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PROF KERRY ARABENA

Positions

Academic, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Publications

Selected publications

2017
- Journal Articles
  - An Introduction from Kerry Arabena, the New IAEH President 2017
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Suicidal behaviour in Indigenous compared to non-Indigenous males in urban and regional Australia: Prevalence data suggest disparities increase across age groups. 2017
2016
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - 'What hope can look like': The First 1000 days - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families.. Developing Practice. 44. 2016
  - An Australian model of the First 1000 Days: an Indigenous-led process to turn an international initiative into an early-life strategy benefiting indigenous families 2016
  - Exploring Aboriginal patients' experiences of cardiac care at a major metropolitan hospital in Melbourne. Australian Health Review. 40. 2016
  - Oceania 2016
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - Addressing structural challenges for the sexual health and well-being of Indigenous women in Australia. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 92. 2016
  - Hands Make Us Human 2016
2015
- Research Book Chapters
  - Climate Change: Impact on Country and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture. Climate change adaptation by community based health and social service organisations. CSIRO Publications. 2015
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Exploring Ecosystems and Health by Shifting to a Regional Focus: Perspectives from the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12. 2015
  - Post-normal reconciliation - using science to reframe the reconciliation agenda. Australian Aboriginal Studies. 2015
  - Primary health-care responses to methamphetamine use in Australian Indigenous communities. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 21. 2015
2014
- Journal Articles Unrefereed
  - The First 1000 Days: catalysing equity outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Medical Journal of Australia. 200. 2014
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - Building evidence about effective health promotion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 20. 2014
- Minor Reports and Working Papers
  - Treatment guidelines, training and information resources about methamphetamine (ice) use for Victorian Aboriginal communities 2014
2013
- Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
  - Future initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Medical Journal of Australia. 199. 2013
2011
- Journal Articles
  - Forests as landscapes for reconciliation. Australian Forestry. 74. 2011
  - The Lowitja Institute: building a national strategic research agenda to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Medical Journal of Australia. 194. 2011
2010
- Book Chapters
  - All knowledge is indigenous. Tackling Wicked Problems: Through the Transdisciplinary Imagination. 2010
2008
- Journal Articles
  - Life B’long Ali Drummond: A life in the Torres Strait. Australian Aboriginal Studies. 2008
2007
- Journal Articles
  - Evaluating Australian Indigenous community health promotion initiatives: a selective review.. Rural and Remote Health. 7. 2007
2006
- Conference Proceedings
  - Preachers, policies and power: The reproductive health of adolescent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2006
2005
- Journal Articles
  - Evaluating an indigenous sexual health peer education project.. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 16. 2005
2002
- Journal Articles
  - The Well Person's Health Check: a population screening program in indigenous communities in north Queensland.. Australian Health Review. 25. 2002

Research

Investigator on

Contract
- First 1000 Days awarded by DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES DISABILITY SERVICES 2017 - 2019
- Healthy Country Healthy People awarded by PARKS VICTORIA 2017
- Early childhood service integration awarded by LOWITJA INSTITUTE 2016 - 2019
- Lowitja Institute Student Scholarship Agreement - THORPE awarded by LOWITJA INSTITUTE 2016 - 2019
- Exploring potential impacts of family empowerment and NCD prevention strategies on achieving early life equity for Indigenous and Tribal peoples in Australia and Indonesia. awarded by AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA CENTRE 2016 - 2018
- Lowitja Institute Student Scholarship Agreement - Munro Harrison awarded by LOWITJA INSTITUTE 2016 - 2018
- The Lowitja Institute CRC CO-funding Scholarship Program awarded by LOWITJA INSTITUTE 2016 - 2018
- FIRST 1000 DAYS INDIGENOUS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY awarded by DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 2016 - 2017
- Cervical Self Collection Pilot Project awarded by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2015 - 2016
- Evaluation of Gathering Place Model In Victoria awarded by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2015 - 2016
- Evaluation of the Aboriginal Gathering Places in the Eastern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne awarded by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2015 - 2016
- Healthy Parks, Healthy People - Aboriginal wellbeing project awarded by PARKS VICTORIA 2015
- The Lowitja Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health CRC administered by Melbourne School of Population and Global Health 2014 - 2019
- Tidda's Count to Ten Project awarded by YOOWINNA WURNALUNG HEALING SERVICE 2014 - 2015
- Engagement methods and policy analysis awarded by LOWITJA INSTITUTE 2013 - 2014
- Supporting Access Health to better meet the needs of Aboriginal clients in St Kilda awarded by SALVATION ARMY CRISIS SERVICES 2013
- ONEMDA VICHEALTH KOORI HEALTH UNIT - VICHEALTH awarded by VIC HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION 2009 - 2017
- Engagement methods and policy analysis awarded by LOWITJA INSTITUTE
Grant
- CENTRE FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE TO PROMOTE SAFER FAMILIES: TAILORING EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND NOVEL INTERVENTIONS FOR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (Centres of Research Excellence) awarded by NHMRC 2016 - 2022
- BUILDING A SIMULATION MODEL TO IMPROVE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK PREDICTION AND TREATMENT FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS (Project Grants) awarded by NHMRC 2016 - 2018
- Unfitness to plead and indefinite detention of persons with cognitive impairments: addressing the legal barriers and creating appropriate alternative supports in the community (Research and Data Working Group Disability Research Project) awarded by NSW DEPT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES 2015 - 2017
- UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO POSTPARTUM CARE FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER WOMEN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES (Research Fund) awarded by DIABETES AUSTRALIA- QUEENSLAND 2014 - 2016
- DEVELOPMENT OF GATEKEEPER TRAINING TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT YOUTH SUICIDE (2014 Mental Health Targeted Call for Research) awarded by NHMRC - 2017

Awards

Education and training

PhD, Australian National University 2010
Grad.Dip, University of South Australia 1992
B.Soc.wk, Queensland University of Technology 1989

Contact Details
- kerry.arabena@unimelb.edu.au
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