Interplay Between Health, Wellbeing,

Education and EmploymentDr Sheree Cairney Principal Research LeaderProf John Wakerman Chief InvestigatorLaurie Rivers Senior Project OfficerNicky Watson PhD StudentTherese Tyacke Masters StudentTBA Statistician

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Research Questions

1. What are the relationships between health and wellbeing outcomes, and education and employment for individuals, families and communities living in remote Australia?

2. How effective are targeted interventions?

3. How can policy and practice be better informed by this knowledge to maximise desired health and wellbeing outcomes?

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Methods

• Individual, family and community levels• 6-10 remote communities• 2000-5000 people

Advisory Board

Technical Reference Groups

Aboriginal Researchers

Focus Groups

Key Informant Interviews

Community & Government

Wellbeing Framework

Indicators

Survey Tool

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Phases 1-3

Phase 4

Phase 5

Phase 6

Phase 7

Years 1-2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

ESTABLISHTeam

GovernanceStakeholdersMethodologyRisk Analysis

Ethics

REVIEWLiterature

FrameworksIndicatorsConcepts

Survey toolsData Sources

DEVELOPConceptual Framework

Data SourcesSurvey Tools

Community EngagementCommunications Plan

Data Analysis Plan

TEST Conceptual Framework & Survey Tools

IMPLEMENTCollect Primary & Secondary Data

TRANSFERAboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

PolicyAcademic Literature

Ninti One Documents

EVALUATEData , Process & Impact

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Project Outcomes

• Identified education and employment strategies that have most positive health and wellbeing gains

• Establish rich knowledge base to inform policy and community driven change

• Improve quality of life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote Australia through change driven by evidence of what works

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Partnerships/Stakeholders• Centre for Remote Health, Flinders University• Charles Darwin University/Menzies School of Health Research• Northern Territory Government• Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education• FaHCSIA• DEEWR• University of New England• Southern Cross University• University of South Australia• Australian Bureau of Statistics• Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing• Lowitja Institute• Australian Community Indicators Network (ACIN)• The Poche Centre of Indigenous Health

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Achievements to Date: Phase 2 (REVIEW)

Ninti One Working papers:1. Academic literature review (Oanh Nguyen & Sheree

Cairney)

2. Review of Wellbeing Frameworks (Laurie Rivers)

3. Review of Indicators (Laurie Rivers)

4. Proposed model for analysis of Interplay data (David Campbell)

5. Validated survey tools in this group (Kylie Dingwall)

Student proposals for community level input:6. Effective education (Nicky Watson, PhD Student)

7. Concepts and measurement of wellbeing (Therese Tyacke, Masters student)

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Achievements to Date: Phase 3 (DEVELOP)

Primary data

• Kinship • Culture • Control• Land• Spirituality• Resilience• Discrimination• Safety• Self-governance• Environment• Livelihood

Secondary data

• Census• Community Housing and

Infrastructure Needs Survey (CHINS)

• Hospital• Perinatal• Dental• Education• Law & Justice

Partners of Ninti One

Dr Sheree Cairney, Principal Research Leader, Interplay Project

Centre for Remote Health, Flinders UniversitySheree.Cairney@nintione.com.au

0438 121 473