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Associate Professor Alwin Chong

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Associate Professor Alwin Chong

I am a Wakamin descendent from Far North Queensland.  I am a respected Aboriginal leader and advocate for Aboriginal health and health research.  I am passionate and committed to my work and well known nationally for my advocacy and dedication to raising issues about Aboriginal health and health research.

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Encompassing Health Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery, Pharmacy and Medical Sciences and Health Research including the University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute.

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I am a Wakamin descendent from Far North Queensland.  I am a respected Aboriginal leader and advocate for Aboriginal health and health research.  I am passionate and committed to my work and well known nationally for my advocacy and dedication to raising issues about Aboriginal health and health research.

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Professional Associations

Lowitja Institute, Program Leader for the Cooperative Research Centre for ATSI Health Program 2 and in its latest iteration, faculty member, Healthy Communities and Settings

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Experience

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts in Aboriginal Affairs Administration South Australian Institute of Technology

Work history

2013 Senior Researcher, Yaitya Purruna Indigenous Health Unit, University of Adelaide. Yaita Purruna was established in 2000 to provide support for all ATSI students studying in the Faculty of Health Sciences.  Since 2000 Yaita Purruna has expanded this initial role and now includes collaboration with Wilto Yerlo, Centre for Aboriginal Education. Yaitya Purruna also conducts research, curriculum development and teaching within the Faculty of Health Sciences.

2012    Aboriginal Health Council South Australia Inc – Transition Manager for the Hills Mallee Southern Region Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service  - co-ordinate and implement agreed recommendations from a plan to guide the establishment of new Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.

2011   Indigenous Strategy and Development Coordination, Menzies School of Health, Northern Territory

2010  Senior Research and Ethics Officer, Aboriginal Health Council South Australia Inc.  (10 years) One of the major responsibilities of this position was the development and implementation of a research agenda that identified ATSI community research topics rather than academically driven research topics.  This was achieved through a process of identifying and priotitisng issues within communities that researchers were able to target.  The outcome was to enable research projects that had greater benefits for Aboriginal people.

This position also included management of the Aboriginal Health Research Ethics Committee, a sub-committee of the National Health and Medical Advisory Council and the peak ethics body for Aboriginal Health research in South Australia.

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Research themes

  • Cancer
  • Healthy futures
  • Transforming societies

Highlights

Early Intervention Research Directorate (EIRD)

Intensive Family Support Services (IFSS)

Implementation support with Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation (WYDAC)

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Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

  • IFSS service improvement project (FaC Panel), Department of Social Services, 06/05/2016 - 30/09/2016

Other projects

Aboriginal Fatherhood

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Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit Scopus

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Chapters

Year Output
2010

Arney, FM, Bowering, K, Chong, A, Healy, V & Volkmer, B 2010, 'Sustained nurse home visiting with families of Aboriginal children', in F Arney & D Scott (eds), Working with Vulnerable Families, Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 109-134.

Journal Articles

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2019

Tsey, K, Onnis, La, Whiteside, M, McCalman, J, Chong, A & Kinchin, I 2019, 'Assessing research impact: Australian Research Council criteria and the case of family wellbeing research', Evaluation and program planning, vol. 73, pp. 176-186.

2018

Pollok, J, van Agteren, J, Chong, A, Carson-Chahhoud, K & Smith, B 2018, 'Evaluation of existing experimental evidence for treatment of depression in indigenous populations: A systematic review', Australian journal of psychology, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 305-317.

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2016

Chapple, K, Kowanko, I, Harvey, P, Chong, A & Battersby, M 2016, ''Imagine if I gave up smoking ...': a qualitative exploration of Aboriginal participants' perspectives of a self-management pilot training intervention', Australian journal of primary health, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 147-152.

2014

Bertossa, S, Harvey, P, Smith, D & Chong, A 2014, 'A preliminary adaptation of the Problem Gambling Severity Index for Indigenous Australians: internal reliability and construct validity', Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 349-354.

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2013

Dawson, AP, Cargo, M, Stewart, H, Chong, A & Daniel, M 2013, 'Identifying multi-level culturally appropriate smoking cessation strategies for Aboriginal health staff: a concept mapping approach', Health education research, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 31-45.

Open access 8 7 3
2013

Maksimovic, L, Paquet, C, Daniel, M, Stewart, H, Chong, A, Lekkas, P & Cargo, M 2013, 'Characterising the smoking status and quit smoking behaviour of Aboriginal health workers in South Australia', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 7193-7206.

Open access 3 3
2012

Dawson, AP, Cargo, M, Stewart, H, Chong, A & Daniel, M 2012, '"I know it's bad for me and yet I do it" : exploring the factors that perpetuate smoking in Aboriginal Health Workers - a qualitative study', BMC health services research, vol. 12, article no. 102, pp. 1-12.

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2012

Dawson, AP, Cargo, M, Stewart, H, Chong, A & Daniel, M 2012, 'Aboriginal Health Workers experience multilevel barriers to quitting smoking: a qualitative study', International journal for equity in health, vol. 11, article no. 27, pp. 1-11.

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2012

Jamieson, LM, Paradies, YC, Eades, S, Chong, A, Maple-Brown, L, Morris, P, Bailie, R, Cass, A, Roberts-Thomson, K & Brown, A 2012, 'Ten principles relevant to health research among Indigenous Australian populations', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 197, no. 1, pp. 16-18.

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Merrick, J, Chong, A, Parker, E, Roberts-Thomson, K, Misan, G, Spencer, J, Broughton, J, Lawrence, H & Jamieson, L 2012, 'Reducing disease burden and health inequalities arising from chronic disease among Indigenous children: an early childhood caries intervention', BMC public health, vol. 12, article no. 323.

Open access 18 16 2
2012

Parker, EJ, Misan, G, Chong, A, Mills, H, Roberts-Thomson, K, Horowitz, AM & Jamieson, LM 2012, 'An oral health literacy intervention for Indigenous adults in a rural setting in Australia', BMC public health, vol. 12, article no. 461.

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2012

Spurrier, N, Volkmer, RE, Abdallah, CA & Chong, A 2012, 'South Australian four-year-old Aboriginal children: residence and socioeconomic status influence weight', Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 285-290.

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Taylor, J, Edwards, J, Champion, S, Cheers, S, Chong, A, Cummins, R & Cheers, B 2012, 'Towards a conceptual understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and community functioning', Community development journal, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 94-110.

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2011

Chong, A, Renhard, R, Wilson, G, Willis, J & Clarke, A 2011, 'Improving cultural sensitivity to Indigenous people in Australian hospitals a continuous quality improvement approach', Focus on health professional education: a multi-disciplinary journal, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 84-97.

2010

Bertossa, S, Miller, P, Chong, A & Harvey, P 2010, 'Gambling in a remote Aboriginal setting - the good, the bad and the ugly', Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 10-12.

2010

Chong, A & Roder, D 2010, 'Exploring differences in survival from cancer among indigenous and non-indigenous Australians: implications for health service delivery and research', Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 953-961.

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Reports

Year Output
2016

Grant, E, Zillante, G, Tually, S, Chong, A, Srivastava, A, Lester, L, Beilby, J & Beer, A 2016, Housing and Indigenous people living with a disability: lived experiences of housing and community infrastructure, AHURI, Australia.

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2015

Arney, F, Iannos, M, Chong, A, McDougall, S & Parkinson, S 2015, Enhancing the implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle: policy and practice considerations, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Australia.

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Other outputs

Aboriginal men's health

Gambling in Aboriginal communities

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Collaborations

Organisation Country
Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia AUSTRALIA
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute AUSTRALIA
Cancer Council of South Australia AUSTRALIA
Central Queensland University AUSTRALIA
Flinders University AUSTRALIA
George Institute for Global Health AUSTRALIA
James Cook University AUSTRALIA
La Trobe University AUSTRALIA
Menzies School of Health Research AUSTRALIA
Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc AUSTRALIA
Private Individual AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) AUSTRALIA
Statewide Gambling Therapy Service AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide AUSTRALIA
University of Maryland UNITED STATES
University of Melbourne AUSTRALIA
University of Otago NEW ZEALAND
University of South Australia AUSTRALIA
University of Toronto CANADA
Women's and Children's Health Network AUSTRALIA
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Program Leader for the Cooperative Research Centre for ATSI Health Program 2

Lowitja Institute, National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research

2017

Transition Manager HMSR ACCH Services

Aboriginal Health Council South Australia

2013

Indigenous Strategy and Development Coordinator

Menzies School of Health Research

2012

Transition Manager HMSR ACCH Services

Aboriginal Health Council South Australia

2012

Indigenous Strategy and Development Coordinator

Menzies School of Health Research

2011

Senior Research and Ethics Officer

Aboriginal Health Council South Australia

2011

Senior Research and Ethics Officer

Aboriginal Health Council South Australia

2010
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