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*
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 improvement in antenatal care for Aboriginal women in the Central Australian Region [Alukura]	Lorraine Liddle	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*
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	University of Queensland
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
A Longitudinal Data Resource on Key Influences on Health in the Northern Territory: Opportunities and Obstacles	Ross Bailie	Menzies School of Health Research
Looking for practical solutions to 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
The Overburden project - Funding and Regulation of Primary Health Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	Judith Dwyer	Flinders University
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
Revitalising Health for All: Learning from Comprehensive Primary Health Care Experiences - International Project	Fran Baum	Flinders University*
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
Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander emergency department presentations 2005-2007	Nadia Costa (Student)	La Trobe University*
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
Aboriginal Families Study in South Australia	Stephanie Brown	University of Melbourne*
Australian Indigenous EarInfoNet	Peter Morris & Susie Hopkins	Menzies School of Health Research
Burden of Influenza and other respiratory viruses among Aboriginal children in the Top End	Naor Bar-Zeev	Menzies School of Health Research*
Can swimming pools improve Indigenous children's hearing?	Linnett Sanchez	Flinders University*
Cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Queensland	Patricia Valery	Queensland Institute of Medical Research*
Cancer in Indigenous Australians – A review	John Condon	Menzies School of Health Research*
Centre for Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies	Inge Kowanko & Alwin Chong	Flinders University*
Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC)	Viki Briggs	University of Melbourne*
Chronic condition management strategies in Aboriginal Communities	Inge Kowanko, Malcolm Battersby, Peter Harvey	Flinders University
Clinical Management of Aboriginal People with Co-existing Diabetes and Alcohol Related Health Problems	Charlotte de Crespigny	Flinders University*
A collaborative and international study of bronchiectasis in Indigenous children	Peter Morris, Gabrielle McCallum	Menzies School of Health Research, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and NT Department of Health and Community Services*
Development and implementation of the National Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians	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*
Differential impact of Australian tobacco management policies for Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations - Is evidence informing Indigenous smoking policy?	Penelope Azzato (Student)	La Trobe University*
Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine for the prevention of Gastroenteritis among hospitalised children in the NT (Stage 2)	Tom Snelling	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*
Exploring resilience and coping in relation to smoking within ‘at risk’ populations	George Tsourtos	Flinders University*
Finding a better treatment for ear disease: Azithromycin versus Amoxycillin for treatment of acute Otitis Media in Aboriginal children (AATAAC)	Peter Morris	Menzies School of Health Research
Give your baby a better chance: innovate testing prior to birth	Patricia Valery	Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Healthy Lung Study- Long term use of azithromycin for chronic lung disease in Aboriginal adults	Bart Currie & Graeme McGuire	Menzies School of Health Research*
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
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
Pneumonia in Indigenous Children Territory-wide Using Radiological Endpoints (PICTURE)	Alan Ruben & Kerry-Ann O'Grady	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 Aboriginal 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*
Preventing infant deaths among Aboriginal and teenage women in South Australia	Inge Kowanko & Philippa Middleton	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 Disease	Yin Paradies & 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
Transferability of a Mainstream Childhood Obesity Prevention Program to Aboriginal People	Annabelle Wilson (Student)	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
Evaluation of Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peer education project	Megan Williams	University of Queensland*
Handwashing Campaign	Natasha Clements	NT Department of Health and Community Services*
Housing Improvement and Child Health (HICH)	Ross Bailie	Menzies School of Health Research
Indicators to improve children’s environmental health in remote Indigenous communities -  Stage 1 (Kids’ Environmental Health Study (KEHS))	Elizabeth McDonald	Menzies School of Health Research*
Issues of domestic water use in four remote Indigenous communities in South Australia	Meryl Pearce	Flinders University
Positive stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ life post-prison release, and design of health-based intervention	Megan Williams	University of Queensland*
Racism and health: Setting the research agenda	Yin Paradies	Menzies School of Health Research and University of Melbourne
Revitalising Health For All: Learning from Comprehensive Primary Health Care Experiences - Australian Indigenous Project (CAAC Site)	Stephanie Bell	Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
Revitalising Health For All: Learning from Comprehensive Primary Health Care Experiences - Australian Indigenous Project (Melbourne Site)	Ray Mahoney	Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Revitalising Health For All: Learning from Comprehensive Primary Health Care Experiences - Australian Indigenous Project (Utopia Site)	Sarah Doherty	Urapuntja Health Service
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*
Understandings of the social determinants of Aboriginal health: A stakeholder perspective analysis	Scott Davis	CRCAH
Utility stress as a social determinant of health: a study of the increasing cost of public utilities on the poverty and health status of Aboriginal people in urban areas across Australia	Eileen Willis	Flinders University
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
Better Medication Management for Aboriginal People with Mental Health Disorders and their Families	Charlotte de Crespigny	Flinders University*
Coordinated Aboriginal Mental Healthcare: A Model for Best Practice for Rural and Metropolitan Service Delivery	Inge Kowanko	Flinders University
Critical assessment of I’m An Aboriginal Dad	Penelope Smith	La Trobe 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 the Central Northern Adelaide Health Service (CNAHS) Family and Community Healing Program	Inge Kowanko	Flinders University*
Evaluation of Irrkerlantye Learning Centre: A town based integrated health and education program	Merridy Malin	Charles Darwin University
Evaluation of Mibbinbah Men’s Places	Megan Williams	University of Queensland*
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 Alcohol and Other Drugs workers wellbeing, stress and burnout	Ann Roche	Flinders University*
Our children Stolen Futures: evidence of intergenerational trauma from Indigenous historical out of home care	Kim Kilroy (Student)	University of Queensland*
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	Komla Tsey	James Cook University*
Stories of Hope and Resilience: Using new media and storytelling to facilitate 'wellness' in Indigenous communities	Samia Goudie (Student)	University of Queensland*
Strategic support for Strengthening the James Cook University/University of Queensland Empowerment Research Program	Melissa Haswell & Komla Tsey	University of Queensland & James Cook University
The Role of Aboriginal Community Controlled Primary Health Care Services in Developing Community Capacity in Indigenous Communities	Scott Davis (Student)	University of Sydney*
The Role of Spirituality in Social and Emotional Wellbeing Initiatives: The Family Wellbeing Program at Yarrabah - Discussion Paper 7	Alexandra McEwan, Komla Tsey	University of Queensland
Understanding the Social & Emotional Wellbeing of Aboriginal Women after Childbirth, PhD research project	Tanya Koolmatrie (Student)	University of Melbourne*

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Healthy Skin

Title	Project Leader	Administering Organisation
B Cell Antigens	Bart Currie	Menzies School of Health Research
Delivery of Certificate 2 in Child Health Research	Ross Andrews	Menzies School of Health Research
East Arnhem Healthy Skin project	Ross Andrews and Chris Connors	Menzies School of Health Research
Facilitated development of a research project proposal to control scabies and strongyloides at Galiwinku	Ross Andrews	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 Medical Research*
Research towards Vaccines for Tropical Health	David Kemp	Queensland Institute of Medical Research*
Reprinting “ A handbook of skin conditions in Aboriginal populations of Australia” (2001)  Allen Green and Delwyn Dyall-Smith	Mary Stutters	Dept of Health & Ageing*
Wuchopperen skin study	Mark Wenitong & Patricia Valery	Queensland Institute of Medical Research*

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