Aboriginal Health

Aboriginal Health

Working in partnership with Aboriginal stakeholders and community groups, our researchers are addressing the high rates of chronic disease and their causes, the over-representation of indigenous children in care and protection systems, and the psychosocial determinants of health and illness. We are committed not only to the development of more effective therapies and early intervention strategies, but to rigorous research that will underpin policy development and support innovative practice to address the complex health issues affecting Aboriginal people.

Aboriginal
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Areas of strength

  • Epidemiology of chronic disease and health transition
  • Clinical interventions, health system improvements and workforce development
  • Translation of research evidence into clinical and public health practice
  • Cancer treatment access, outcomes and monitoring
  • Building skills and capacity of Aboriginal people in research
  • Child protection

The decade differential

Closing the gap is a challenge that Chair in Aboriginal Health within the Sansom Institute for Health Research at UniSA, Professor Alex Brown, is keen to resolve within the current life span of Aboriginal adults.

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You can help

Support our researchers continue their work in preventing illness, improving health systems and services, creating more effective therapies, and advancing health equality.

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Aboriginal Health research groups

Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit

Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit (WARU)

Professor Alex Brown
Focusing on the significant gap between the health status and life opportunities available to Aboriginal people when compared to other Australians.

Positive Futures

Positive Futures

Associate Professor Alwin Chong
We are a national research Unit dedicated to improving the lives of Aboriginal children through rigorous research evidence that will influence policy and practice in child protection.

 

 

Support our researchers continue their work in preventing illness, improving health systems and services, creating more effective therapies, and advancing health equality.

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Areas of study and research

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