Janine Charnley
University of Newcastle
Janine Charnley
Janine Charnley is a public health researcher and policy professional specialising in ageing, health systems, and unmet health and social care needs of older people. She is currently a PhD Candidate at the University of Newcastle, where her research focuses on advancing the global measurement and monitoring of unmet care needs among older populations.
Janine has worked across Australian and international policy environments, including collaborations with the World Health Organization and the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office. Her work has contributed to the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing and the development of evidence-informed approaches to healthy ageing policy and long-term care systems.
She is involved in several international ageing and rights-based initiatives, including the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People and the CARE∞TRACK consortium, which focuses on improving the measurement and understanding of unmet care needs globally. Her expertise spans policy analysis, health systems research, stakeholder engagement, and translating complex evidence into practical policy solutions.
Janine is passionate about ensuring that older people can live with dignity, autonomy, and equitable access to the care and support they need.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Australia; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Age-friendliness; Ageing in place; Attitudes and Expectations about Long-Term Care; Care justice; Healthcare access in LTC; Implementation; LTC Policy; Person-centered care; Primary Health Care; Priority setting in LTC; Research gaps and priorities in LTC; Survey measures; Unmet needs; |
| Methods | Data science and LTC research; Delphi surveys; Document analysis; Focus groups; Guidelines development; Instrumental variables; Interviews; Literature reviews and synthesis; Longitudinal data analysis; Policy analysis; Prevalence study; Qualitative studies; Surveys; Thematic analysis; Vignettes and narratives; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Australian Long-Term Care Interest Group; Long-Term Care Policy; Unmet need inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP); Workforce Capacity and Capability; |
| ORC.ID | 0000000227635802 |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-charnley-286a1910b/ | |
| Other 1 | http://www.caretrack.site; |
| Research interests | Janine Charnley’s research interests focus on healthy ageing, unmet health and social care needs, long-term care systems, and health equity for older populations. Her work explores how health and social systems can better identify, measure, and respond to the needs of older people across diverse settings. Her research particularly centres on the development of globally relevant approaches to monitoring unmet care needs, including normative need frameworks, longitudinal measurement systems, and policy-responsive indicators aligned with the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing and Universal Health Coverage agendas. Janine also has interests in ageing policy, integrated care, population health data systems, older people’s rights, and the translation of research evidence into policy and practice. She is especially interested in strengthening international approaches to healthy ageing through cross-country collaboration, comparative policy analysis, and equitable evidence generation for ageing populations in both high- and low-resource settings. |
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