The Indigenous Health research theme integrates the needs of Indigenous families and children into all relevant areas of our work. Improving the health and well-being of Indigenous children and families is an overarching priority for every program and team at the Institute. ...

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Benzathine penicillin G availability should be addressed and African health workers’ knowledge and practices need to be augmented ...

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• 2019
• November 2019

Two outstanding Telethon Kids Institute research leaders have been named finalists in the 2018 Western Australian of the Year Awards. ...

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• 2018
• April

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is responsible for a significant burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and remains the most common cause of acquired heart disease among children and young adults in low-income and middle-income countries. Additionally, the global COVID-19 pandemic has forced the emergency restructuring of many health systems, which has had a broad impact on health in general, including cardiovascular disease. ...

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• 2023
• Jun 2023

Dylan John Jonathan Rosemary Barth Jacky Carapetis AM Wyber DB JJ JR R B.Tech, MPH, PhD AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS MBChB MPH FRACGP PhD ...

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Within the vast majority of qualitative health research involving Indigenous populations, Indigenous people have been marginalised from research conceptualisation and conduct. This reflects a lack of regard for Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing, has served to perpetuate deficit narratives of Indigenous peoples’ health and wellbeing, and contributes to failure in addressing inequities as a result of ongoing colonisation and institutionalised oppression and racism. ...

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• 2022
• November 2022

Elder Researchers Aunty Dale Tilbrook and Dr Noel Nannup Researchers are collaborating with Community Elders to find out how bush tucker and ...

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• 2022
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After 30 years of hard work, Telethon Kids Institute researcher Carol Bower is celebrating the final confirmation of all that she ever dared hope for. ...

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• 2016
• May

The Telethon Kids Skin Health team has a busy six weeks ahead - visiting nine communities throughout the Kimberley region of WA as part of the first school surveillance activities for the SToP Trial. ...

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• May

The Opportunity Working with Speech Pathologists and members of the Koorlungkas Yarning project team to engage Aboriginal families. Be the liaison ...

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