Programs and projects

This section provides details and links for programs and projects that address kidney health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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

Title	Reach	Focus
Aboriginal health promotion and chronic care partnership (AHPACC) initiative	VIC	Indigenous
Aboriginal remote telehealth (ART) pilot trial	WA	Indigenous
Accurate assessment of renal function and progression of chronic kidney disease in Indigenous Australians (eGFR study)	National	Indigenous
Antecedents of renal disease in Aboriginal children and young adults (ARDAC) study	NSW	Indigenous
Audit of Kimberley Aboriginal patients with proteinuria, chronic kidney disease and end stage kidney disease	WA	Indigenous
Aunty Jean's good health team program - Aboriginal chronic & complex care program	NSW	Indigenous
Binnanendi	SA	Indigenous
Building healthy communities	National	Mainstream
Central Australia renal study	National	Indigenous
Chronic care for Aboriginal people program	NSW	Indigenous
Chronic condition management strategies in Aboriginal communities	SA	Indigenous
Chronic conditions program	SA	Indigenous
Circle of Hope	National	Indigenous
Clinical review of dialysis patients originating in the Kimberley region	WA	Indigenous
Cooking healthy and physical activity project (CHAPA)	NT	Mainstream
Danila Dilba kidney health program	NT	Indigenous
Family accommodation initiative transplant housing (FAITH) program	WA	Mainstream
Family study of ear health and metabolic diseases in a WA Aboriginal community	WA	Indigenous
Genetic studies investigating the cause of the Tiwi Islanders renal disease	NT	Indigenous
Gomeroi gaaynggal – Gomeroi babies program	NSW	Indigenous
Haemodialysis outcomes of remote Kimberley origin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients	WA	Indigenous
Health eTowns	National	Mainstream
Healthy for life	National	Indigenous
Healthy start, healthy life	National	Indigenous
Implications of early life and contemporary influences on body composition, mental health, and precursors of chronic diseases in the Aboriginal birth cohort study	National	Indigenous
Improving care for people with advance chronic kidney disease: the I’m OK project	NT	Indigenous
Improving Indigenous patient access to kidney transplantation (IMPAKT)	National	Indigenous
Kanyini vascular collaboration	National	Indigenous
Kidney disease and Aboriginal health consulting	National	Indigenous
Kidney kiosk	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content
Kimberley renal services	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content
Lifescripts: advice for healthy living	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content
Live longer! campaign	National	Indigenous
Lurrtjurringa lan program	WA	Indigenous
Malpa	National	Indigenous
National renal Indigenous resource collaborative (NRIRC)	National	Indigenous
Northern Territory Australian better health initiative (ABHI) primary care integration project	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content
Northern Territory renal access program	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content
One deadly step	NSW	Indigenous
Outreach in the outback	WA	Indigenous
Painting the Future	International	Indigenous
Palliative care for renal clients living in remote settings project	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content
POST-RENAL (randomised evaluation of normal vs augmented level of renal replacement therapy in ICU)	International	Mainstream
Renal (dialysis) health project (Gumala Aboriginal Corporation)	WA	Indigenous
Renal health education nurse (Gelganyem project)	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content
Sharing the true stories project	NT	Indigenous
Study of environment on Aboriginal resilience and child health (SEARCH)	NSW	Indigenous
The DRUID follow up survey: diabetes and related disorders in urban Indigenous people in the Darwin region	NT	Indigenous
The DRUID study: diabetes and related disorders in urban Indigenous people in the Darwin region	NT	Indigenous
The relationship of body composition, renal impairment and inflammatory cytokines in Indigenous people with diabetes	NT	Indigenous
Tiwi pakajura primary prevention program	NT	Indigenous
Umoona Kidney Project	SA	Indigenous
Well person’s health check day	QLD	Indigenous
Western desert kidney health project	WA	Indigenous
Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation mobile renal dialysis unit project	NT	Indigenous