DYNOPTA

The Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing (DYNOPTA) combines data from 9 longitudinal studies in Australia to identify risk factors for disease and disability in older adults.

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

Women's Health Australia is a longitudinal study that has been examining the health and wellbeing of Australian women since 1996.  The project conducts surveys with over 40,000 Australian women who were aged 18-23, 45-50,
and 70-75 when the study began.

Men, Women and Ageing

This is a project combining data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health and the Health in Men Study. Both of these studies have been following older Australians to examine factors that contribute to healthy and productive ageing.

Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA)

ALSA is a population based study of ageing in Australia based in South Australia. This site gives a general overview of the study, as well as information on how to request data.

The 45 and up study

This study is surveying 250,000 individuals 45+ in New South Wales, and focuses on health.  This site gives information about current research projects underway as well as publications and presentations based on this survey.

The Melbourne Longitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing (MELSHA)

The MELSHA Program consists of a series of three linked studies that form a large longitudinal study on healthy ageing.  It started in 1994 as a survey of 1000 individuals 65+.

The Path of Life

The Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life Project is a 20-year longitudinal cohort study of 7,485 young (aged 20 – 24 at baseline), midlife (aged 40 – 44 at baseline) and older (aged 60 – 64 at baseline) adults randomly sampled from the Electoral Rolls of the Australian Capital Territory and the nearby city of Queanbeyan.

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