Family And Community Health
Flexible Career Pathways for the Aboriginal Health Workforce
This project contributes to the research and policy debate regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce development. The main outcome was the discussion paper,…
View researchEffect of early life conditions and experiences on child development and learning
The effect of early life conditions and experiences on child development and learning: A whole population study This project was a continuation of a broader…
View researchParenting support interventions for Indigenous families: Let’s Start extension
Parenting support interventions for Indigenous families: Let's Start extension The Let’s Start project developed from an earlier project partly funded by the CRC for Aboriginal…
View researchTransferability of a mainstream childhood obesity prevention program to Aboriginal people
There were only a few examples of obesity prevention programs that had been conducted with children from Indigenous and different cultural groups around the world. The…
View researchCan swimming pools improve Indigenous children’s hearing?
The Flinders University Swimming Pool study investigated whether the use of swimming pools by school-age Indigenous children in remote semi-arid communities in central Australia results…
View researchListening to Country
Listening to Country: Exploring the value of acoustic ecology with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in prison Project aim and objectives Aim: To explore the value…
View researchInfluences on social, mental and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people
Ngadhuri-nya (To care for): Intergenerational and educational influences on social, mental and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people …
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 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…
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