Science And Health Conditions
Science and young minds
Youth engagement in skin health The QIMR Berghofer's Science and young minds project aimed to inspire the scientists and medical professionals of tomorrow. The research…
View researchWuchopperen skin study
Skin infections are highly prevalent in many Australian Aboriginal communities. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of group A streptococcus (GAS) and Staphylococcus aureus…
View researchWestern Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku – Making all our families well
Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku (WDNWPT): Making all our families well This project built on work undertaken by WDNWPT to address the concerns of…
View researchPneumonia in Indigenous Children Territory-wide Using Radiological Endpoints (PICTURE)
The PICTURE Study (Pneumonia in Indigenous Children Territory-Wide Using Radiological Endpoints) documented the incidence of hospitalised, radiologically diagnosed pneumonia in Northern Territory Indigenous children aged…
View researchEthics and protocols for a family-based microbiome study and social health history project
Engaging Australia’s First Peoples in the development of ethics and protocols for a family-based microbiome study and social health history project Project Aim: To establish…
View researchFilling 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…
View researchCan swimming pools improve Indigenous children’s hearing?
The Flinders University Swimming Pool study investigated whether the use of swimming pools by school-age Indigenous children in remote semi-arid communities in central Australia results…
View researchFinding a better treatment for ear disease
Finding a better treatment for ear disease: Azithromycin versus Amoxycillin for treatment of Acute Otitis Media in Aboriginal children (AATAAC) Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM),…
View researchEast Arnhem Healthy Skin project
The East Arnhem Healthy Skin Project (EAHSP) aimed to reduce the prevalence of scabies, skin sores and tinea in five remote Aboriginal communities, as these…
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…
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