The University of Melbourne is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious universities. It has a wide range of research and education expertise in medicine and health. Within its School of Population Health is the Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit and the Indigenous Eye Health Unit. Murrup Barak – Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development provides a focal point for Indigenous studies and Indigenous students across the University.
Projects in partnership with the University of Melbourne
Current
- A review and analysis of progress in building the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researcher workforce since 2000
- Models and quality of genetic health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Service integration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood development
- Development of framework for evaluation of policies, programs and services that aim to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
Completed
- Understanding resilience and recovery from trauma in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community (PhD thesis)
- Collaboration supporting a nationally accessible MPH specialisation in Indigenous health
- Understanding and addressing racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians through the LEAD program
- Post-prison release support experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in an urban setting
- Planning, Implementation and Effectiveness (PIE) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Policy Reform
- Alcohol management plans in Indigenous Australia
- Stewardship dialogues
- Victorian Aboriginal Child Mortality Study (VACMS): Phase 2
- Community Control: Aboriginal self-determination and liberal democracy (PhD thesis)
- Creating healthy environments: Development and trial of an integrated model for Aboriginal health promotion and its evaluation
Created: 10 October 2013 - Updated: 25 September 2017