Research projects

Project Lists by Program
Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Health Systems and Workforce Chronic Conditions Social Determinants of Health Social and Emotional Well Being Healthy Skin

This page lists the projects of the 5 CRCAH programs with links to summaries of many major projects.  In the Education and Training section, you can find lists of endorsed courses and students working on research relevant to the CRCAH’s priority programs.  You can also find a list of projects in the latest Annual Report.

Projects are listed under each program by title, project leader and administering organisation.  The 'administering organisation' refers to the partner organisation that is responsible for administering the project funds.  Other organisations are usually involved in the projects.  An asterisk (*) beside the administering organisation indicates that a projects is endorsed by the CRCAH as an in-kind project.

Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Health Services and Workforce

Title	Project Leader	Administering Organisation
Access by Indigenous students in Victoria to nursing education (Student)	Jill Wilson	La Trobe University*
ACE Prevention – guiding intervention choices around avoidable disease burden and cost effectiveness of prevention	Rob Carter	University of Queensland
Audit and best practice for chronic disease (ABCD) Extension	Ross Bailie	Menzies School of Health Research
Building the capacity of local Aboriginal Communities to develop population health initiatives	Priscilla Pyett	University of Melbourne*
Building workforce capacity to address complex health, housing and social inclusion issues through critical systems thinking and practice	Janet McIntyre and Ann Roche	Flinders University*
The burden of disease and injury in Indigenous Australians	Theo Vos	University of Queensland*
Capacity building in Indigenous policy-relevant health research (CIPHER)	Joan Cunningham	Menzies School of Health Research*
Comparative longitudinal study for NT health zones	Ross Bailie	Menzies School of Health Research
A critical analysis of the quality and effectiveness of health care communications between English speaking health staff and speakers of Indigenous languages in Central Australia	Kerry Taylor	Flinders University*
Cultivating a concern for cultural competency (Student)	Tanya Sofra	La Trobe University*
Developing a health information system to support continuous quality improvement in antenatal care for Aboriginal women in the Central Australian Region	Leshay Maidment	Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
Developing the Indigenous Health Workforce through Indigenous apprenticeships with DHCS	Douglas Josif	NT Dept of Health and Community Services
Developing and testing the tools necessary to deliver PHC maternity services for Indigenous women	Lesley Barclay	Charles Darwin University
Developing sustainable Aboriginal health research practice	Priscilla Pyett	University of Melbourne*
Documenting the historical significance of The [Fred Hollows] National Trachoma and Eye Health Program (NTEHP) on Aboriginal health	Geoff Gray	AIATSIS*
Feasibility of transferring an Aboriginal health program that is successful from one community to another (PhD Student)	Jill Mitchell	Flinders University*
Frameworks for good practice in funding and regulation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services	Judith Dwyer	Flinders University
Governance and its role in Aboriginal health	Patrick Sullivan	AIATSIS
Health Service utilisation and linkage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in urban locations – Stage 1: Developing culturally safe research approaches	Michael Bentley, Rae Walker and Bronwyn Fredericks	Flinders University/La Trobe University/QAIHC
Hospitalised injury of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2000-02	Yvonne Helps	Flinders University*
Improving access to continence services for Aboriginal people – a partnership project	Michael Tynan	University of Melbourne*
Improving the culture of hospitals for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	Russell Renhard	La Trobe University
Improving Indigenous participation in and regulation of research - Indigenous research ethics network development	Paul Stewart	University of Melbourne
Improving the patient journey - enhancing accessibility, quality and safety of hospital-based care for Indigenous patients from remote areas	Monica Lawrence	Flinders University*
Information Atlas project – supporting effective performance of primary health care services and systems in chronic disease management (Student)	Sanchia Shibasaki
Injury mortality of Indigenous Australians; an exploration of data quality and ascertainment bias. [research component of Masters of Public Health] (Student)	Jesia Berry	Flinders University*
Learning from action: management of Aboriginal Health Services	Judith Dwyer and Cindy Shannon	Flinders University
Looking for practical solutions for quality assessment processes for grant & publication review in Aboriginal health	Fran Baum	Flinders University
Mapping pathways [systems, processes, structures and relationships] that contribute to improving the culture of hospitals for Aboriginal patients	Alwin Chong	CRCAH
Overseas trained doctors in Aboriginal health services	Peter Hill	University of Queensland
Promoting ethical research with Indigenous communities	Paul Stewart and Ian Anderson	University of Melbourne
Putting cross-cultural policy into practice (Student)	Fran Smullen	University of Melbourne*
Quality standards in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health	Ian Anderson and Mick Gooda	CRCAH/University of Melbourne
Reported injury mortality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Australia, 1997 - 2000	Yvonne Helps	Flinders University*
Research transfer and knowledge brokering in the Indigenous health context – commissioned by the National Institute of Clinical Studies	Jenny Brands	Menzies School of Health Research
Sharing the true stories: improving communication between Aboriginal people and clinical staff in hospitals	Isaac Brown and Michael Christie	Charles Darwin University
Strong teeth for little kids	Peter Morris	Menzies School of Health Research*
Support systems for quality Indigenous primary health care	Ian Anderson	University of Melbourne
Victorian Aboriginal Health Service: research capacity development project	Reg Thorpe and Paul Stewart	University of Melbourne
Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku (WDNWPT) Project - developing a culturally safe dialysis outreach program in a remote location	Paul Rivalland and Sarah Brown	CRCAH

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Chronic Conditions

Title	Project Leader	Administering Organisation
Assessment of hearing of school-aged children in the APY Lands of South Australia	Linnett Sanchez	Flinders University*
Azithromycin versus Amoxycillin in the Treatment of Acute otitis media in Aboriginal Children (AATAAC)	Peter Morris	Menzies School of Health Research
Cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Queensland	Patricia Valery	Queensland Institute of Medical Research*
The Centre for Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies	Inge Kowanko, Luita Casey & Alwin Chong	Flinders University*
Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC)	Viki Briggs	University of Melbourne*
Cervical cytology coverage and treatment outcomes for women in the Northern Territory	John Condon	Menzies School of Health Research*
Chronic condition management strategies in Aboriginal Communities	Inge Kowanko, Malcom Battersby, Peter Harvey	Flinders University
A collaborative and international study of bronchiectasis in Indigenous children	Peter Morris	Menzies School of Health Research, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and NT Department of Health and Community Services*
Development of clinical practice guidelines for the management of alcohol problems in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	Charlotte de Crespigny	Flinders University*
Diabetes and related disorders in urban Indigenous people in the Darwin region (DRUID)	Joan Cunningham	Menzies School of Health Research*
Establishing the prevalence of the Human Papilomavirus infection in Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in Australia	Suzanne Garland	Menzies School of Health Research
Evaluating the use of the Flinders Model of Chronic Care (incorporating care planning and self-management in Aboriginal Health Services)	Malcolm Battersby	Flinders University*
Give your baby a better chance: innovate testing prior to birth	Patricia Valery	Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Grandmother's wisdom: Domestic violence and harmful drinking in Aboriginal communities in SA	Charlotte de Crespigny	Flinders University*
The impact of conjugated pneumococcal vaccine on Pneumococcal Carriage dynamics	Amanda Leach	Menzies School of Health Research*
The impact of prevenar on the incidence of invasive Pneumoccoccal disease in Australia	Vicki Krause and Christine Selvey	NT Department of Health and Community Services*
Improving Access to Kidney Transplant (IMPAKT)	Alan Cass and Jeannie Devitt	Menzies School of Health Research
The incidence of Radiologically Diagnosed Pneumonia in Aboriginal Children aged under 2 years in the NT	Alan Ruben & Peter Morris	Menzies School of Health Research*
Indigenous ear health infonet/network	Peter Morris/ Jenny Brands/Susie Hopkins	CRCAH/Menzies School of Health Research
Investigating cross-cultural responses to the introduction of the Human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccine	Margaret Heffernan (Student)	University of Melbourne
Meliodosis and Pneumonia	Bart Currie & Mark Mayo	Menzies School of Health Research*
Mibbinbah (Men's Places)	Rick Hayes and Jack Bulman	La Trobe University
Monitoring and evaluating Aboriginal tobacco control	David Thomas	Menzies School of Health Research
Optimising chronic lung disease care for Indigenous Australians	Bart Currie & Graeme McGuire	Menzies School of Health Research*
PneuMum: a randomised controlled trial of pneumococcal polysaccharide immunisation for Aboriginal mothers to protect their babies from ear disease	Ross Andrews	Menzies School of Health Research*
Point-of-Care testing in Aboriginal Hands - a model for chronic disease prevention and management in Indigenous Australia	Mark Shephard	Flinders University*
Predicting heart attack and stroke for Aboroginal people in Central Australia: protective factors and risk factors	Kevin Rowley	University of Melbourne*
Preparation of a national chronic condition self-management curriculum resource kit for use in the Aboriginal health worker and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Education Programs	Malcolm Battersby	Flinders University*
Reducing prevalence of non-communicable disease risk factors among Indigenous Australians	Kerin O'Dea & Julie Brimblecombe	Menzies School of Health Research*
The relevance of an accredited Australian Diabetes Educators Association Course to Aboriginal health worker and Torres Strait Islander health worker education programs	Meri King	Flinders University
The self management component of the National Chronic Disease Self Management Strategies	Malcolm Battersby	Flinders University*
Stress and Chronic Diseases: a systematic review	Joan Cunningham	Menzies School of Health Research*
A structured systems approach to improving health promotion practice for chronic disease in Indigenous communities	Ross Bailie & Nikki Clelland	Menzies School of Health Research
Talking about maternity & postnatal care with Aboriginal families in Victoria & South Australia	Stephanie Brown	University of Melbourne*
Understanding current methods for clinical assessment and provision of ongoing care for Aboriginal people experiencing co-existing diabetes and alcohol related harm	Charlotte de Crespigny	Flinders University*

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Social Determinants of Health

Title	Project Leader	Administering Organisation
Aboriginal People Travelling Well	Yvonne Helps	Flinders University*
Analysis of representation of Indigenous Australians in mainstream print media. An exploration centred on the social determinants of health	Jessica Roberts (Student)	La Trobe University*
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander urban location and health project	Gilbert Gallaher/Michael Bentley	Flinders University*
Beyond Bandaids: Exploring the underlying social determinants of Aboriginal health	Fran Baum, Michael Bentley & Ian Anderson	Flinders University
Handwashing Campaign	Nicola Slavin	NT Department of Health and Community Services*
Housing Improvement and Child Health (HICH)	Ross Bailie	Menzies School of Health Research
The impact of rising energy costs as a social determinant of health	Ellen Willis	Flinders University
Issues of domestic water access and equity in rural Indigenous communities in South Australia	Ellen Willis and Meryl Pearce	Flinders University
Racism and health: Setting the research agenda	Yin Paradies	Menzies School of Health Research and University of Melbourne
Social determinants of Indigenous health textbook	Bronwyn Carson and Ross Bailie	Menzies School of Health Research
SocioEconomic and Environmental Determinants of Health in Indigenous communities in the NT (SEEDH)	Ross Bailie and Matt Stevens	Menzies School of Health Research
Stock-take and gap analysis of Indigenous Drug Prevention Research	Russell Renhard	La Trobe University and Melbourne University*
Understandings of the social determinants of Aboriginal health: A stakeholder perspective analysis	Scott Davis	CRCAH
Winnunga Prison Health Study	Jodie Fisher & Graham Henderson	Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service *

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Social and Emotional Wellbeing  

Title	Project Leader	Administering Organisation
Analysis of historical and contemporary reproductive health issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents	Kerry Arabena	AIATSIS*
Australian Integrated Mental Health Initiative (AIMhi) Northern Territory	Tricia Nagel	Menzies School of Health Research
Coordinated Aboriginal Mental Healthcare: A model for best practice for rural and metropolitan service delivery	Inge Kowanko	Flinders University
Developing, sustaining and evaluating health programs for Aboriginal men	Brian McCoy	La Trobe University*
Empowerment as a strategy for health and wellbeing	Melissa Haswell	University of Queensland
Evaluation of Irrkerlantye Learning Centre: A town based integrated health and education program	Merridy Malin	Charles Darwin University
If local knowledge is the answer, why is it that Indigenous people known locally are still drowning?	Scott Miller (Student)	La Trobe University
Imagining childhood: children culture and community , Charles Darwin Symposium Series	Gary Robinson	Charles Darwin University *
Indigenous social and emotional well being and what we can do to improve it: Muuji Regional Centre Research Project	Graham Henderson	AIATSIS
Literature review: Spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ social and emotional wellbeing	Vicki Grieves & Judy Atkinson	CRCAH
Kanyirninpa : Health, masculinity and wellbeing of desert Aboriginal men—Research transfer component	Brian McCoy	University of Melbourne *
Parenting Support Interventions for Indigenous Families: Let’s Start Extension	Gary Robinson	Charles Darwin University
Researching the control factor and the concept of empowerment in addressing the social determinants of health	Melissa Haswell	University of Queensland *

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Healthy Skin

Title	Project Leader	Administering Organisation
B Cell Antigens	Bart Currie	Menzies School of Health Research
East Arnhem Healthy Skin project	Ross Andrews and Chris Connors	Menzies School of Health Research
Filling the gaps in the Healthy Skin program	Shelley Walton	Menzies School of Health Research
Investigation of Immune responses in mice administered a vaccine designed to prevent group A Streptococcal infections and its associated diseases rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease	Michael Batzloff	Queensland Institute of Health Research*
Research towards Vaccines for Tropical Health	David Kemp	Queensland Institute of Health Research*
Wuchopperen skin study	Mark Wenitong & Patricia Valery	Queensland Institute of Health Research*

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