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The Lowitja Institute is committed to investing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-driven health research that privileges Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing. The Lowitja Institute's investment upholds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights to sovereignty and self-determination throughout all stages of the research process and within the health research workforce. This collection features research funded by the Lowitja Institute and its predecessors, encompassing community-led studies and publications by researchers affiliated with the Lowitja Institute.
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Item Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living: time for policies to support effective interventions in the context of responsive emotional support and early learning.(2022-12-23) Skouteris H.; Green R.; Chung A.; Bergmeier H.; Amir L.H.; Baidwan S.K.; Chater A.M.; Chamberlain C.; Emond R.; Gibbons K.; Gooey M.; Hatzikiriakidis K.; Haycraft E.; Hills A.P.; Higgins D.J.; Hooper O.; Hunter S.-A.; Kappelides P.; Kleve S.; Krakouer J.; Lumeng J.C.; Manios Y.; Mansoor A.; Marmot M.; Masse L.C.; Matvienko-Sikar K.; Mchiza Z.J.-R.; Meyer C.; Moschonis G.; Munro E.R.; O'Connor T.M.; O'Neil A.; Quarmby T.; Sandford R.; Schneiderman J.U.; Sherriff S.; Simkiss D.; Spence A.; Sturgiss E.; Vicary D.; Wickes R.; Wolfenden L.; Story M.; Black M.M.Fostering the growth, development, health, and wellbeing of children is a global priority. The early childhood period presents a critical window to influence lifelong trajectories, however urgent multisectoral action is needed to ensure that families are adequately supported to nurture their children's growth and development. With a shared vision to give every child the best start in life, thus helping them reach their full developmental potential, we have formed the International Healthy Eating Active Living Matters (HEALing Matters) Alliance. Together, we form a global network of academics and practitioners working across child health and development, and who are dedicated to improving health equity for children and their families. Our goal is to ensure that all families are free from structural inequality and oppression and are empowered to nurture their children's growth and development through healthy eating and physical activity within the context of responsive emotional support, safety and security, and opportunities for early learning. To date, there have been disparate approaches to promoting these objectives across the health, community service, and education sectors. The crucial importance of our collective work is to bring these priorities for early childhood together through multisectoral interventions, and in so doing tackle head on siloed approaches. In this Policy paper, we draw upon extensive research and call for collective action to promote equity and foster positive developmental trajectories for all children. We call for the delivery of evidence-based programs, policies, and services that are co-designed to meet the needs of all children and families and address structural and systemic inequalities. Moving beyond the "what" is needed to foster the best start to life for all children, we provide recommendations of "how" we can do this. Such collective impact will facilitate intergenerational progression that builds human capital in future generations.Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Health and Social Care in the Community published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Item Rural primary care workforce views on trauma-informed care for parents experiencing complex trauma: a descriptive study.(2023-02-28) Reid C.; Bennetts S.K.; Nicholson J.M.; Amir L.H.; Chamberlain C.Background: An important service system for rural parents experiencing complex trauma is primary health care. AIM: To investigate workforce knowledge, attitudes and practices, and barriers and enablers to trauma-informed care in rural primary health care. MATERIAL & METHODS: This study used a descriptive, cross-sectional design. It involved an on-line survey conducted in 2021 in rural Victoria, Australia. Participants were the primary health care workforce. The main outcome measures were study-developed and included, a 21-item Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices tool, a 16-item Barriers and Enablers to Trauma-Informed Care Implementation tool, and three open-ended questions. Results: The 63 respondents were from community health (n = 40, 63%) and child and family services (n = 23, 37%). Many (n = 43, 78%) reported undertaking trauma-informed care training at some point in their career; with 32% (n = 20) during higher education. Respondents self-rated their knowledge, attitudes and practices positively. Perceived enablers were mainly positioned within the service (e.g. workforce motivation and organisational supports) and perceived barriers were largely external structural factors (e.g. availability of universal referral pathways, therapeutic-specific services). Open-ended comments were grouped into four themes: (1) Recognition and understanding; (2) Access factors; (3) Multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches; and (4) Strengths-based and outcome-focused approaches. DISCUSSION & Conclusions: Primary health care is an important driver of population health and well-being and critical in rural contexts. Our findings suggest this sector needs a rural trauma-informed care implementation strategy to address structural barriers. This also requires policy and system development. Long-term investment in the rural workforce and primary care service settings is essential to integrate trauma-informed care.Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Australian Journal of Rural Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of National Rural Health Alliance Ltd.