Culture For Health And Wellbeing
Identifying 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…
View researchControl and empowerment in social determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Researching the control factor and empowerment in addressing the social determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health Empowerment interventions can bring about powerful changes…
View researchImproving the patient journey for Indigenous patients from remote areas
This project supports a program of cultural reforms to improve cultural sensitivity in acute health care institutions. The experience of Aboriginal people will be used…
View researchAboriginal adult literacy campaign
The Lowitja Institute is a founding partner of Literacy for Life Foundation, an Aboriginal-led initiative aiming to lift adult literacy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
View researchAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander urban location and health project
This project sought to explore how urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people feel about where they live and whether they think their neighbourhood and social…
View researchMibbinbah (Men’s Spaces)
The Mibbinbah project can be thought of as two distinct but related components: 1) Men’s Sheds/Spaces Pilot Project and 2) Men’s Chronic Conditions Project. The…
View researchPost-prison release support
Post-prison release support experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in an urban setting PhD thesis by Megan Williams – University of New South…
View researchRacism symposium and development of communication materials
The main outcomes of this project were a national symposium to focus on the impact of racism on the health and wellbeing of children and…
View researchStrengthening the JCU/UQ Empowerment Research Program
Strategic support for strengthening the JCU/UQ Empowerment Research Program Project summary This research project aimed to: a) undertake a metasynthesis of qualitative research findings across…
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