The Overburden project

Funding and regulation of primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people The aim of this project was to improve the effectiveness of…

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Catching some AIR

Catching Some AIR project (Asserting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Information Rights in Renal Disease) Project Aims To address the sustained gaps in the bicultural…

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Learning from action: Management of Aboriginal health services

Learning from action: Management of Aboriginal health services This project used an action learning and research approach to develop understanding of management practices in Aboriginal…

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Uptake 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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Discourse, Data and Deficit: Deconstructing the ‘Indigenous Health’ paradigm and its effects on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Project aims  To conduct field-based research among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on how local community discourses impact on health service provision by demonstrating…

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Support systems for Indigenous PHC services

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…

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Framework for evaluation of policies, programs and services

Development of framework for evaluation of policies, programs and services that aim to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Project aim and objectives   This…

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The burden of disease and injury in Indigenous Australians

The Indigenous Burden of Disease Study is a component of the Australian Burden of Disease Study, which described the health status of Australians in the…

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Public value and robust accountability

Administering the Aboriginal community controlled health sector for public value and robust accountability Many public health delivery services for Aboriginal people are in the hands…

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Practical solutions to quality assessment processes for grant and publication review in Aboriginal health

Looking for practical solutions to quality assessment processes for grant and publication review in Aboriginal health The Lowitja Institute is committed to influencing positive changes in…

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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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