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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Culture mediation approach in Aboriginal primary health care: Impacts on screening and treatment for risky alcohol consumption
Alcohol problems are a major cause of death, disability, and disadvantage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (hereafter referred to as Indigenous Australians) and identifying…
View researchDiscourse, Data and Deficit: Deconstructing the ‘Indigenous Health’ paradigm and its effects on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Project aims To conduct field-based research among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on how local community discourses impact on health service provision by demonstrating…
View researchUptake of evidence to policy: The Indigenous Burden of Disease case study
Uptake of evidence to policy: The Indigenous Burden of Disease case study Using the Indigenous Burden of Disease (BOD) study (Vos, et al. 2009) as…
View researchLearning from action: Management of Aboriginal health services
Learning from action: Management of Aboriginal health services This project used an action learning and research approach to develop understanding of management practices in Aboriginal…
View researchCatching some AIR
Catching Some AIR project (Asserting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Information Rights in Renal Disease) Project Aims To address the sustained gaps in the bicultural…
View researchThe Overburden project
Funding and regulation of primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people The aim of this project was to improve the effectiveness of…
View researchPlanning, Implementation and Effectiveness (PIE) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Policy Reform
The PIE project developed a framework to evaluate the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in policy and program development for the Indigenous…
View researchTaking Care of Business
The Support Systems for Indigenous Primary Health Care Services Project aimed to develop knowledge about how to support the corporate functions of Aboriginal community controlled…
View researchPlanning processes in implementing National Partnership Agreements in Indigenous health
The need to develop effective processes to align programs and policy with community needs and values is increasingly being seen as critical to the practical…
View researchImplementation of innovations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Implementation phase 1 Australia spends a lot of money developing and testing medicines, technologies, systems and new ways of doing things to improve health care…
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.
