to commit time to participate in the Consumer Advisory Committee meetings. This would involve activities including a ~ 1 hour in-person (via an online platform e.g. zoom) up to twice a year over 3 years, review relevant documents, and contributing to the discussion and decision making. We may also ask you if you want to join a Steering Committee meeting up to 3 times a year over 3 years (1 hour in person or online platform). Involvement in all the different activities is not required and women can choose what to contribute to.
Please contact anjana.reddy@monash.edu for more information and eligibility
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