Children’s Health Queensland developing anti-racist educational intervention for health workersa
25 Oct 2024
CHQ Executive Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Angela Young, who will play a vital role in the research and development, said: “We have made significant advances towards transforming our services with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, but we know that without addressing racism structurally, further progress is unlikely.”
“CHQ is thrilled to embark on this partnership and transform our organisation's understanding of the impact of race and racism on the delivery of health care.”
The research team will be led by QUT’s Carumba Institute Executive Director Professor Chelsea Watego who said previous approaches and interventions had treated racism as a matter of attitude and interpersonal experience.
“This work brings together understandings of Indigeneity and race to achieve organisational transformation where anti-racism is regarded as a core value that actively guides the development of children’s health policy and delivery of services.
CHQ’s Executive Director People and Governance Naomi Hebson, Professor Amanda Ullman and Cultural Capability Lead Daniel Tapau will also be involved in the work, made possible through a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Futures Fund Indigenous Health grant.
For more information: QUT - Anti-racist educational intervention for health workers: NHMRC Indigenous Health grant
