Young People
Science and young minds
Youth engagement in skin health The QIMR Berghofer's Science and young minds project aimed to inspire the scientists and medical professionals of tomorrow. The research…
View researchPneumonia in Indigenous Children Territory-wide Using Radiological Endpoints (PICTURE)
The PICTURE Study (Pneumonia in Indigenous Children Territory-Wide Using Radiological Endpoints) documented the incidence of hospitalised, radiologically diagnosed pneumonia in Northern Territory Indigenous children aged…
View researchReproductive health issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents
Analysis of historical and contemporary reproductive health issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents This project sought to give an account of the methods…
View researchCan swimming pools improve Indigenous children’s hearing?
The Flinders University Swimming Pool study investigated whether the use of swimming pools by school-age Indigenous children in remote semi-arid communities in central Australia results…
View researchTransferability of a mainstream childhood obesity prevention program to Aboriginal people
There were only a few examples of obesity prevention programs that had been conducted with children from Indigenous and different cultural groups around the world. The…
View researchStarting to smoke: Experiences of Indigenous youth
The aim of the ‘Starting to Smoke’ project was to explore the determinants of smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with a…
View researchInfluences on social, mental and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people
Ngadhuri-nya (To care for): Intergenerational and educational influences on social, mental and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people …
View researchWellbeing through culture: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability
Wellbeing though Cultural Participation: An affirmative strategy for the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability Project Aims and Objectives: The…
View researchRoles and Ritual: The Inala Wangarra Rite of Passage Ball case study
Aim To document, analyse and evaluate the Rites of Passage Ball as a means of understanding urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community practices of…
View researchCultural identities, health and wellbeing of Indigenous young people in school
Our stories, our way: Cultural identities and health and wellbeing of Indigenous young people in diverse school settings The aim of this project was to explore…
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