Category: News & Articles
... - University of Newcastle Pro Vice-Chancellor for Indigenous Strategy and Development, and Associate Professor Kelvin Kong - Newcastle-based ... Media is a middle ear infection that disproportionately impacts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, with many affected by the age of 12 ...
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... a new project offering early intervention in ear health for Aboriginal communities A $69,000 RP Medical Fund philanthropic grant ... communities throughout the Hunter New England region. Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon and HMRI researcher Dr Kelvin Kong, will lead ... about reducing the disparity that exists between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids and our non-Indigenous population. “This ...
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... 2022, Associate Professor Michelle Kennedy from the Equity in Health and Wellbeing Research Program, is driving a fresh new way of conducting ... her going out into her community and collecting stories from local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women about smoking and becoming pregnant, ...
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... in Regional Health A healthcare partnership that aligns clinicians and researchers across the Hunter New England, Central Coast and ... comprises 6% of the Australian population and 35% of the State’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. In a joint statement, research hub ...
Category: Research
The Problem: In a recent study by CI Rae and Mah, the mental health of a cohort of Indigenous women during ... to very high levels of psychological distress levels in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (2004-05). In the categories of ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Social and cultural aspects of alcohol consumption and population patterns of ... naturally wanted to find ways to fix them. My PhD focused on helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women quit smoking during pregnancy - a major ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... that time, I have worked in rural NSW researching with colleagues and patients to understand more deeply a range of healthcare issues ... infant feeding, rehabilitation, dermatology, rheumatology and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Research interests Healthcare ...
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... health researchers for a quit-smoking program focused on pregnant Aboriginal women Aboriginal communities across Australia will benefit ... culturally competent smoking cessation program focused on the health and wellbeing of pregnant Aboriginal women. The pilot study, called ‘ ... in collaboration with health service providers in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and led to high levels of engagement ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... by community pharmacists Educating patients on self-care Health and digital literacy Improving access to care, particularly for rural populations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Brief Profile Sarah is the Australian ...
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... awarded to Newcastle researchers working to better support patients and their carers in the latest Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) ... Gulibaa (Coolamon) Project – a co-designed model of care supporting Aboriginal mothers across NSW to be smoke-free in pregnancy and beyond. Only one in 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who smoke, successfully quit during ...