Health Policy And Systems
Culture mediation approach in Aboriginal primary health care: Impacts on screening and treatment for risky alcohol consumption
Alcohol problems are a major cause of death, disability, and disadvantage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (hereafter referred to as Indigenous Australians) and identifying…
View researchPutting cross-cultural policy into practice
The objective of this study was to consider 'What policies, processes and practices would increase the relevance of mainstream agencies to Indigenous and culturally diverse…
View researchEngaging First Peoples: A Review of Government Engagement Methods for Developing Health Policy
This second discussion paper commissioned by the Lowitja Institute follows on from the successful paper Legally Invisible – How Australian Laws Impede Stewardship and Governance…
View researchThe impact of the Lowitja Institute FDA on networking through the support of roundtables and quality assurance process
This project aimed to: Analyse the impact of the quality assurance process on enhancing network activity and increasing collaborations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
View researchA national approach to improving cancer outcomes
Towards a national approach to improving cancer outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Little is known about the availability of Indigenous-specific cancer support…
View researchAremella Arratyenye-ileme: Doing It Right
Project aims To improve research knowledge exchange, generation and translation leading to Aboriginal community members, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and their Board members having…
View researchImplementation of innovations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Implementation phase 1 Australia spends a lot of money developing and testing medicines, technologies, systems and new ways of doing things to improve health care…
View researchPlanning processes in implementing National Partnership Agreements in Indigenous health
The need to develop effective processes to align programs and policy with community needs and values is increasingly being seen as critical to the practical…
View researchTaking Care of Business
The Support Systems for Indigenous Primary Health Care Services Project aimed to develop knowledge about how to support the corporate functions of Aboriginal community controlled…
View researchPlanning, Implementation and Effectiveness (PIE) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Policy Reform
The PIE project developed a framework to evaluate the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in policy and program development for the Indigenous…
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