Reducing the incidence and prevalence of standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs) is critical to tackling the global burden of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, a substantial number of individuals develop coronary atherosclerosis despite no SMuRFs. SMuRFless patients presenting with myocardial infarction have been observed to have an unexpected higher early mortality compared to their counterparts with at least 1 SMuRF. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• September 2023

Premature onset of type 2 diabetes and excess mortality are critical issues internationally, particularly in Indigenous populations. There is an urgent need for developmentally appropriate and culturally safe models of care. We describe the methods for the codesign, implementation and evaluation of enhanced models of care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth living with type 2 diabetes across Northern Australia.  ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• March 2024

This paper sets out the methodological and theoretical considerations which framed how the Birthing on Noongar Boodjar project was conducted ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• March 2019

The Third Conversation ...

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• Early Environment
• Developmental Origins of Child Health
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP)

Difference in stillbirth and neonatal death rates in Western Australia (1998-2010) by maternal ethnicity ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• October 2016

In 2009 over 40 leading researchers and academics from across Australia signed the Boatshed Racism Roundtable Declaration that proposed four areas of action... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

To determine the contribution of RSV to the subsequent development of severe asthma in different subgroups of children at risk of severe RSV disease. ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• November 2017

esearchers from Perth's Centre for Research Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing have won more than $1.3 million in competitive funding ...

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• 2011
• November

Participant’s interviews describe how the Cultural, Social and Emotional Well Being(CSEWB) Program significantly changed their lives and their families’ lives in various constructive and affirming ways to bring about positive outcomes. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• September 2017

What is the effectiveness and experience of families participating in peer led parenting support programs delivered as home visiting programs? ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• January 2014