Health Conditions
Ngaaminya Project: A First Nations-led project mapping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community expectations of good eye health for children
Vision loss has substantial implications on the health, lives and economies of affected individuals (Burton et al. 2021) The life course impacts of preventable vision…
View researchExploring the health and wellbeing needs of Stolen Generations and their descendants in South Australia
This project is being led by Aboriginal people who are either Stolen Generation or descendants of Stolen Generations. This project is a foundational piece of research…
View researchPrevention, early detection and management of iron deficiency in children under 5 years at an ACCHO in far-western NSW
Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia in children. Iron deficiency anaemia is associated with developmental delay and irreversible cognitive deficits. Studies suggest children…
View researchEvaluating the pilot Healthy Deadly Kids Program designed by the Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service
This project evaluates the pilot of the Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service's (IAMS) Healthy Deadly Kids (HDK) program, a culturally safe school-based health education initiative designed…
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
This project proposes 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 researchOptimising the integration of best evidence screening for childhood neurodevelopmental disability into routine clinical care
The objective of this project is to facilitate the uptake of best-evidence screening for childhood neurodevelopmental disabilities into the routine delivery of Danila Dilba’s primary…
View researchIndigenous genomic health research roundtable
Expanding our tools to Close the Gap: Towards Indigenous genomic health research roundtables July 2011, Melbourne The Lowitja Institute facilitated two roundtables on genetic research…
View researchDisparities in lung cancer care and outcomes in New South Wales
PhD thesis by Kalinda Griffiths – University of Sydney Thesis My thesis, ‘Disparities in lung cancer care and outcomes in New South Wales’, comprises a…
View researchClinical management of diabetes and alcohol-related health problems
The aim of this project was to meet a need stated by Aboriginal health workers (AHWs) across South Australia for accurate, coordinated processes that produced…
View researchUptake of evidence to policy: The Indigenous Burden of Disease case study
Uptake of evidence to policy: The Indigenous Burden of Disease case study Using the Indigenous Burden of Disease (BOD) study (Vos, et al. 2009) as…
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