Newcastle will be the home of new world-leading medical research infrastructure to help close the gap in health outcomes for First Nations people, thanks to $3 million in funding from the Albanese Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The innovative project from the University of Newcastle, in partnership with the Lowitja Institute, will help ensure culturally safe health and medical research for First Nations people, by establishing a national ethics committee to provide advice and guidance on future research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research Human Ethics Committee will be co-designed with First Nations people to ensure Indigenous Australians have a say in the research projects that affect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project is spearheaded by Wiradjuri woman and NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, Associate Professor Michelle Kennedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding is part of the National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative, a 10-year, $650 million Australian Government investment from the Medical Research Future Fund. The Initiative funds facilities, equipment, systems and services that support world-class health and medical research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister Butler said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe cannot close the gap in life expectancy and health outcomes, unless we consult First Nations people about the policies \u2013 and research projects \u2013 that affect them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBetter outcomes come through consultation, and the co-design process that the University of Newcastle will undertake in developing a dedicated First Nations ethics committee will lead to better outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Albanese Government is supporting innovative research to help improve the health of all Australians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sharon Claydon MP, federal Member for Newcastle said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe University of Newcastle has always punched well above its weight when it comes to world-leading research and this innovative study is further proof of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m delighted to see our talented researchers recognised by the Medical Research Future Fund, further cementing Newcastle as the home of innovative health and medical research.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis funding is testament to the extraordinary work of Michelle Kennedy and her team to deliver health research that\u2019s appropriate, engaging and meaningful for First Nations people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Associate Professor Michelle Kennedy, Assistant Dean Indigenous Strategy & Leadership, University of Newcastle said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be deemed safe and respectful by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled health ethical approvals. However, there is limited state-based infrastructure and no national infrastructure to support this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis project will use a co-design process to establish the much-needed body and contribute to transformative change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grant details:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n $2,925,197 – Establishing a National Aboriginal Health Research Human Ethics Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This project will use a co-design process to establish a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research Human Ethics Committee to help improve health outcomes for First Nations people by streamlining culturally safe health and medical research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Institute: The University of Newcastle <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Newcastle will be the home of new world-leading medical research infrastructure to help close the gap in health outcomes for First Nations people, thanks to $3 million in funding from the Albanese Government. The innovative project from the University of Newcastle, in partnership with the Lowitja Institute, will help ensure culturally safe health and medical … Continue reading “World-leading First Nations health infrastructure for University of Newcastle”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21534,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21533\/revisions\/21534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}