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Programs and projects

This section provides details and links for programs and projects that address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's health in rural and remote areas.

Details and links (where available) relating to relevant programs, projects and lessons learned are collected here.

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Title	Reach	Focus	Evaluated
0-5 studio project (Gumala Aboriginal Corporation)	WA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal communities water supply and sewerage program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands: development, delivery and evaluation of a training program for Aboriginal health workers to promote the musculoskeletal health of Indigenous people living in a rural community	NSW	Indigenous
Aboriginal Health Worker telephone support cancer network	NT	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal lands clean-up program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal remote communities power station project	WA	Indigenous	-
Accessing palliative care in the Kimberley's remote Aboriginal communities	WA	Indigenous
Alpurrurulam skateboard program	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC) best practice guide for local government	National	Indigenous	-
Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC) current and affiliated dog health programs	National	Indigenous	-
Animal management worker program	NT	Indigenous	-
Audit of Kimberley Aboriginal patients with proteinuria, chronic kidney disease and end stage kidney disease	WA	Indigenous	-
Australian feral camel management project	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Barkly Shire Council animal health program	NT	Indigenous	-
Barriers to effective infectious and parasitic disease interventions in Aboriginal communities	QLD	Indigenous	-
Best practice in early intervention, assessment and treatment of depression and substance misuse (BEAT project)	NT	Indigenous	-
Bourke alcohol working group	NSW	Mainstream	-
Breathe easy, walk easy training program	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Building a perinatal service model for a Western Australian Aboriginal community	WA	Indigenous
Bush mobile program	NT	Indigenous	-
Cape York cannabis project	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Central Australian youth link up service (CAYLUS)	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content
Community services and assistance project (Gumala Aboriginal Corporation)	WA	Indigenous	-
Continence education in remote Australia project (CERAP) for Indigenous Health Workers	National	Indigenous	-
Coorong good food program	SA	Mainstream	-
Desert dogs	NT	Indigenous	-
Drink safe community initiative	NSW	Mainstream	-
DriveSafe NT remote	NT	Indigenous	-
Driving simulator for APY lands	SA	Indigenous	-
East Arnhem Shire Council animal welfare program	NT	Indigenous	-
Eat well outback South Australia project	SA	Mainstream	-
Fitzroy Valley palliative care service	WA	Indigenous
Fitzroy Valley physical activity program	WA	Indigenous	-
Fixing houses for better health projects	National	Indigenous
Food in rural South Australia survey	SA	Mainstream	-
Goldfields community drug service team	WA	Mainstream	-
Grey nomads: health and health preparation of older travellers in remote Australia	VIC	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Groote Eylandt liquor management	NT	Indigenous
Guidelines and best practice documentation - water services in remote Indigenous communities	National	Indigenous	-
Guidelines best practice docs - remote Indigenous communities: drinking water quality capacity building for remote Queensland communities	QLD	Indigenous	-
Haemodialysis outcomes of remote Kimberley origin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients	WA	Indigenous
Health and education needs analysis project (Gumala Aboriginal Corporation)	WA	Indigenous	-
Health Interactive technology	National	Indigenous
Heart of the heart	NT	Indigenous	-
Hot water use and water heating systems in remote Indigenous communities	National	Indigenous	-
Housing strategy project (Gumala Aboriginal Corporation)	WA	Indigenous	-
Indigenous community action to reduce harms associated with heavy cannabis use in remote communities in the Cape York region	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Indigenous community dog health program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Julian Burton Burns Trust: Aboriginal strategy	SA	Indigenous	-
Kalgoorlie alcohol action project (KAAP)	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content
Kimberley renal services	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Kuka Kanyini project	SA	Indigenous	-
Lifestyle education program	National	Indigenous	-
Linking youth and families together (LYFT)	VIC	Mainstream	-
Litter reduction pilot program East Arnhem	NT	Indigenous	-
Mai Wiru regional stores policy	SA	Indigenous	-
Mangarri Palya community cooking and nutrition project	NT	Indigenous	-
Maningrida Smoke-busters	NT	Indigenous
Marulu: the Lililwan project	WA	Indigenous	-
Matharkal homelands resource centre, Mapuru food cooperative	NT	Indigenous	-
Milingimbi water management	NT	Indigenous	-
Our body, our community, our choice (In our own words) project	QLD	Indigenous	-
Outreach in the outback	WA	Indigenous	-
Partnerships for better health outcomes for Indigenous injecting drug users (IDUs)	VIC	Indigenous	-
Partnerships in rural health project	WA	Mainstream
People on country, healthy landscapes and Indigenous economic futures	NT	Indigenous	-
Petrol sniffing strategy	National	Indigenous
Pilot project for community engagement in water conservation at Ali Curung	NT	Indigenous	-
Protecting our mob from the pandemic	NSW	Indigenous	-
Quality of life and palliative care for clients in remote communities in the Northern Territory	NT	Indigenous	-
Reducing Aboriginal children's tobacco smoke exposure in the Pilbara	WA	Indigenous	-
Relapse prevention trial	NT	Indigenous	-
Remote and Indigenous communities clean up program	National	Indigenous	-
Remote areas driver education and training	NT	Indigenous	-
Remote areas essential services program (RAESP)	WA	Indigenous	-
Remote Indigenous gardens network	National	Indigenous	-
Remote Indigenous stores and takeaways project	National	Indigenous	-
Remote Meals on wheels training package	NT	Indigenous	-
Renal (dialysis) health project (Gumala Aboriginal Corporation)	WA	Indigenous	-
Road safety education in remote South Australian Indigenous communities	SA	Indigenous	-
Road safety in Bidyadanga	WA	Indigenous	-
Road safety infrastructure assessments of 66 Aboriginal communities	NSW	Indigenous	-
Royalties for regions	WA	Mainstream	-
Rural Aboriginal Health Worker program	SA	Indigenous	-
Rural and remote road safety collaborative study: research and intervention to reduce economic, medical and social costs of road crashes in North Queensland	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Safety promotion and injury prevention program for rural and remote Aboriginal health and community workers	NSW	Indigenous	-
School Nutrition Program	NT	Indigenous
Sexual health program	SA	Indigenous	-
Skin pathogens	NT	Indigenous	-
Social, emotional, cultural and spiritual wellbeing framework project	QLD	Indigenous	-
Story development project	NT	Indigenous	-
Strategic Indigenous housing and infrastructure program (now incorporated under the National partnership agreement on remote Indigenous housing)	NT	Indigenous
Strong literacy and numeracy in communities	NT	Indigenous	-
Substance use program (Tullawon Health Service)	SA	Indigenous	-
Substance use services of Nganampa Health Council	SA	Indigenous	-
Supporting women in rural areas diagnosed with breast cancer program	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands; APY Lands: waste management trials	SA	Indigenous	-
The Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Indigenous population project	National	Indigenous	-
Tiwi mental health service	NT	Indigenous	-
Tom Price elderly complex	WA	Indigenous	-
Trachoma screening in the Kimberley	WA	Indigenous	-
Umbakumba aged care program	NT	Indigenous	-
UPK	SA	Indigenous	-
Urlampe septic tank project	NT	Indigenous	-
Water and wastewater services in remote (including Indigenous) communities	National	Indigenous	-
Waterproofing homelands – Kimberley water strategy	WA	Indigenous	-
Well women's cancer screening program	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Western desert kidney health project	WA	Indigenous	-
Woorabinda road safety trial	QLD	Indigenous	-
Working Together for Healthier Mullewa Kids	WA	Indigenous	-
Wurli-Wurlinjang alcohol and other drug unit	NT	Indigenous	-
Yard proud in Engawala	NT	Indigenous	-
Yiriman youth project	WA	Indigenous	-
Yirrkala active cooking	NT	Indigenous	-
Yiyili composting program	WA	Indigenous	-
Youth wellbeing project	NT	Indigenous	-
Yuendumu old peoples program	NT	Indigenous	-

Last updated: 23 May 2012

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