Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre Research Hub

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Developing the research idea
Designing the study and seeking agreement
Data collection
Analyse the data and make sense of the findings
Report Writing
Sharing and translating results into action
Learning from experience

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TOGETHER

Food/body disconnection (eating disorder) doesn’t discriminate. You might be a saltwater or freshwater person. You might be from the city, the Islands or from the desert. This disconnection can affect anybody.

But TOGETHER with the right tools, the right people and understanding the underlying issues. Together we can build strength, wellbeing and confidence.

It’s about honouring First Nations ways of knowing, being, and doing. This is what research and evaluation look like for First Nations people. It represents wisdom gathered in one place, knowledge sharing and living well.

Research has not always been good for First Nations peoples. This story is about collective wisdom and cultural governance, shared with non-Indigenous people.

Researcher's Tasks

  • Contact and meet the appropriate representatives from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisations or communities.
  • Meet key local people
  • Find out about local protocols.
  • Contact and visit local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisations
  • Select the contact person for information and/or complaints
  • Seek information about the communitys research priorities and aspirations

Community/organisational involvement

  • Prepare a list of the community‘s and organisation’s codes of behaviour (protocols and values) for the researchers
  • Prepare a list of priority issues
  • Choose a mentor or knowledge holder to work alongside the researchers
  • Seek community and organisational feedback into the appropriateness of the research
  • Inform researchers of the community’s research priorities and aspirations
research paper

Model of Engaging Communities Collaboratively

McIlduff, C. D., Forster, M., Carter, E., Davies, J., Thomas, S., Turner, K. M., Brown Wilson, C., & Sanders, M. R.

The Model of Engaging Communities Collaboratively was developed with the integration of literature reviews in cultural adaptation approaches, engagement and implementation approaches; and international Indigenous feedback to inform the processes of implementing evidence-based practices (EBP) with Indigenous populations.

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Developing the 'Moorditj Moort Boodja (Solid Family and Country)' on the ground community relational framework for Aboriginal research engagement in Western Australia: The Next Generation Aboriginal Youth Well-being Cohort Study

Williams (Noongar), R., Eades (Noongar), F., Whitby (Noongar Yamatji), J., Davis (Noongar), K., McKay (Wiradjuri), C., Gubhaju, L., & Eades (Noongar)

This methodology article describes the experiences of an Indigenous research team in Western Australia (WA) and the developed research framework titled Moorditj Moort Boodja (Solid Family and Country) for the Next Generation Aboriginal Youth Well-being Project in WA.

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Applying collective impact in Aboriginal health services and research: three case studies tell an important story

Kylie Gwynne, Boe Rambaldini, Vita Christie, David Meharg, Josephine D Gwynn, Yvonne Dimitropoulos, Carmen Parter, John C Skinner

This paper explores how collective impact can enhance participation and outcomes in healthcare services and research. It evaluates the collective impact process and outcomes in three translational health research projects with Aboriginal people and communities using a case study approach.