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Developing A Holistic Approach To Economic Evaluations In Aboriginal Child Health
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$64,057.00
Summary
Aboriginal communities have health and non-outcomes they value in the delivery of health services. Little is known about how all these outcomes are captured in economic evaluations of interventions in Aboriginal child health and whether they align or differ from the outcomes policy makers find useful in economic evaluation reports. Projects from this PhD may provide further insight into the development of holistic approaches to economic evaluations in Aboriginal child health.
Preventing Hospital Readmission In A Regional Australian Hospital Setting
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$565,695.00
Summary
Hospitals face high levels of emergency presentations and demand for inpatient care particularly for Aboriginal Australian people from remote communities. Readmissions lead to overcrowded emergency departments and poorer patient outcomes. We will evaluate the efficacy of a multidimensional case-based management intervention linking hospital and primary health in a regional Australian hospital with the aim of reducing hospital readmission and improving patient outcomes.
Development And Validation Of An Indigenous Quality Of Life And Wellbeing Index (IQWI) For Health Decision-making
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,303,527.00
Summary
This project will use innovative methods to develop a new index for measuring quality of life and wellbeing for Indigenous people. Existing tools do not capture all aspects of wellbeing and quality of life that are important to Indigenous people. A measure that is based on the values and preferences of Indigenous people will improve the relevance and transparency of clinical and health policy decision making for Indigenous Australians
Reducing Indigenous incarceration using Justice Reinvestment: an exploratory case study. Utilising Justice Reinvestment methodology, this project explores the conditions, governance and cultural appropriateness of re-investing resources otherwise spent on incarceration, into services to enhance juvenile offenders’ ability to remain in their community to reduce further criminal behaviours and health costs associated with incarceration.
Youth services in remote communities. This project aims to improve outcomes for high-risk youth in remote communities in Australia and Canada. It will establish a transdisciplinary research network comprising researchers and services experienced in delivering programmes to high-risk youth; develop a universal intervention definition, and a useful, scientifically rigorous evaluation framework; and integrate the intervention and evaluation framework into participating services’ routine service del ....Youth services in remote communities. This project aims to improve outcomes for high-risk youth in remote communities in Australia and Canada. It will establish a transdisciplinary research network comprising researchers and services experienced in delivering programmes to high-risk youth; develop a universal intervention definition, and a useful, scientifically rigorous evaluation framework; and integrate the intervention and evaluation framework into participating services’ routine service delivery. This project expects to increase the number and quality of services available for high-risk youth, improve their social, health and economic outcomes, and generate positive economic benefit for their communities.Read moreRead less
To Improve The Quality And Access To Dialysis Treatments By Indigenous Australians From Remote Areas By Using A Patient-centred Approach To Determine The Cost-effectiveness Of Treatment Models That Include The Health, Social And Economic Impact
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,195,023.00
Summary
Compared to other Australians, Indigenous people from remote areas suffer disproportionately from kidney disease. In order to access treatment they must often relocate, sometimes permanently to urban areas. Communities advocate for services closer to home but most health providers see remote area delivery as prohibitively costly. The study will assess the relative cost-benefits of more patient-centered models of care that are inclusive of impacts on patients, families and communities.
What Works To Reduce Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Smoking? A National Evaluation Of Tobacco Control Initiatives For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander People
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$120,603.00
Summary
My study ties in with a large national project that aims to find out what works to reduce smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. I will look specifically at one tobacco control approach and its effect on steps toward quitting and staying quit in this group. Together with findings from the broader study, this research will provide valuable new information to help reduce smoking, the number one killer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Turning passion for sport into an opportunity to improve child health in remote communities. Working with a rugby league football team, this social marketing project will address the poor health outcomes and high rates of infectious disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The benefits of the project include reduced diarrhoeal, skin and respiratory infections; and engaged and empowered communities.
Improving health and lifestyle of indigenous Australians in the Western Desert. This program aims to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes, whilst providing a supportive environment, to better the health of the Martu people though the provision of activities and services and strengthening of partnerships between service agencies and the local community. By developing the Indigenous workforce and building the community capacity to self-manage health, a reduction in the discrepancy in health ind ....Improving health and lifestyle of indigenous Australians in the Western Desert. This program aims to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes, whilst providing a supportive environment, to better the health of the Martu people though the provision of activities and services and strengthening of partnerships between service agencies and the local community. By developing the Indigenous workforce and building the community capacity to self-manage health, a reduction in the discrepancy in health indicators between Indigenous and other Australians can be achieved. The findings from this research will provide important information regarding methods to provide for better health for Indigenous Australians and develop a template for intervention design in other remote communities.Read moreRead less
Addressing Evidence-practice Gaps To Improve Maternal And Child Health Outcomes In Vulnerable Populations
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$622,655.00
Summary
The overall goal of this fellowship program is to contribute to ‘closing the gap’ in maternal and child health outcomes in Indigenous, refugee and other vulnerable and socially disadvantaged population groups by working at the interface of policy, health services and community to co-design and implement policy-relevant research needed to achieve sustained improvements in maternal and child health outcomes.