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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Recovery from trauma in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
Understanding resilience and recovery from trauma in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community PhD thesis by Graham Gee – University of Melbourne Graham's…
View researchPhysical activity program for Aboriginal families with Machado Joseph Disease
Developing a physical activity program for Aboriginal families with Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) living in the Top End of Australia Project aim This project…
View researchIndigenous early childhood family support programs that work: Family Wellbeing
A Family Wellbeing case study: Sustainable implementation of Indigenous early childhood family support programs that work An important way for improving Indigenous early childhood health is to…
View researchEvaluating a community of practice for Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
Meriba buay – ngalpan wakaythoemamay (We come together to share our thinking): Evaluating a community of practice for Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Project…
View researchHealth benefits of on-country activities
Quantifying the health benefits of on-country activities in the remote Indigenous community of Groote Eylandt This project measured the benefits that the Aboriginal and Torres…
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…
View researchCultural connectedness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents
Project aim To investigate the ways in which the cultural determinants of health and well-being sustained the development of healthy psychosocial resilience for Aboriginal and Torres…
View researchYarning up with Koori kids
The project distributed digital cameras to the participants during information sessions. Children then returned to their communities and took photos of things that make them…
View researchIdentifying the core elements of the cultural determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Project aims To review and define Australian and international understandings of the cultural determinants of health and wellbeing and to identify and review the current…
View researchArt into Health: Puntu Palyarrikuwanpa [Aboriginal Men Becoming Well]
An illustrated colour booklet Art into Health: Puntu Palyarrikuwanpa [Aboriginal Men Becoming Well] was published by the Lowitja Institute in 2011 to accompany a collection…
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