Health Policy
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 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 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 researchThe impact of the Lowitja Institute FDA on networking through the support of roundtables and quality assurance process
This project aimed to: Analyse the impact of the quality assurance process on enhancing network activity and increasing collaborations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
View researchPutting cross-cultural policy into practice
The objective of this study was to consider 'What policies, processes and practices would increase the relevance of mainstream agencies to Indigenous and culturally diverse…
View researchData resource on key influences on health in the Northern Territory
A longitudinal data resource on key influences on health in the Northern Territory: Opportunities and obstacles The role of social factors in contributing to the…
View researchPractical solutions to quality assessment processes for grant and publication review in Aboriginal health
Looking for practical solutions to quality assessment processes for grant and publication review in Aboriginal health The Lowitja Institute is committed to influencing positive changes in…
View researchImproving the culture of hospitals
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…
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