The Lililwan Project was the first Australian population-based prevalence study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) using active case ascertainment. Conducted in 2010-2011, the study included 95% of all eligible children aged 7-9 years living in the very remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia. ...

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Amy Bep Finlay-Jones Uink AFJ BU BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BPsych(Hons.), MAppPsy(Clinical), PhD Head, Early ...

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Vital research promoting sun smart choices and skin cancer prevention for young Aboriginal people is now underway at Telethon Kids Institute thanks to a $100,000 Perpetual 2024 IMPACT Philanthropy grant. ...

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Executive Director Jonathan Carapetis said he was honoured to be able to work with the Elders in creating a bridge between the Institute’s research and the lives of Aboriginal children and families. ...

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A good healthy breakfast is not just a vital foundation for a productive day but can lay the groundwork for a community to pull together to overhaul its health. ...

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Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, with devastating impacts on morbidity, mortality and community wellbeing. Research suggests that general practitioners and primary care staff perceive insurmountable barriers to improving clinical outcomes, including the need for systemic change outside their scope of practice. ...

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RHD Endgame Strategy: Evidence Briefs 5 Priority Areas for Implementation Priority Action Areas Acknowledgements Increasing access to swimming pools ...

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We review findings from our previous studies which show the application of a person-based resilience framework of analysis in the context of WA aboriginal youth ...

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• 2018
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The Report summarises the evidence-base for what works in Indigenous community-led suicide prevention ...

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Project team members Dr Ashleigh Lin (Telethon Kids Institute), Dr Karen Soldatic (Western Sydney University), Mr Braden Hill (Kulbardi Aboriginal ...

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