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health challenges. Encourage intersectional approaches to research to ensure the heterogeneity of priority populations is accounted for and that allow for better visibility of people from priority populations in all research projects.
• people with a disability (including people with intellectual disability)
• people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities (including people who are immigrants or refugees)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Research that considers the specific health needs of priority populations will inform fit-for-purpose approaches to support health and wellbeing for the Australian population as demographics change over time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Investment focus needs to be responsive and align with national initiatives to address health inequities.
• LGBTIQ+ people
• children and youth
• older people experiencing diseases of ageing (e.g. cognitive decline and dementia)
• people with rare or currently untreatable diseases/conditions.

Global Health and Health Security
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The emergence and spread of new disease is accelerating in a changing and increasingly connected modern world, causing significant health, social and economic impacts that will disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Research is needed to develop and implement approaches that will improve the resilience of the health system and minimise service disruption in the face of emerging threats to health security. This will ensure that Australia, as a recognised world leader in health and medical research, is well placed to provide strategic leadership and contribute expertise to address public health events that endanger health across geographical borders.                          Support multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral research and partnerships to address global health and health security issues of relevance to Australia, including surveillance, preparedness, prevention, response, countermeasures, eradication and management for both identified and emerging health threats. Support collaborative multidisciplinary research to develop strategies to address the impacts of AMR on human health.
Build capacity for both proactive and reactive action to address identified, emerging or potential global health threats, including pandemics, zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), in alignment with international efforts and capabilities and in consideration of evolving geopolitical environments.

Health Impacts from Environmental Factors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Diverse environmental factors shape people's health and contribute to the burden of disease, including climate change, globalisation, urbanisation, pollution, housing, occupational exposures, physical activity and food environments. There is a need to understand how these factors intersect to impact health, equity and access to health care and determine how to foster healthier environments.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Support multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral research to address health challenges resulting from environmental factors relevant to Australia. Research into the health impacts of climate change should contribute to the policy objectives of the National Health and Climate Strategy.
Understand and address the emerging and long-term impact of environmental factors, such as climate change and natural disasters, on physical and mental health and wellbeing. Address the changing burden of communicable and non-communicable disease linked to environmental