Culture For Health And Wellbeing
Growing up children in two worlds
Growing up children in two worlds: Building Yolŋu skills, knowledge and priorities into early childhood assessment and support Project Aim: To privilege Aboriginal knowledge…
View researchRoles and Ritual: The Inala Wangarra Rite of Passage Ball case study
Aim To document, analyse and evaluate the Rites of Passage Ball as a means of understanding urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community practices of…
View researchStrong Dads Strong Futures
Strong Dads Strong Futures Project Aim and Objectives Aim: This is an explanatory study that aims to identify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males’…
View researchThe Family Wellbeing Program at Yarrabah
The role of spirituality in social and emotional wellbeing initiatives This Discussion Paper presents the findings of the 2003 and 2005 Family Wellbeing (FWB) empowerment…
View researchPhysical activity program for Aboriginal families with Machado Joseph Disease
Developing a physical activity program for Aboriginal families with Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) living in the Top End of Australia Project aim This project…
View researchArt into Health: Puntu Palyarrikuwanpa [Aboriginal Men Becoming Well]
An illustrated colour booklet Art into Health: Puntu Palyarrikuwanpa [Aboriginal Men Becoming Well] was published by the Lowitja Institute in 2011 to accompany a collection…
View researchIdentifying the core elements of the cultural determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Project aims To review and define Australian and international understandings of the cultural determinants of health and wellbeing and to identify and review the current…
View researchYarning up with Koori kids
The project distributed digital cameras to the participants during information sessions. Children then returned to their communities and took photos of things that make them…
View researchCultural connectedness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents
Project aim To investigate the ways in which the cultural determinants of health and well-being sustained the development of healthy psychosocial resilience for Aboriginal and Torres…
View researchCultural identities, health and wellbeing of Indigenous young people in school
Our stories, our way: Cultural identities and health and wellbeing of Indigenous young people in diverse school settings The aim of this project was to explore…
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