Current Projects List:

• International comparative analysis of Indigenous health performance measurement
• Indigenous health rights
• Examining a core assumption of policy and services for older Indigenous Australians

Past Projects List:

• Indigenous health in a fragmented policy environment: The Victorian case
• Workshop on Economics and Indigenous Australian Health
• ABCDE: The policy environment

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Current Project Details:

PROJECT NAME International comparative analysis of Indigenous health performance measurement
STAFF Ian Anderson, Angelina Tabutuea, David Brockman
COLLABORATORS Janet Smylie, Marcia Anderson and colleagues (Canada), Sue Crengle (New Zealand)
FUNDING SOURCE Canadian Institutes of Health Research
DATE 2004-2008
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Comparative analysis of the development of health performance measurement systems for Indigenous health in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Pilot of local health measurement system in Canada.
PROJECT AIMS Aim to analyse the health measurement systems in three countries and pilot local community driven system.
CURRENT OUTCOMES Comparative analysis finished by the end of 2005. Pilot of local community driven health measurement system finished 2005. . Improved approach to Indigenous health performance measurement at the systems and local level.
PUBLICATIONS

• Anderson I., Smylie J., & Anderson, M. 2008 The National Indigenous Health Performance Measurement System, Australian Health Review; 32 (4): 626-638.
• Smylie J, Anderson I, Ratima M, Crengle S & Anderson M. 2006. Indigenous health performance measurement systems in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The Lancet. 367 (9527): 2029-2031.
• Anderson M, Anderson I, Smylie J, Crengle S & Ratima M. 2006. Measuring the Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a background paper for the project 'Action-oriented indicators of health and health systems development for Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada and New Zealand'. Report No 16. Melbourne, Australia: Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit.
• Ratima M, Edwards W, Crengle S, Smylie J & Anderson I. 2006. Maori health indicators: a background paper for the project 'Action-oriented indicators of health and health systems development for Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada and New Zealand'. Report No 17. Melbourne, Australia: Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit.
• Anderson M, Smylie J, Anderson I, Sinclair R & Crengle S. 2006. First Nations, Inuit and Métis health indicators in Canada: a background paper for the project 'Action-oriented indicators of health and health systems development for Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada and New Zealand'. Report No 18. Melbourne, Australia: Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit.

PROJECT NAME Indigenous Health Rights
STAFF Ian Anderson
DATE  2007-2011
FUNDING SOURCE Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit
PROJECT DESCRIPTION There has been a significant move internationally away from a rights-based agenda in Indigenous affairs. Collective rights, such as self-determination, are no longer the necessary underpinning of strategy in fields of policy and practice such as Indigenous health. What are the implications for policy? What is the relationship between rights and an outcomes-focused policy agenda? Do collective rights such as self-determination continue to have currency in this field of policy?
PROJECT AIMS To develop a framework for Indigenous health within human rights thinking.
PROJECTED OUTCOMES Develop a better understanding of the relationship between Indigenous rights and policy.
PUBLICATIONS

• Anderson, I. 2008. Indigenous Australia and health rights Journal of Law and Medicine 15: 760–772

PROJECT NAME Examining a core assumption of policy and services for older Indigenous Australians
STAFF Ian Anderson
COLLABORATORS John Condon, Len Smith, Philippa Cotter
DATE 2007–2009
FUNDING SOURCE NHMRC
PROJECT DESCRIPTION One of the key assumptions underpinning contemporary policy for Aboriginal policy in the aged care arena is that the characteristics of Aboriginal ageing are the same as for the non-Indigenous population, only this life transition occurs in a relatively younger age cohort. This project will draw on quantitative and qualitative data to test this assumption and explore the implications of our findings for policy.
PROJECTED OUTCOMES Develop a better evidence based approach to Aboriginal ageing policy.
PUBLICATIONS

• Cotter P, Anderson I & Smith LR. 2007. Indigenous Australians: ageing without longevity. In Borowski A, Encel S & Ozanne E (eds), Longevity and social change in Australia. Sydney, Australia: University of New South Wales Press, pp. 65-9

Past Project Details:

PROJECT NAME Indigenous health in a fragmented policy environment: The Victorian case
STAFF Juan Baeza
COLLABORATORS Jenny Lewis
FUNDING SOURCE Arts Faculty small grants scheme
DATE Feb – Dec 2005
PROJECT DESCRIPTION To map out the Victorian health system and examine the links between mainstream and Aboriginal Controlled health services
PROJECT AIMS To analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the policy environment for chronic conditions at the national, state and community level
PUBLICATIONS

• Baeza, J. & Lewis, J. 2005 Indigenous Health in a Fragmented Policy Environment: Presentation at the 4th Health Services Research and Policy Conference. 14-16 November 2005 – Abstract http://www.hsraanz.org/handbook.pdf
• Project Report. January 2006

PROJECT NAME Workshop on Economics and Indigenous Australian Health
STAFF Ian Anderson, Michael Otim
COLLABORATORS Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
DATE  The workshop was held on 29–30 November 2001
FUNDING SOURCE Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Health economics research and analysis has a potentially significant role to play in guiding the reform of practice and service delivery in Indigenous health.  This workshop was held to develop a policy-relevant research agenda in this field.
PROJECT OUTCOMES The key workshop findings for research included: data deficiencies, workforce issues, need for training of health economists active in both academic and bureaucratic Indigenous health issues, evaluation of health program interventions, evaluation of health systems, deficiencies in the funding of Indigenous health research. Two major publications emanated from the workshop.
PUBLICATIONS

• Otim, M., Anderson, I. & Scott, I. (eds) 2004, Economics and Indigenous Australian Health Policy, Monograph, VicHealth Koori Health Research and Community Development Unit, Melbourne.
• Otim, M. (ed.) 2005, Economics and Indigenous Australian Health Workshop, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, Melbourne.

PROJECT NAME ABCDE: The policy environment
STAFF Juan Baeza
COLLABORATORS Jenny Lewis & Ross Bailie
FUNDING SOURCE NHMRC and CRCAH
DATE September 2005 – June 2006
PROJECT DESCRIPTION To assess the policy environment for chronic diseases in Aboriginal community health services
PROJECT AIMS To analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the policy environment for chronic conditions at the national, state and community level

 

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