Evaluating the impact of new interdisciplinary interventions to enhance dog health to benefit community health outcomes in remote Indigenous communities [ 2007-06-29 - 2010-12-31 ]

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Researchers: Dr Jenny-Anne Toribio (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Richard Malik (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Robert Dixon (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Roselyn Dixon (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Graeme Brown (Postdoctoral Fellow)
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Brief description Evaluating the impact of new interdisciplinary interventions to enhance dog health to benefit community health outcomes in remote Indigenous communities. Indigenous health and welfare is of major concern for Australians. This project, which focuses on the dog, also recognises that the dog harbours a number of diseases that can infect humans. To maintain sustainable dog health programs to reduce disease in dogs, and, as a corollary, have positive impact on human health and welfare, culturally-relevant, evidence-based education programs are critical. Dog health programs will indirectly improve the expectations, standards and self-worth of many Indigenous Australians. As a consequence, the national benefits include the development of environmentally sustainable Indigenous communities, and the strengthening of Australia's social and economic fabric especially in rural and remote areas. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Funding Amount $396,543

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