Cooperative Research Centre Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (CRCATSIH)

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Category:

  Non-government

Description

The Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (CRCATSIH) was established in January 2010, following in the footsteps of its predecessors the CRC for Aboriginal and Tropical Health (1996-2003) and the CRC for Aboriginal Health (2003-09). The Australian Government is funding its activities to 30 June 2014 through the DIISR's CRC Program, with funds and in-kind support provided by the CRC's essential participants. CRCATSIH activities are overseen by the Board, with a majority of members being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

Hosted by the Lowitja Institute, the CRCATSIH is a virtual organisation that brings together the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector, government health agencies and research institutions to ensure that research conducted into Aboriginal health is controlled by and benefits Aboriginal people.

The research programs are:

• Healthy start, healthy life - research focused on reducing the chronic illness risk across the life-course, and improving early intervention and chronic illness management
• Healthy communities and settings - research focused on the capacity of local communities and organisations to develop interventions that address the determinants of health across a range of local sectors and settings
• Enabling policy and systems - research enabling the reform of policy and programs, workforce development, and whole-of-government approaches to Indigenous health.
  

Abstract adapted from Lowitja Institute

Contacts

The Lowitja Institute
179 Grattan Street
Carlton Vic 3053
PO Box 650
South Carlton Vic 3053
Ph: (03) 8341 5555
Fax: (03) 8341 5599
Email: admin@lowitja.org.au

To contact individual staff members, please go to http://www.lowitja.org.au/contact

Links

• View website: The Lowitja Institute