Working With Horses To Promote The Wellbeing Of Aboriginal Youth: An Experiential Learning Approach For The Kimberley
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,516,797.00
Summary
This project aims to implement an Aboriginal-led Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) program in multiple locations across the Kimberley to enhance the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal youth. EAL is a learning approach where participants learn important life skills by 'doing' activities with horses. These activities enhance problem-solving skills, communication, self‐awareness, and emotional regulation by engaging multiple brain systems, which can help cope with disruptive life stressors.
Addressing Menstrual Health To Improve Adolescent Health And Development: Co-design Of An Acceptable And Scalable School-based Strategy In Myanmar
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$986,024.00
Summary
Our work in Myanmar has identified menstrual health to be a critical issue impacting on education and wellbeing for girls. We aim to produce an evidence-based and scalable strategy to improve adolescent menstrual health in Myanmar by: exploring needs and opportunities to address menstrual health across diverse school settings; Co-designing with girls and key stakeholders a strategy to improve menstrual health in Myanmar; piloting and evaluating the intervention package across diverse schools.
Advancing Equitable And Non-discriminatory Access To Health Services For First Nations Peoples: A Multidisciplinary Queensland Human Rights Act Case Study
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,279,602.00
Summary
The objective of this innovative study is to apply a multidisciplinary, right to health lens to critically explore & bring to light Indigenous Australians' experiences of racial discrimination in accessing equitable, quality & timely health services in urban, rural & remote locations. Research outcomes will be synthesised into a suite of project deliverables, with Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group guidance & community co-design, to advance inter-generational health justice.