Australian government invests $30.8m for research on indigenous community health

The projects will find ways to reduce chronic illnesses and quit smoking in kids.

The Albanese Government will improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders through 26 funded research projects, which will decrease cases of chronic illnesses, improve mental health, and help children quit smoking.

These projects have $30.8m in funding, which will improve healthcare amongst indigenous communities.

The grants include almost $1m to allow the Koori Quit Pack study to expand its culturally safe and tailored support to help First Nations people quit smoking.
 
Nearly $980,000 will help fund a cultural dance project to promote self-esteem, social and emotional well-being, physical fitness, and cultural identity and connection in First Nations children to reduce preventable diseases.
 
Another $970,000 will enable the successful Too Deadly for Diabetes programme to test whether adding a wearable continuous glucose monitor will improve self-management.
 
Nearly $1.9m will help deploy community pharmacies as mental health safe spaces for First Nations people.
 
Almost $3m will test new ways of delivering screening and surveillance for liver disease and hepatocellular cancer to remote communities.