By Associate Professor Ben Harris-Roxas

Journal articles

Harris M; Harris-Roxas B; Knight A, 2018, 'Care of patients with chronic disease: achievements in Australia over the past decade', Medical Journal of Australia, 209, pp. 55 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja18.00333

Harris-Roxas B; O'Mullane M, 2017, 'Health Impact Assessment', Global Health Promotion, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975917704614

Harris-Roxas B; O’Mullane M, 2017, 'Health impact assessment for health promotion, education and learning', Global Health Promotion, 24, pp. 3 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975917704614

de Leeuw E; Harris-Roxas BF, 2016, 'Crafting health promotion: from Ottawa to beyond Shanghai', Environnement, Risques & Santé, 15, pp. 461 - 464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/ers.2016.0921

Haigh F; Harris E; Harris-Roxas B; Baum F; Dannenberg AL; Harris MF; Keleher H; Kemp L; Morgan R; Ng Chok H; Spickett J, 2015, 'What makes health impact assessments successful? Factors contributing to effectiveness in Australia and New Zealand Health policies, systems and management in high-income countries', BMC Public Health, 15, pp. 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2319-8

O'Mullane M; Harris-Roxas BF, 2015, 'Health Impact Assessment', Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 17, pp. 11 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1464333215500052

Harris-Roxas B; Haigh F; Travaglia J; Kemp L, 2014, 'Evaluating the impact of equity focused health impact assessment on health service planning: Three case studies', BMC Health Services Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-371

Harris E; Haigh F; Ng Chok H; Baum F; Harris-Roxas BF; Kemp LA; Spickett J; Keleher H; Morgan RA; Harris MF; Wendel A; Dannenberg A, 2013, 'Characteristics of health impact assessments reported in Australia and New Zealand between 2005 and 2009', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 534 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12102

Haigh F; Baum F; Dannenberg AL; Harris MF; Harris-Roxas B; Keleher H; Kemp L; Morgan R; Chok HNG; Spickett J; Harris E, 2013, 'The effectiveness of health impact assessment in influencing decision-making in Australia and New Zealand 2005–2009', BMC Public Health, 13, pp. 1188 - 1188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1188

Harris-Roxas BF; Harris E, 2013, 'The impact and effectiveness of health impact assessment: A conceptual framework', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 42, pp. 51 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2012.09.003

Harris-Roxas BF; Viliani F; Bond A; Cave B; Divall M; Furu P; Harris PJ; Soeberg M; Wernham A; Winkler M, 2012, 'Health impact assessment: the state of the art', Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 30, pp. 43 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14615517.2012.666035

Harris-Roxas BF; Harris PJ; Harris E; Kemp LA, 2011, 'A rapid equity focused health impact assessment of a policy implementation plan: An Australian case study and impact evaluation', International Journal for Equity in Health, 10(1) (6), pp. 1 - 12, http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/10/1/6

Harris-Roxas BF; Harris E, 2011, 'Differing forms, differing purposes: A typology of Health Impact Assessment', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 31 (4), pp. 396 - 403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2010.03.003

Tamburrini A; Gilhuly K; Harris-Roxas BF, 2011, 'Enhancing benefits in health impact assessment through stakeholder consultation', Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 29 (3), pp. 195 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.3152/146155111X12959673796281

Harris-Roxas BF, 2011, 'Health Impact assessment in the Asia Pacific (Editorial)', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 31 (4), pp. 393 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2010.10.001

Furber S; Tranter D; Harris-Roxas BF; Dews C; Gray E; Goldie A; Wallace C; Mayne D; Thackway S, 2011, 'The use of Health Impact Assessment to determine the potential impact of an Australian Urban Development Proposal on Health and Well-Beingu', Urban Policy and Research, 29, pp. 125 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2010.546004

Harris PJ; Harris-Roxas BF; Wise M; Harris E, 2010, 'Health impact assessment for urban and land-use planning and policy development: Lessons from practice', Planning Practice and Research, 25, pp. 531 - 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2010.522851

Harris E; Harris-Roxas BF, 2010, 'Health in All Policies: A pathway for thinking about our broader societal goals', Public Health Bulletin South Australia, 7, pp. 43 - 46, http://www.dh.sa.gov.au/pehs/publications/public-health-bulletin.htm

Vohra S; Cave B; Villiani F; Harris-Roxas BF; Bhatia R, 2010, 'New international consensus on health impact assessment', Lancet, 376, 9751, pp. 1464 - 1465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61991-5

Harris PJ; Harris E; Thompson SM; Harris-Roxas BF; Kemp LA, 2009, 'Human health and wellbeing in Environmental Impact Assessment in New South Wales, Australia: Auditing health impacts within environmental assessments of major projects', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 29, pp. 310 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2009.02.002

Mathias K; Harris-Roxas BF; Klugmann M, 2009, 'Process and Impact Evaluation of the Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy Health Impact Assessment', BMC Public Health, 9, pp. 97 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-97

Wise M; Harris PJ; Harris-Roxas BF; Harris E, 2009, 'The role of health impact assessment in promoting population health and health equity', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 20, pp. 172 - 179

Kemp LA; Chavez RV; Harris-Roxas BF; Burton N, 2008, 'What`s in the box? Issues in evaluating interventions to develop strong and open communities', Community Development Journal, 43, pp. 459 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsm014

Harris PJ; Harris-Roxas BF; Harris E, 2007, 'An overview of the regulatory planning system in New South Wales: identifying points of intervention for health impact assessment and consideration of health impacts.', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 18, pp. 190 - 191

Harris PJ; Harris-Roxas BF; Kemp LA, 2007, 'Health Impact Assesment in Urban Settings', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 18, pp. 149 - 150

Harris PJ; Harris-Roxas BF; Harris E; Kemp LA, 2007, 'Health impact assessment and urbanisation: Lessons from the NSW HIA Project', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 18, pp. 198 - 201

Harris-Roxas BF; Harris PJ, 2007, 'Learning by doing: the value of case studies of health impact assessment', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 18, pp. 161 - 163

Furber S; Gray E; Harris-Roxas BF; Neville LM; Dews CL; Thackway S, 2007, 'Rapid versus intermediate health impact assessment of foreshore development plans', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 18, pp. 174 - 176

Nathan S; Harris E; Kemp L; Harris-Roxas B, 2006, 'Health service staff attitudes to community representatives on committees', Journal of Health Organisation and Management, 20, pp. 551 - 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14777260610702299

Harris-Roxas BF; Simpson SJ, 2005, 'NSW Health Impact Assessment Project', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 16, pp. 120 - 123

Simpson S; Harris E; Harris-Roxas B, 2004, 'Health impact assessment: an introduction to the what, why and how', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 15, pp. 150 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE04150

Conference Papers

Wilson H; Roxas BH; Lintzeris N; Harris M, 2025, 'NSW GP experience diagnosing and managing opioid dependence in their patients' prescribed opioids for chronic pain: longitudinal qualitative research through the lens of the theory of planned behaviour: 2021-2023', in AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING

Roxas BH; Barr M, 2022, 'Characteristics and health service use of carers aged over 45 in Central and Eastern Sydney, Australia', in AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. XVIII - XVIII

Wilson H; Roxas BH; Lintzeris N; Harris M, 2022, 'Diagnosing and managing prescription Opioid Use Disorder in patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain: Australian general practitioners' salient beliefs, social norms and perceived behavioural controls', in AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. LXVI - LXVI

Roxas BH; Seale H; Heywood A; Woodland L, 2022, 'The role of community leaders and other information intermediaries in enhancing health care in culturally diverse communities: insights from the COVID-19 pandemic', in AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. XVIII - XIX

Parker B; Li S; Whitton A; Roxas BH; Borchard T; O'Dea B, 2022, 'While We Wait: understanding the impact of service wait times on GPs' treatment behaviour for youth patients with mental health problems', in AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. XLVI - XLVI

Conference Posters

O'Callaghan C; Van Gessel S; Harris-Roxas B, 2020, 'Practice Nurse and Clinical Nurse Consultant Peer Led Collaborative Group: Challenges and Opportunities', Australia, presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care 2020, Australia, 14 August 2020 - 15 August 2020, https://cphce.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/uploads/O%27Callaghan_et_al_PLC_poster_AAAPC_conference_2020%5B1%5D.pdf

Blunden L-A; Lloyd J; Barr M; Welberry H; Comino E; Harris-Roxas B; Jackson T; Donnelly D; Harris E; Harris M, 2019, 'Understanding the medical determinants and health service needs of older people who experience loneliness in Sydney', San Sebastian, Spain, Vol. 19, pp. 160, presented at 19th International Conference for Integrated Care, San Sebastian, Spain, 01 April 2019 - 03 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.s3160

Liaw S-T; Ansari S; Jonnagaddala J; Narasimhan P; Ashraf MM; Harris-Roxas B; Harris M, 2019, 'Use of mHealth to promote healthy ageing and support delivery of Heading age-friendly placement health and long-term care services: A systematic review', San Sebastian, Basque Country, presented at 19th International Conference on Integrated Care, San Sebastian, Basque Country, 01 April 2019 - 03 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27229

Jaques K; Hasan I; Harris-Roxas B; Harris M, 2018, 'Patient perceptions and experiences of after-hours primary health care in outer Sydney: a mixed methods study', Melbourne, Australia, presented at Primary Health Care Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 01 August 2018 - 03 August 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26716

Tran A; Harris-Roxas B; Chapman T; Dennis S; Harris M; Wood T, 2018, 'Using the Patient Activation Measure to tailor care and enhance self-management capacity', Melbourne, presented at Primary Health Care Research Information Service (PHCRIS) Conference, Melbourne, 01 August 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27671

Hasan I; Jaques K; Harris-Roxas B; Harris M, 2018, 'Can co-located after-hours general practice clinics affect emergency department workloads? (Poster)', Melbourne, Australia, presented at 2018 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 01 August 2018 - 03 August 2018

Barr M; Welberry H; Hall J; Comino E; Harris-Roxas B; Harris MF, 2018, 'General Practitioner follow-up after hospitalisation: access and impact on health services', Melbourne, presented at Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHCRIS), Melbourne, -

Harris PJ; Harris-Roxas BF, 2010, 'A framework to understand how health can contribute to the assessment of extractive industry project impacts', Geneva, Switzerland, presented at World Health Organization and IAIA One Day Conference - Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Conference: Urban development and extractive industries: What can HIA offer?, Geneva, Switzerland, 07 April 2010

Harris PJ; Harris-Roxas BF, 2010, 'The health sector’s use of Health Impact Assessment to inform land use planning in Australia', Geneva, Switzerland, presented at World Health Organization and IAIA One Day Conference - Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Conference: Urban development and extractive industries: What can HIA offer?, Geneva, Switzerland, 07 April 2010

Conference Presentations

Green J; Roth H; Harris-Roxas B; Henry A; Baird K, 2025, 'O44 Improving healthcare provider capacity to implement evidence-based care', http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102005

Harris MF; Taggart J; Chin M; Liauw W; Mendoza-Jones P; Harris-Roxas B; Harris C; Vuong K; Knight A; Goodger B, 2024, 'Integrated long-term care of patients with cancer: shared care between cancer services and general practice', presented at ANZ Health Service Research conference, 04 December 2024 - 06 December 2024

Harris-Roxas B, 2024, 'Tide players surf the currents: Twenty years of the development of health impact assessment in Australia [Invited talk]', presented at University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, 17 September 2024

Harris-Roxas B; Woodlands E; Corcoran J; Lloyd J; Harris M; Kearns R; Hasan I, 2024, 'Exploring the potential equity implications of the use of machine translation in health services in Sydney, Australia', presented at International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Zaragoza, Spain, 09 September 2024 - 13 September 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108841

Harris-Roxas B; Seale H; Heywood A; Abdi I; Mahimbo A; Chauhan A; Woodlands E, 2024, 'Speaking COVID: The role of community connectors during the COVID-19 pandemic', presented at International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Zaragoza, Spain, 09 September 2024 - 13 September 2024, https://each.international/eachevents/conferences/icch-2024/

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