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Diabetes And Cardiovascular Risk Among Indigenous Women After Pregnancy Complicated By Hyperglycaemia.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$128,224.00
Summary
Indigenous Australian women are at high risk of having GDM which increases the risk of developing both GDM in future pregnancies and T2DM. We want to clarify these risks and whether there are differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women. Ideally, we can intervene to prevent this cycle of disease as diabetes in pregnancy has long term poor health outcomes for both mothers and their offspring.
Family Study Of Ear Health And Metabolic Diseases In A Western Australian Aboriginal Community
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,054,741.00
Summary
A family-based study of diseases in a Western Australian Aboriginal community is planned. Patterns in DNA within families will be related to patterns of disease in two areas of health that are of major concern to this Aboriginal community, ear health in children (e.g. runny ears; perforated eardrums) and type 2 diabetes. Finding genetic determinants of disease provides information that can complement clinical, epidemiological and public health understanding of disease.
A Cluster Randomised Trial To Test A Systems Based Collaborative For Type 2 Diabetes Among Indigenous Australians
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,855,936.00
Summary
Type 2 diabetes is a condition which contibutes significantly to Indigenous disability and premature death. Increasing numbers of Indigenous Australians are developing Type 2 diabetes. To date there has been limited research on systematic approaches to improving screening and managment outcomes for Type 2 diabetes. This important research will test the effectiveness of a systems based collaborative approach to improve health outcomes for people with Type 2 diabetes.
A Type II Diabetes Adn Obesity Prevention Program For Primary School Aged Rural Indigenous Children
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,497,369.00
Summary
This project aims to develop and evaluate the impact of an innovative multi-component community and school-based program for type II diabetes and obesity prevention program for Indigenous and non-Indigenous rural children.
Telehealth Facilitation Of Diabetes And Cardiovascular Care In Australia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,224,834.00
Summary
Teleretinal imaging will be used to assess risk for diabetic retinopathy and cardiovascular disease and the value of this service will be used to implement a full suite of telehealth services using an already developed web-based open source software application that is made available to this project license free. The Telehealth service is expected to reduce the impact of chronic disease in Indigenous communities in a cost efficient manner and to reduce the health care disparity gap
Improving Pre-pregnancy Health And Pregnancy Outcomes In North Queensland Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Communities.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$316,819.00
Summary
It is widely recognised that one of the best protections against poor pregnancy outcomes is to have women commence pregnancy in good health, because healthy mothers tend to have healthy babies. The key aim of this research program is to identify opportunities and time-points for effective primary, secondary and tertiary interventions to improve health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women of childbearing age and their infants in north Queensland communities.
Understanding And Overcoming Cardiovascular And Diabetes Inequalities In Indigenous Australians
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$707,370.00
Summary
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders experience the highest rates of heart disease and diabetes of all Australians. The reasons for this large disparity is not yet fully understood. I propose to investigate the patterns, causes, complications and links between heart disease and diabetes in Indigenous populations to identify better ways of managing and preventing chronic disease in high risk communities.
Chronic Diseases In Aboriginal Australians: A Cohort Study With 20 Years Of Follow-up In A Remote Community
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$408,842.00
Summary
Our aims are to estimate lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and renal failure, and to assess the long term effects of early life risk factors on those conditions in Aboriginal Australians. Long term follow-up is crucial to investigate the natural history of chronic disease and their early life risk factors. A cohort in a remote Aboriginal community has been established since 1992. To achieve the aims of this project, we propose to extend the follow-up of this cohort to 20 years.
Improving Cardio-metabolic Health Outcomes In Indigenous Australian Mothers
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$320,891.00
Summary
This research program includes a series of linked mixed methods studies to inform development of acceptable, strength-based, and family-centred strategies to support Indigenous mothers to improve cardio-metabolic health: 1. linked epidemiological data analysis 2. qualitative research to understand perspectives of women and service providers 3. collaborative formative research and evaluation