Research
Our key focus
A key focus of IUIH’s accountability to its community is to ensure that services are being delivered to and with the right people, in the right place and in the right way.
To meet this objective, IUIH has an active research, evaluation and policy unit to continually drive quality improvement, including through the use of qualitative and quantitative data to understand demographic trends, community needs and to provide a solid basis for program design/resource allocation and measuring progress and failure. This includes routine and rapid cycles of review against specified targets, and related incentivising of improved clinical and business performance.
Complementing this work is an independent research and evaluation program, with a priority focus on moving from ‘best intentions’ to ‘best practice’ and ‘evidence-based’. This will help to further build evidence around ‘what works’ to close the gap faster for Indigenous people – not only in South East Queensland but more broadly at a national level.
Research papers
‘Work it out’: evaluation of a chronic condition self-management program for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with or at risk of cardiovascular disease
“An extraordinary outcome” – Indigenous leaders and doctors call for expansion of program reducing premature birth rate by 50%
“We don’t tell people what to do”: An ethnography of health promotion with Indigenous Australians in South East Queensland
Birthing on country service compared to standard care for First Nations Australians: a cost-effectiveness analysis from a health system perspective
Chronic disease self-management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Factors influencing participation in an urban setting
Deadly Choices community health events: a health promotion initiative for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Development of a Culturally Responsive Workforce in Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Effect of a Birthing on Country service redesign on maternal and neonatal health outcomes for First Nations Australians: a prospective, non-randomised, interventional trial
Evaluation of a School-Based Health Education Program for Urban Indigenous Young People in Australia
My body’s getting healthy and my mind is getting healthy with it. Considering Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Conceptions of Health.
Real gains: development of a tool to measure outcomes for urban First Australian children accessing culturally responsive interprofessional therapy
Reducing preterm birth amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies: A prospective cohort study, Brisbane, Australia
Reflecting on culturally responsive goal achievement with indigenous clients using the Australian Therapy Outcome Measure for Indigenous Clients (ATOMIC)
Study protocol: primary healthcare transformation through patient-centred medical homes—improving access, relational care and outcomes in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, a mixed methods prospective cohort study.
System of Care 2.0
Further information about how IUIH’s System of Care is underpinned by this evidence-informed care can be found at South East Queensland Indigenous Health Profile, Research, Evaluation and Policy Submissions.
Corporate documents
Strategic documents, annual reports, research, policies, and more.
