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The third Big Elders meeting/gathering was held on the 26th of February 2019 at Burswood on Swan.
Two research teams, led by The Kids Research Institute Australia, have been awarded more than $2 million to fund innovative projects.
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between dust levels and health in Indigenous children in Western Australia
Aboriginal people use health services in a different manner when compared to non-Aboriginal people
The choice of RHD is telling: the disease is a marker of inequality, a novel lens for considering health systems and a feasible target for disease control.
Low vitamin D status and intake are prevalent among the Australian population, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We hypothesised that some traditional foods could contain vitamin D, and measured vitamin D in foods from Nyoongar Country, Western Australia. Samples of kangaroo, emu, squid/calamari and lobster/crayfish were collected and prepared by Aboriginal people using traditional and contemporary methods.
To assess the prevalence, clinical features and treatment of otitis media (OM) among Aboriginal children in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, and to determine if a correlation exists between OM and protracted bacterial bronchitis.
While 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.
Direct and persistent vicarious racial discrimination are detrimental to the physical and mental health of Indigenous children in Australia
Human genetic research promises to deliver a range of health benefits to the population. Here we consider how the different levels of Indigenous research...