Cultural And Social Determinants
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…
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 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 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 researchDifferential 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 researchIndigenous AOD workers wellbeing, stress and burnout
Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) workers wellbeing, stress and burnout project This project was being undertaken at the National Centre for Education and Training…
View researchStocktake and gap analysis of Indigenous drug prevention research
The Victorian Premier’s Drug Prevention Council identified drug use prevention as a priority issue for Victorian Aboriginal (Koori) health over the next five years. To…
View researchCentre 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…
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…
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…
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