Cultural And Social Determinants
Understanding how Aboriginal community controlled organisations (ACCOs) are enacting new statutory authority in child welfare decision-making: An initial process evaluation of the Community Protecting Boorais Program
ACCOs and child welfare decision-making
Understanding how Aboriginal community controlled organisations (ACCOs) are enacting new statutory authority in child welfare decision-making: An initial process evaluation of the Community Protecting Boorais Program
Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Preston, VIC Themes: Health policy and systems, Self-determination Project summary: VACCA has led the work on transforming the Victorian child…
View researchModels of community care for children’s eye heath
Ngaaminya Project: A First Nations-led project mapping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community expectations of good eye health for children
Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Campbelltown, NSW Themes: Health conditions, Cultural determinants Project summary: This project will contribute to a broader strategy of building Aboriginal…
View researchBacking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to address school exclusion
Understanding and Resisting School Exclusion through the Education Justice Lab
Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Coburg, VIC Themes: Mental health, Social and emotional wellbeing, Sovereignty Project summary: The Education Justice Lab (EJL) is a program…
View researchUnderstanding the key barriers and enablers for Aboriginal women pursuing a career in midwifery
Mob caring for Mob: Establishing educational pathways to midwifery for Aboriginal women to support the upscaling of Birthing on Country services
Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Nowra, NSW Themes: Workforce, self-determination Project summary: This project aims to decolonise and strengthen the maternity care workforce by improving…
View researchStolen Generation Survivors’ and their descendants’ health and wellbeing
Exploring the health and wellbeing needs of Stolen Generations and their descendants in South Australia
Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Salisbury Downs, SA Themes: Community health and wellbeing, Self-Determination Project summary: This project is a foundational piece of research to…
View researchMeasuring the burden of iron deficiency in Aboriginal children under five years
Prevention, early detection and management of iron deficiency in children under 5 years at an ACCHO in far-western NSW
Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Broken Hill, NSW Themes: Health conditions, Self-determination Project summary: This project is a foundational piece of research to examine what…
View researchEmpowering Aboriginal students to make healthy choices and improve their overall wellbeing
Evaluating the pilot Healthy Deadly Kids Program designed by the Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service
Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Wollongong, NSW Themes: Community health and wellbeing, Self-determination Project summary: This project is a foundational piece of research to examine…
View researchStrengthening the cultural determinants of Maaman Aboriginal health, spirit and wellbeing
Maaman Waankiny Wur Walbriny
Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Centennial Park, WA Themes: Culture for health and wellbeing, Cultural determinants Project summary: The Maaman Waankiny Wur Walbriny (Men Talking…
View researchFirst Nations-led program to support Koori women’s breastfeeding journey
Yabilinya miya (learn together):
Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Wagga Wagga, NSW Themes: Child and maternal health, Cultural safety and respectful systems Project summary: Yabilinya miya (learn together) breastfeeding…
View researchEmpowering 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
Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Dalby, QLD Themes: Chronic diseases and non-communicable diseases, Empowerment Project summary: This project proposed an Indigenous-led, community co-design and evaluation…
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