The Chairperson
Graham Vimpani
Clinical Chair
Kaleidoscope in Greater Newcastle
Hunter Children's Health Network
Locked Bag 1
Hunter Region Mail Centre
NSW 2310 Australia
Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health
University of Newcastle
Biography
Professor Graham Vimpani AM is Professor of Community Child Health and Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Newcastle; Clinical Chair of Kaleidoscope: Hunter Children’s Health Network within the Hunter New England Area Health Service; and Medical Director of the Child Protection Team of the John Hunter Children’s Hospital in Newcastle.
He is a community paediatrician and has a longstanding interest in promoting child development through a range of social policies and early intervention strategies that address the support needs of families with young children. His research interests have spanned childhood injury prevention, child protection, the impact of lead on child development, the evaluation of home visiting, health outcomes in adolescent boys and the links between socio-economic inequality and child health.
He is Chairman of the Board of NIFTeY Australia (the National Investment for the Early Years) - a cross-sectoral advocacy body designed to promote greater awareness of the importance of the early years of life.
He has a Ministerial appointment as Co-Chair of the NSW Government Children’s Health Priority Taskforce and member of the NSW Health Advisory Council.
Professor Vimpani was a recipient of the Centenary Medal in 2003 for services to early childhood and in January 2007 he was awarded an AM. He is a Board Member of several NGOs concerned with children’s welfare.
The Members of the Board
Stephen Breen
Gillian Calvert
Helen Crawford
Margaret Dean
Tonia Godhard
Jean Hooker
Pam Linke
June McLoughlin
Louise Newman
Sue Packer
Paul Pritchard
Michael Rice
Trevor Parry
June Wangman
Barbara Wellesley