The Lowitja Institute National Roundtable on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Maternal Health Research: Priorities for Interventions was held in Melbourne on 8 March 2012.
Some 40 people attended the Roundtable, including representatives from the Aboriginal community controlled health sector, government agencies, universities and research institutes. The discussions led to the development of a set of strategies and recommendations to address the key issues and knowledge ‘gaps’ identified by the Roundtable, grouped by the following themes:
- Theme 1: Using data to inform interventions, develop collaborations and improve health outcomes.
- Theme 2: Adopting a causal pathway approach to improving the health and educational outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
- Theme 3: Perinatal health – use of alcohol, tobacco and other substances and their impact on child development.
- Theme 4: Parental education and improved outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal and child health.
Report
Presentations
| An Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Maternal and Child Health Research in Australia | Introduction | Associate Professor Roz Walker, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and The University of Western Australia |
| The power of data: data – policy – practice | Theme 1 | Associate Professor Jane Freemantle, The University of Melbourne |
| Adopting a causal pathways approach to improving the health and educational outcomes of Indigenous children | Theme 2 | Professor Sven Silburn, Menzies School of Health Research |
| Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis – and their impact on child development | Theme 3 | Dr Megan Passey, University of Sydney |
Reference group
| Roz Walker (Coordinator) | Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and The University of Western Australia |
| Kathleen Clapham | Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong |
| Lisa Shipley | The University of Newcastle |
| Jennifer Reith | University of Western Sydney |
| Rhonda Marriot (Facilitator) | Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre, Murdoch University, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and The University of Western Australia |
Roundtable organisers
Janelle Stirling, Gail Garvey, Alana Gall and Liz Izquierdo
Administering organisation
The Lowitja Institute
CRCATSIH program
Program 1: Healthy Start, Healthy Life
Related links:
- Roundtable report pinpoints gaps in child and maternal health, Wangka Pulka, August 2012
- Child and Maternal Health Roundtable identifies priorities, Wangka Pulka, April 2012
- Project: Child and Maternal Health Initiatives
- Research roundtables
We would like to acknowledge the CAGES Foundation support for this body of work.