Development and trial of an integrated model for Aboriginal health promotion and its evaluation

Creating healthy environments: Development and trial of an integrated model for Aboriginal health promotion and its evaluation This project was an intensive case study of…

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Filling the gaps in the Healthy Skin program

The Filling the Gaps (FTG) project was a collaboration between three CRC for Aboriginal Health partners utilising laboratory, clinical and epidemiological methods and building on work undertaken…

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Issues of domestic water use in four remote Indigenous communities in South Australia

These projects sought to provide a response from four Aboriginal communities to the National Water Initiative directives to move to a full cost recovery ‘user…

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Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control

The Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) was established in September 2003 to address the high prevalence and incidence of tobacco smoking in…

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Listening 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…

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Positive 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…

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Development 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…

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Alcohol 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…

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Evaluation 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…

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Exploring 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…

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Acknowledgement 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.

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