School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care
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The Centre is involved in the development of cross-country, interdisciplinary research programs on factors and processes that promote resilience, self-determination and improved health and well-being for Indigenous people.
Our interests cover a wide range of areas and settings, including Indigenous health competency in the health professions through to factors influencing health and wellbeing of Indigenous communities.
Current projects
- International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership 2009, Tri-nations collaboration. Educating for equity: Exploring how health professional education can reduce disparities in chronic disease care and improve outcomes for Indigenous populations.
- A Healthy Start to Life. Restor(y)ing Aboriginal Parenting: Development and evaluation of a culturally relevant program to support Aboriginal parents promoting their children's behavioural and social competence and readiness for school learning.
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Evaluation of the impact of Aboriginal health teaching and learning including:
- Evaluation of the impact of Aboriginal health curricula in medicine
- Evaluation of the impact of Aboriginal health curricula in podiatric medicine
- Integrated Aboriginal Health Curricula baseline and ongoing evaluation in Masters of Nursing Science Degree
- Teaching and Learning. Enhancing engagement: achieving better outcomes in Foundations of Animal and Human
Biology.
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
