The association includes people with a background in education, health, economic development, and geography. This centre was established in October 1992 as the 'Centre for the Study of Sexually Transmissible Diseases' within the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University. The National Centre in HIV Social Research was established in 1990 with funding from the Commonwealth Government. It also works in close collaboration with the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research at the University of New South Wales. The research is utilised to inform government and non-government organisations, other research institutions, health educators, other health care professionals, and community members.
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It assists and encourages informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service. All ABS publications from 1998 onwards are online at this site. It aims to initiate and coordinate research and information projects on children's living conditions and the implementation on children's rights as expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The core members of Childwatch International are the Key Institutions. They are committed to child research with an interdisciplinary approach and within the framework of international cooperation.