Public health

The health of urban Aboriginal children

Australian Aboriginal children are more likely than non-Aboriginal children to have developmental vulnerability at school entry that tracks through to poorer literacy and numeracy outcomes and mult

Driver licensing: descriptive epidemiology of a social determinant of Aboriginal Driver licensing: descriptive epidemiology of a social determinant of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Torres Strait Islander health

This study will involve an in-depth examination of factors underlying the high involvement in road crashes by Aboriginal people in Australia.

Reuse of wastewater in aboriginal communities

Western Australia is a very arid area and freshwater is a precious resource. The wise and efficient use of this resource is essential for the establishment of communities in this region.

Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Aboriginal And Non-Aboriginal Peoples.

Heart failure is the inability of the heart to provide adequate blood to meet the needs of the body, leading to lethargy, breathlessness and an early death.

“Building strength in coming together”: A mixed methods study using the arts to explore smoking with staff working in Indigenous tobacco control

Tobacco is a major risk factor contributing to Indigenous health disparities.

“I know it’s bad for me and yet I do it”: exploring the factors that perpetuate smoking in Aboriginal Health Workers - a qualitative study

Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) have a mandate to deliver smoking cessation support to Aboriginal people.

Top End Tobacco Project

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded Top End Tobacco Project aimed to reduce tobacco smoking in three remote Aboriginal communities plus several homelands in the Top End