Journal article
The Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health (SEARCH): A long-term platform for closing the gap
D Wright, R Gordon, D Carr, JC Craig, E Banks, S Muthayya, S Wutzke, SJ Eades, S Redman
Public Health Research and Practice | SAX INST | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.17061/phrp2631635
Abstract
The full potential for research to improve Aboriginal health has not yet been realised. This paper describes an established long-term action partnership between Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs), the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales (AH&MRC), researchers and the Sax Institute, which is committed to using high-quality data to bring about health improvements through better services, policies and programs. The ACCHSs, in particular, have ensured that the driving purpose of the research conducted is to stimulate action to improve health for urban Aboriginal children and their families. This partnership established a cohort study of 1600 urb..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the SEARCH participants, their communities and the staff at participating ACCHSs. This work was supported through grants to SEARCH from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (grant numbers 358457, 512685, 1023998 and 1035378), the NSW Ministry of Health, the Australian Primary Care Research Institute, beyondblue and the Rio Tinto Aboriginal Fund. SEARCH is conducted in partnership with the AH&MRC and four Aboriginal medical services across NSW: Awabakal Limited, Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation, Sydney West Aboriginal Health Service, and Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation.