Programs and projects

2008

How can community housing programs contribute to improving child health? (2008)

Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health

The project Housing improvement and child health (HICH) study, undertaken by the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH), is described within this factsheet, and is the largest and most comprehensive study to date on the impact of improvements in household infrastructure on the health of young children and their carers.

Adapted from Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) abstract

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Reducing skin infections in Aboriginal communities (2008)

Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health

The East Arnhem healthy skin project ran for three years from September 2004 to August 2007. During this time a healthy skin program was conducted in five remote Aboriginal communities and the findings are summarised within this fact sheet.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

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