Health Services And Workforce

Understanding community priorities for family and cultural strength

Developing Yorta Yorta Measures for Shared Prosperity, Repositioning Value and a Thriving Community with Strong Foundations

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Shepparton, VIC Chief Investigator: Dr Tui Crumpen Themes: Family and community health, empowerment Project summary: This project contributed to the…

Furthering understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied workforce

Examining the scope and value of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health workforce in Australia from a cultural and economic lens

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Deakin, ACT Chief Investigator: Donna Murray Themes: Health services and workforce, Sovereigny Project summary: This project proposed an Indigenous-led, community…

Developing approaches to health care assessments and workforce development that make cultural sense

Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Practice (CRTIP) through the lens of local Aboriginal communities

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Darwin, NT Chief Investigator: Donna Stephens Themes: Mental health and social and emotional wellbeing, Cultural safety and respectful systems Project…

Centring Aboriginal self-determination and sovereignty

Co-Designing a Birthing on Country model for First Peoples' Health and Wellbeing in Naarm

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Thomastown, VIC Chief Investigator: Colleen Kelly (previously Dr Jacynta Krakouer) Themes: Child and maternal health, Sovereignty Project summary: This project…

Engaging with young people in yarning and sharing about protective and resilience factors

Supporting agency and connectivity to drive primary healthcare innovation for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Windsor, QLD Chief Investigator: Kaava Watson Themes: Community health and wellbeing, empowerment Project summary: This project aimed to establish the…

Research Our Way

Closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health human research

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: South Brisbane, QLD Chief Investigator: Gregg Pratt Themes: Health policy and systems, Empowerment Project summary: This project aims to answer…

Putting 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…

Establishing the prevalence of HPV infection – WHINURs

The human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common viral sexually transmitted infection. The formulation of appropriate recommendations for use of prophylactic HPV vaccines in…

Investigating cross-cultural responses to the introduction of the HPV vaccine

The aim of the project was to identify issues among parents and guardians from three cultures in Australia, as well as General Practitioners (GPs) in…

IMPAKT (Improving Access to Kidney Transplants)

IMPAKT (Improving Access to Kidney Transplant) comprised three discrete studies investigating the existing disparity in access to kidney transplants between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The…