Science And Health Conditions

Measuring the burden of iron deficiency in Aboriginal children under five years

Prevention, early detection and management of iron deficiency in children under 5 years at an ACCHO in far-western NSW

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Broken Hill, NSW Themes: Health conditions, Self-determination Project summary: This project is a foundational piece of research to examine what…

Supporting developmentally vulnerable children

Optimising the integration of best evidence screening for childhood neurodevelopmental disability into routine clinical care

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Darwin, NT Themes: Child and maternal health, Cultural safety and respectful systems Project summary: This project facilitated the uptake of…

Healthy Skin Program

The Healthy Skin Program was one of five programs of the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (2003–2009) Program goal To reduce the prevalence of…

Indigenous 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…

Disparities 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…

Clinical 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…

A 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…

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…

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…