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Research Seeding Grants program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Research Seeding Grants program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities A Research Seeding Grants program has been launched by the Lowitja Institute that will put research into Aboriginal and...
Supporting prevention and management of COVID-19 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), the Lowitja Institute, and The Australian National University (ANU) are working together to provide practical...
Indigenous experts focus on health and wellbeing solutions at international conference in Darwin
Leading national and international experts in the field of Indigenous health and wellbeing will be in Darwin from 18 to 20 June 2019 for the Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health...
$10 million funding for the Lowitja Institute is an investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
The Lowitja Institute welcomes the funding announcement in the Budget delivered by the Treasurer the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP. The Institute is Australia’s national institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Physical activity program for Machado Joseph Disease
Developing a physical activity program for Aboriginal families with Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) living in the Top End of Australia Machado Joseph Disease (MJD), an inherited autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease,...
Anaemia prevention in the Northern Territory
Anaemia during pregnancy may cause negative health outcomes for mothers and for infants, so evaluating programs helping to prevent anaemia will help health services and families to understand what works,...
Healthy skin
Skin conditions and infections can be a contributing factor to a range of illnesses, including renal disease, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Recognising the problems caused by skin infections...
Managing two worlds together
The journey through the health system is different for everyone and presents unique opportunities and challenges for the patient, carers, and health professionals. Journeys for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
AHCSA student research informs beyondblue comms strategy
Students studying for their Certificate IV in Indigenous Research Capacity Building (IRCB) at the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AHCSA) completed a research project during 2012 that helped to...
