Desktop Review to consolidate the knowledge and evidence for three priority issues in the cancer care system

A Desktop Review was commissioned to inform the Improving Cancer Outcomes for Victorian Aboriginal Communities Working Group about existing evidence and knowledge in the areas of: 1) participation in clinical trials and research; 2) culturally safe and effective cancer treatment; and 3) self-identification and data quality.

Start Date - 1 July 2019

Partners: Menzies School of Health Research

Keeping our mob healthy in and out of prison

Keeping our mob healthy in and out of prison. Exploring Prison Health in Victoria to Improve Quality, Culturally Appropriate Health Care for Aboriginal PeopleDownload the Final Report

End Date - 27 February 2015

Is funder reporting undermining service delivery? Compliance reporting requirements of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations in Victoria

Kate Silburn, Alister Thorpe, Louise Carey, Yola Frank-Gray, Graeme Fletcher, Ken McPhail, and Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd

Partners: La Trobe University

End Date - 1 March 2016

“Not everyone has that support”: An evaluation of a series of harm reduction and AOD awareness activities within Victorian Aboriginal communities

Title: Not everyone has that support: An evaluation of a series of harm reduction and AOD awareness activities within Victorian Aboriginal communities, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, CollingwoodDownload the final report here 

Start Date - 1 October 2014

Authors: Chris Halacas, Bill Genat and Kulan Barney

Partners:

End Date - 22 June 2015

Mental health and Victorian Aboriginal people: what can data mining tell us?

Title: Mental health and Victorian Aboriginal people: what can data mining tell us?Access the publication from CSIRO Publishing Australian Journal of Primary Health 20(4) 350-355 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY14036Submitted: 3 March 2014  Accepted: 11 June 2014   Published: 23 July 2014

Start Date - 3 June 2013

Authors: Chris Halacas, Bill Genat and Kulan Barney

Partners:

End Date - 18 February 2014

Koori prisoner mental health and cognitive functioning study 2011 - 2013

Executive Summary Koori Prisoner Mental Health and Cognitive Function Study and the Koori Prisoner Mental Health and Cognitive Function Study Report

Partners: Monash University, Department of Justice

Yarning up with Children 2010 - 2012

Community report

Partners: , Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

Filling the gaps; nutrition and physical activity needs assessment for children 2011 - 2012

Feeding Our Future, nutrition and physical activity needs assessment for children 2011–2012

Partners: Royal Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Goreen Narrkwarren Ngrn-toura - Healthy Family Air 2008 - 2012

Healthy Family Air Review

Partners: Monash University, Baker IDI, Menzies School of Health Research, Royal Women’s Hospital WADS, QUIT Victoria

Australian Collaboration for Chlamydia Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance 2007 - 2010

ACCESS

Partners: Burnett Institute, Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

Revitalising Primary Health Care 2008 - 2011

Revitalizing Health For All

Partners: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health , Monash University, Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

Indigenous Hospital CVD Data Analysis 2009 - 2010

Partners:

Perspectives of Koori Men Accessing Dialysis Treatment 2008 - 2010

Thesis

Partners: , Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

A Written History of VACCHO 2008 - 2010

Thesis

Authors: Michael Hemingway

Partners:

Food security and Healthy Eating 2009 - 2010

Welcome to Kat Kat

Partners: Victoria University

Peer Mentoring and Chronic Disease Prevention in Western Suburbs of Melbourne 2009 - 2010

Journal article

Partners: Victoria University

Social determinants of Health for ACCHOS 2008 - 2010

Community Report

Partners: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health , Monash University

Aboriginal Perspectives of Early Childhood Development 2007 - 2010

PhD project

Partners: , Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

The Development of an Aboriginal child health, development and wellbeing survey 2007 - 200

Partners:

HPV Immunisations 2005 - 2008

Health InfoNet

Partners:

Making Healthy Choices for Ourselves 2007 - 2008

Partners:

Improving Access to Hepatitis C Treatment Services for Disadvantaged Groups 2006 - 2008

Community report

Partners: La Trobe University

Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Babies for Koori Communities 2005 - 2008

Journal article

Partners:

Success Stories from the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector in Victoria 2006

Community report

Partners: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health ,

Prison STI Project 2005 - 2006

Community report

Partners: La Trobe University,

Koori Kids and Otitis Media Prevention 2003 - 2006

PhD project

Partners: La Trobe University,

Victorian Aboriginal Ethics Project 2002 - 2007

Partners:

Early Detection Peer Education Evaluation 2003

Partners: Marie Stopes International

Snake Condoms Social Marketing Research 2003

Snake Condoms

Partners: Marie Stopes International

Photovoice Young People and Sexual Health 2001

Partners: Marie Stopes International

Comparison of Mildura Koorie Maternity Service and Victorian Maternity Services Client Satisfaction 2001

Journal article

Partners: La Trobe University