We are excited to launch our new Aboriginal Employment and Career Development Strategy (AECDS), aimed at building a culturally secure work environment by continuing to embed Aboriginal health & wellbeing into our research. ...

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• 2021
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More than 35% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults live with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease. There is a pressing need for chronic disease prevention and management among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. Therefore, this review aimed to synthesise a decade of contemporary evidence to understand the barriers and enablers of chronic disease prevention and management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with a view to developing policy and practice recommendations.  ...

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• 2024
• March 2024

A new report has found that the long term effects of past government policies to forcibly separate Aboriginal children from their families are being felt ...

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• 2005
• April

The research protocol described aims to examine and establish the health outcomes of children and young people living in Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) in Perth, Western Australia from the perspective of the care recipients and service providers. A Study Advisory Panel will be established comprised of Aboriginal Elders (because of the over-representation of Aboriginal children in OOHC), health professionals and other relevant stakeholders to help co-design all phases of the study. ...

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• 2023
• March 2023

Primary care practitioners have an important role in improving Aboriginal cardiovascular care outcomes ...

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• 2016
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There is scant literature about the management of stillbirth and the subsequent risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). We aimed to assess the risk of SMM associated with stillbirths compared with live births and whether this differed by the presence of maternal comorbidities. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

The stillbirth rate among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and communities in Australia is around double that of non-Indigenous women. While the development of effective prevention strategies during pregnancy and improving care following stillbirth for women and families in communities has become a national priority, there has been limited progress in stillbirth disparities. With community permission, this study aimed to gain a better understanding of community experiences, perceptions, and priorities around stillbirth. ...

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• 2024
• April 2024

To characterise the socio-demographic characteristics, aged and health care needs, and aged care services used by older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people assessed for aged care service eligibility. ...

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• 2024
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Co-Head, Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing ...

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A new study has found that having a friend with good social skills and a supportive family may make a critical difference to the resilience of Aboriginal youth ...

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