Journal article

Building trust and sharing power for co-creation in Aboriginal health research: a stakeholder interview study

Simone Louise Sherriff, Hilary Miller, Allison Tong, Anna Williamson, Sumithra Muthayya, Sally Redman, Sandra Bailey, Sandra Eades, Abby Haynes

Evidence and Policy: a journal of research, debate and practice | Policy Press | Published : 2019

Abstract

Background: Historically, Aboriginal health research in Australia has been non-participatory, misrepresentative, and has produced few measurable improvements to community health. The Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health (SEARCH) was established to co-create and co-translate research. Over the past decade, SEARCH has built a sustainable partnership across policy, research, clinical and Aboriginal community sectors which has resulted in improvements in Aboriginal health through enhanced services, policies and programmes. Aims and objectives: This study describes the critical success factors behind SEARCH, focusing on how SEARCH was established, and continues to buil..

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council


Funding Acknowledgements

This study was developed as part of SEARCH (Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health), which is funded by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (358457, 512685, 1023998 and 1035378), the NSW Ministry of Health, Australian Primary Care Research Institute, beyondblue and the Rio Tinto Aboriginal Fund.