Professor Caroline Finch | |
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 Caroline Finch in 2018 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Monash University, La Trobe University |
| Occupation(s) | Sports injury epidemiologist and sports injury prevention researcher |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Epidemiologist and Biostatistician |
| Institutions | Monash University Accident Research Centre;
Monash University, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine; NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales; School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat; Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP); Federation University, Ballarat; Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia |
| Awards | 2015 International Distinguished Career Award by the American Public Health Association's (APHA) Injury Control and Emergency Health Services (ICEHS) Section; 2018 Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) |
Caroline Finch AO is an Australian sports injury epidemiologist and sports injury prevention researcher. Her research has been adopted and used to directly inform safety policy by Government Departments of Sport and Health, health promotion and injury prevention agencies, and peak sports bodies both within Australia and internationally. Her injury prevention research has been applied to falls in older people, road safety, workplace safety and injuries in children.