Understanding 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…

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Stolen 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…

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Strengthening 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…

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First 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…

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Understanding community priorities for family and cultural strength

Developing Yorta Yorta Measures for Shared Prosperity, Repositioning Value and a Thriving Community with Strong Foundations

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Shepparton, VIC Themes: Family and community health, empowerment Project summary: This project contributed to the development of a wider picture…

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Furthering 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

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Deakin, ACT Themes: Health services and workforce, Sovereigny Project summary: This project proposed an Indigenous-led, community co-design and evaluation of…

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Developing 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

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Darwin, NT Themes: Mental health and social and emotional wellbeing, Cultural safety and respectful systems Project summary: Building on research…

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Ume Project

Telling the story of the Torres Model of Care

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Murrarie, QLD Themes: Health policy and systems, Sovereignty Project summary: This project was to re-embed the Torres Model of Care…

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Centring Aboriginal self-determination and sovereignty

Co-Designing a Birthing on Country model for First Peoples' Health and Wellbeing in Naarm

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Thomastown, VIC Themes: Child and maternal health, Sovereignty Project summary: This project aimed to co-design a Birthing on Country model…

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Engaging 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

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Windsor, QLD Themes: Community health and wellbeing, empowerment Project summary: This project aimed to establish the governance, infrastructure and methods…

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Acknowledgement 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.

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