Shaping Australia’s Aboriginal Health Services: Politics, power and people

该项目旨在提供第一个由土著拥有和编写的国家土著社区控制的卫生服务网络的全面历史，该网络由150名当地初级保健提供者组成，被认为是缩小土著劣势的关键。该项目使用独特的档案和定制的门户网站来支持远程研究，希望捕捉参与者、哲学和事件的隐藏历史。创新的、社区主导的研究进程将通过学术界与社区的伙伴关系和经过高度验证的历史记载，促进土著研究能力和参与。这应该为改进和参与卫生和教育方面的政策反应奠定基础。

This project aims to provide the first comprehensive Aboriginal-owned and -authored history of the national Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services network – comprised of 150 local primary health providers and recognised as critical to ‘closing the gap’ in Aboriginal disadvantage. Using unique archives and a custom web portal to support distance research, the project expects to capture hidden histories of participants, philosophies and events. The innovative, community-led research processes will contribute to Aboriginal research capacity and engagement through academic-community partnerships and highly validated historical accounts. This should lay foundations for improved and engaged policy responses in health and education.