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Programs and projects

This section provides details and links for programs and projects that address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's health.

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

When you click on one of the headings of the table, the list will be sorted according to that heading. For more information about the program, click on the title.

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Title	Reach	Focus	Evaluated
Aboriginal families study - Closing the gap in Indigenous maternal and child health outcomes	SA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal family support program	WA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal healthy women’s project	WA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal maternal health program	WA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal Maternity Group Practice	WA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal women with dependent children leaving prison project	NSW	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal women’s healing house	NSW	Indigenous	-
Anawim emergency housing intake service	WA	Indigenous	-
Anyinginyi fetal alcohol spectrum disorder project	NT	Indigenous	-
Apunipima baby basket	QLD	Indigenous	-
Asking questions about alcohol in pregancy (AQUA) study	VIC	Mainstream	-
Binya Gurang - Promotion of breastfeeding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women	NSW	Indigenous	-
Black chicks talking	QLD	Indigenous	-
Blue Mountains Aboriginal healthy for life program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Boronia Women's Prison Hospitality and catering program	WA	Mainstream	-
Breaking the cycle	WA	Indigenous	-
Breast Cancer Care WA Indigenous program	WA	Indigenous	-
BreastScreen Australia program	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Building a perinatal service model for a Western Australian Aboriginal community	WA	Indigenous
Building solid families (BSF)	WA	Indigenous	-
Campbelltown intergenerational Aboriginal project	NSW	Indigenous	-
Central Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Programs Unit (CAAAPU) alcohol and other drug programs	NT	Indigenous
Cherbourg healthy pregnancies project	QLD	Indigenous	-
Closing the gap: Early childhood sustained home visiting for families of Aboriginal infants in an urban community (Bulundidi Gudaga)	NSW	Indigenous	-
Community Kitchens program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Connections: Aboriginal women's art therapy group	NSW	Indigenous	-
Core of life’s National Indigenous program	VIC	Indigenous	-
Darayiga guya mapu (come here: talk feeling)	NSW	Indigenous	-
Deadly sista girlz (Dare to dream)	WA	Indigenous	-
Deadly tots	NSW	Indigenous	-
Development of the first screening and diagnostic service for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Australia	National	Mainstream	-
Early childhood nutrition and anaemia prevention program	NT	Indigenous	-
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) adaptation	QLD	Indigenous	-
Female group	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Female relapse prevention	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder action group	National	Mainstream	-
Folate intake and blood folate levels in the Western Australian Aboriginal population	WA	Indigenous	-
Goreen Narrkwarren Ngrn-toura - Healthy family air	VIC	Indigenous	-
Growing strong: feeding you and your baby	QLD	Indigenous
Gunbalanya family safety program	NT	Indigenous	-
HEALInG program, healthy eating activities (and) lifestyles (for) Indigenous groups	NSW	Indigenous	-
Healthy family circle program: supporting women caring for children	NSW	Indigenous	-
Healthy for life	National	Indigenous	-
Healthy ways project	SA	Indigenous
Immunising Aboriginal mothers with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to prevent infant ear disease and pneumococcal carriage. (PneuMum).	NT	Indigenous	-
Improving services for women who are pregnant and alcohol dependent	National	Mainstream	-
Improving young women's sexual and reproductive health	VIC	Indigenous	-
Indigenous storybook	WA	Indigenous	-
Indigenous women’s project: newborns asthma and parental smoking (NAPS)	WA	Indigenous	-
Infant Feeding Guidelines	NT	Indigenous	-
Karinga women's release and diversion hostel	SA	Indigenous	-
Karpandi women’s centre	SA	Indigenous	-
Karrka Kirnti Aboriginal women’s cultural program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Koori girls youth program	VIC	Indigenous	-
Koori women get active	VIC	Indigenous	-
Kooris in the kitchen	VIC	Indigenous	-
Kurbingui Youth Development Association (KYDA) Family violence project	QLD	Indigenous	-
Making choices: moderate intensity women’s program for general offending	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Maningrida child safety service	NT	Indigenous	-
Marulu: the Lililwan project	WA	Indigenous	-
Maternal and child health program	WA	Indigenous	-
Maternal and neonatal outcomes of maternal pituri use	National	Indigenous	-
Moort Warrping Warr (Family playing place)	WA	Indigenous	-
Moree Aboriginal Women's Community Kitchen	NSW	Indigenous	-
Mubali	NSW	Indigenous	-
Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place: women's network	VIC	Indigenous	-
Murundhu dharaa	NSW	Indigenous	-
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and maternal health exemplar site initiative	National	Indigenous	-
National Indigenous foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) resource project	National	Indigenous	-
Nganampa Health Council Child and maternal health program	SA	Indigenous	-
Ngarrwa	NSW	Indigenous	-
Ngurrungu yolnguwung mala djaamapuy	NT	Indigenous	-
No safe amount - the effects of alcohol in pregnancy	National	Indigenous	-
Nunga STARS (Strengthening true Aboriginal radiating spirit) program	SA	Indigenous	-
Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service foetal alcohol spectrum disorders program	WA	Indigenous	-
Outreach in the outback	WA	Indigenous	-
Outreach Support and Transitional Housing for Itinerant Women, Catherine Booth House	NT	Indigenous	-
PneuMum: a randomised controlled trial of pneumococcal polysaccharide immunisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers to protect their babies from ear disease	Not specified	Indigenous	-
Safe families	NT	Indigenous	-
Sistas and aunties program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Sisters day out	VIC	Indigenous	-
Social and cultural resilience of Aboriginal mothers in prison (SCREAM)	National	Indigenous	-
Solid Boodjari Yorgas (Indigenous pregnancy and smoking research project)	WA	Indigenous	-
Speak out speak strong project	NSW	Indigenous	-
Strong spirit strong future	WA	Indigenous	-
Strong women, strong babies, strong culture	NT	Indigenous
The joy of movement	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Walking together program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Well Baby Clinic	NT	Mainstream	-
Well women's cancer screening program	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Women’s development project	NT	Indigenous	-
Women’s health program for Yarrabah women	QLD	Indigenous	-
Wurli Wurlinjang child and maternal/women’s health program	NT	Indigenous	-
Young women's community health program	NT	Indigenous	-
Yowarling family project (Singing up)	WA	Indigenous	-

Last updated: 21 May 2012

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