Rate My Professor Claire Salter

Dr Claire Salter is a Research Fellow in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Otago, based in Dunedin. She is a registered pharmacist holding qualifications including Diploma in Pharmacy (DipPharm), Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (PGDipClinPharm), Diploma in Therapeutics and Therapeutics Prescribing (DipTTP), and Registration with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand (RegPharmNZ). Salter completed her Master of Public Health (MPH) at the University of Otago in 2019, with a dissertation entitled 'Attitudes of people with long-term conditions who decline support from community physical activity programmes'. She has professional experience as a community pharmacist based in Tauranga, with roles in community pharmacy, primary care, and medical publishing. Her areas of special interest include diabetes management, as well as a passion for te reo Māori and health equity.

Salter's research focuses on public health issues related to environmental factors and health policy. She is a co-author on several publications, including 'Health and climate change: adaptation policy in Aotearoa New Zealand', published in 2023 in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, which reviews adaptation policies for health impacts from climate change. Another key publication is 'Daily Temperatures and Child Hospital Admissions in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study', published in 2024 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, analyzing the relationship between daily temperatures and pediatric hospital admissions. She has contributed to reports such as 'Air Quality and Social Inequity in Aotearoa: A Preliminary Assessment' in 2023 from the University of Otago Wellington Division of Health Sciences. Salter has been involved in organizations including Climate Health Aotearoa and Health Coalition Aotearoa, and maintains affiliations with Poutiri Trust. She has also served in public health roles, including as Medical Officer of Health for the National Public Health Service.