Western Health Aboriginal Health Cultural Safety Plan 2019 – 2021 Review

Karabena Consulting was engaged by Western Health to review the impact of Western Health’s Aboriginal Health Cultural Safety Plan 2019 -2021, the Western Health Aboriginal Employment Plan 2019 – 2021, and relevant policies to provide recommendations for the development of the Western Health Aboriginal Health Cultural Safety Plan 2022 – 2025.

Project Timeline: August 2021 – January 2022

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Peter Imboy
VCS Foundation Online Course Content for GPs treating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer patients

The VCS Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation specialising in cancer prevention and population health. Karabena Consulting was engaged by the VCS Foundation to develop a section of their online course for General Practitioners, practice nurses and other interested health care practitioners about breast, bowel and cervical screening.

Project Timeline: October 2021

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Camille Gonza
Aboriginal Economic Development Strategy

The City of Melbourne is the location for around a quarter of all employment in the greater Melbourne area including the great majority of high value jobs. While the City has been heavily impacted by COVID-19, it is likely to spring back strongly over the next year or two and will continue to be the largest employment zone and a home to innovation and future industries.

Project Timeline: March 2021 – October 2021

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Camille Gonza
Evaluation of the Aboriginal Family Violence Primary Prevention Innovation Fund 2018-2021

The Aboriginal Family Violence Primary Prevention Innovation Fund (Aboriginal Innovation Fund) was established by the Victorian Government to support Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to design, trial and evaluate the effectiveness of a range of innovative primary prevention interventions across Aboriginal communities in Victoria.

Project Timeline: May 2021 - September 2021

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Kerry Arabena
Peer Researcher-Led Household Survey: East Gippsland and Wellington Regions, Victoria

The East Gippsland and Wellington Household Survey was an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led research project that aimed to provide evidence to inform the development of services, programs and policies to improve the life outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities in the Outer Gippsland region of Victoria.

Project Timeline: August 2020 – June 2021

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Kerry Arabena
Traumatology Talks: Black Wounds, White Stitches

The project aims were informed by ACEM’s vision to step towards achieving reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by providing quality, culturally safe health care in EDs across Australia. To support this vision, ACEM commissioned Karabena Consulting to study cultural safety in ED settings from the perspectives of emergency service providers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service users.

Project Timeline: June 2019 - December 2020

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Kerry Arabena
Evaluation of Marram-Ngala Ganbu

Marram-Ngala Ganbu is a program which was launched at the Broadmeadows Children’s Court in Melbourne to improve outcomes for Koori children and families involved in child protection proceedings. Karabena Consulting and Social Ventures Australia Consulting were commissioned to conduct an independent evaluation of the Marram-Ngala Ganbu program to assess the performance of the program against its stated aims and to build an evidence-base to support future expansion of the program.

Project Timeline: March 2019 – November 2019

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Kerry Arabena