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$1 million funding boost to help Aboriginal kids with skin infections

Thanks to a $1 million funding grant, Dr Asha Bowen from The Kids Research Institute Australia is on track to change Aboriginal children's skin infection statistics.

Starting & staying on track

10 years of work guided by The Kids Research Institute Australia has resulted in huge improvements in the development of Aboriginal children at the start of school.

Video: Vinka Barunga joins The Kids

Vinka Barunga has made history by becoming the first Aboriginal doctor from Derby and she's also added The Kids researcher to her list of achievements.

Video: Aboriginal Asthma

Wadjuk Nyungar man Walter McGuire talks about the importance of air quality to our health.

NHMRC funding awarded to support child health research

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been awarded more than $10 million in research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Community is tackling FAS in the Fitzroy Valley

Among the highest rates of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) worldwide have been reported by Aboriginal community leaders in the remote Fitzroy Valley.

Alcohol restrictions a powerful tool for communities

There is growing evidence that alcohol restrictions are effective in empowering communities to reduce the immediate and long term impacts of alcohol.

WA Aboriginal Health Knowledge Network

A Network comprised of four regional sites to facilitate key medical, research and training activities undertaken in partnership with Aboriginal communities.

WAACHS Regional Profiles

The WAACHS regional profiles look at all four volumes of results across the ATSIC regions of Western Australia.

CRE in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing (CREAHW)

CREAHW is a program of intervention research focused on achieving sustainable change for the Aboriginal community & improving the lives of Aboriginal people.