Research projects
Our research is built on priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We aim to produce high-impact research, tools and resources that will have positive health outcomes for Australia's First Nations.
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Empowering Indigenous strengths to better health and wellbeing
The co-design and evaluation of a sustainable practice nurse health and wellbeing funding model for chronic disease management at a rural Aboriginal Health Service
This project proposed an Indigenous-led, community co-design and evaluation of a sustainable Practice Nurse-Model of Care (PN-MoC) for chronic disease management at a rural Aboriginal…
View researchSupporting developmentally vulnerable children
Optimising the integration of best evidence screening for childhood neurodevelopmental disability into routine clinical care
This project facilitated the uptake of best-evidence screening for childhood neurodevelopmental disabilities into the routine delivery of Danila Dilba’s primary health services. Overall the research…
View researchUnderstanding community priorities for family and cultural strength
Developing Yorta Yorta Measures for Shared Prosperity, Repositioning Value and a Thriving Community with Strong Foundations
This project contributed to the development of a wider picture of the programs currently being delivered by Aboriginal community controlled organisations, to the priorities and…
View researchFurthering understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied workforce
Examining the scope and value of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health workforce in Australia from a cultural and economic lens
This project proposed an Indigenous-led, community co-design and evaluation of a sustainable Practice Nurse-Model of Care (PN-MoC) for chronic disease management at a rural Aboriginal…
View researchDeveloping approaches to health care assessments and workforce development that make cultural sense
Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Practice (CRTIP) through the lens of local Aboriginal communities
Building on research conducted in Central Australia from 2017-2021, this project addresses the need for ongoing integration of Aboriginal knowledge systems and language in training…
View researchUme Project
Telling the story of the Torres Model of Care
This project was to re-embed the Torres Model of Care (TMoC) into the health system through defining and documenting the model through a collective storytelling…
View researchCentring Aboriginal self-determination and sovereignty
Co-Designing a Birthing on Country model for First Peoples' Health and Wellbeing in Naarm
This project aimed to co-design a Birthing on Country model of care for implementation at an Aboriginal community controlled health organisation in urban Naarm –…
View researchEngaging with young people in yarning and sharing about protective and resilience factors
Supporting agency and connectivity to drive primary healthcare innovation for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland
This project aimed to establish the governance, infrastructure and methods for engaging young people in South East Queensland, with the aim of supporting their agency,…
View researchUsing Yolŋu Marrparaŋ (wellbeing) resources to improve social and emotional wellbeing
A community-initiated developmental evaluation
This project centred around the Yolŋu cultural strength of marrparaŋ, a complex, multi-layered concept which can be loosely translated as wellbeing. The project will develop,…
View researchResearch Our Way
Closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health human research
This project aims to answer the following research questions: What are the strengths and/or limitations of existing human research ethics committee structures for Aboriginal and…
View researchAcknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land across Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.
