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Ideas Grants to support innovative researchTwo research teams, led by The Kids Research Institute Australia, have been awarded more than $2 million to fund innovative projects.
The fifth Big Elders meeting/gathering was held on the Wednesday, 28th of February 2024 at Burswood on Swan.
The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Team follows an holistic definition of Aboriginal Health which means that health is not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but includes the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole community.
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Bereaved parent involvement in co-designed stillbirth research: Experiences of Project EngageWhile benefits of involving consumers in research are well established, bereaved parents face unique challenges, and descriptions of their experiences with co-designed stillbirth research are lacking. The collective experience of ‘Project Engage’ involved co-designing resources to support bereaved parents’ involvement in research.
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Adjusting for under-identification of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander births in time series produced from birth recordsStatistical time series derived from administrative data sets form key indicators in measuring progress.
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Social Gradients in Indigenous HealthThe pattern of association between socioeconomic factors and health outcomes has primarily depicted better health for those who are higher in the social...
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Yarning about yarning as a legitimate method in Indigenous ResearchThis article demonstrates the credibility and rigor of yarning, an Indigenous cultural form of conversation, through its use as a data gathering tool
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Strategies for coping and dealing with lateral violence among Aboriginal people living in south-east AustraliaLateral violence, a group of behaviours directed towards people of the same group, is considered endemic among Aboriginal people. Behaviours include bullying, gossiping, isolation or exclusion of certain group members, and challenges to one’s Aboriginal identity. Lateral violence impacts all aspects of one’s life. Due to its pervasiveness, this qualitative study investigated strategies employed by Aboriginal people to deal with lateral violence.
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Skin health of urban-living Aboriginal children attending a primary care Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation clinicDespite increasing urbanisation, little is known about skin health for urban-living Aboriginal children and young people (CYP, aged <18 years). This study aimed to investigate the primary care burden and clinical characteristics of skin conditions in this cohort.
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Kaat koort: Study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a multifactorial, multidisciplinary Aboriginal Health Practitioner-led Aboriginal dementia prevention interventionLimited available data indicate that dementia prevalence rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Aboriginal) peoples are 3–5 times higher than the overall Australian population. Effective, pragmatic and scalable interventions are urgently required to address this disproportionate burden of dementia in Aboriginal populations.