Research projects
Our research is built on priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We aim to produce high-impact research, tools and resources that will have positive health outcomes for Australia's First Nations.
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Differential impact of Australian tobacco management policies for Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations
Differential impact of Australian tobacco management policies for Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations – Is research evidence informing Indigenous smoking policy? Previous research has shown that…
View researchMonitoring and evaluating Aboriginal tobacco control
Tobacco smoking caused an estimated 20% of national Indigenous deaths in 2003. Smoking is twice as common in Indigenous as non-Indigenous Australians. The project increased…
View researchExploring resilience and coping in relation to smoking within ‘at risk’ populations
This project investigated what psychological, social, political or environmental factors contribute to successful quitting or resilience against taking up smoking in populations where a high…
View researchEvaluation of a health education initiative for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
The Lowitja institute awarded a Small Grant to the University of Queensland and the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) in 2013 to evaluate the…
View researchAlcohol management plans in Indigenous Australia
Alcohol Management Plans (AMPs) have become an important Australian government policy response to the harms caused by alcohol in Australian communities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
View researchDevelopment and implementation of the National Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians
The National Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians were developed to provide essential and reliable information and guidance on how to deliver culturally respectful health…
View researchPositive stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ life post-prison release, and design of health-based intervention
Phase one of this qualitative research project involved completion of 12 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with Aboriginal people in urban Queensland locations, most of whom had…
View researchListening to Country
Listening to Country: Exploring the value of acoustic ecology with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in prison Project aim and objectives Aim: To explore the value…
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 researchReducing Australia’s Aboriginal prisoner population using Justice Reinvestment
Assessing the public's views to incarceration versus non-incarceration alternatives using a Citizens' Jury approach Prisoner populations endure some of the worst health outcomes in the…
View researchAcknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land across Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.
