SPRINT: Primary health care services better meeting the health needs of Aboriginal Australians transitioning from prison to the community

The aim of the SPRINT project was to develop culturally specific understandings of how primary health care services can better meet the health care and social support coordination needs of Aboriginal Australians transitioning from the criminal justice system into the community, with a view to reducing reincarceration and improving quality of life. This report describes the factors influencing Aboriginal Australians' access to primary health care on release from custody and suggests ways to increase access to effective primary health care for Aboriginal people in contact with the criminal justice system.The research reported in this paper is a project of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute which is supported by a grant from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Strategy

The effectiveness of primary health care and social support services in meeting the needs of Aboriginal people released from the criminal justice system: A systematic literature review for the SPRINT Project

Whilst their need for social support and health interventions is high, Aboriginal people re-entering the community from prison face many barriers in accessing the services required to build lives in the community. This systematic literature review examined the physical, mental health and social support needs of Aboriginal people released from custody and the impact of pre and post release programs on Aboriginal people's access to primary health care once released from custody, and the barriers to accessing these programs.The research reported in this paper is a project of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute which is supported by a grant from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Strategy

COVID-19 Impact Assessment and Future Strategies

This capstone project is in collaboration with Dr. Liz Mogford’s sociology capstone project titled Population Health Advocacy. The class was invited by the Whatcom County Health Department to conduct research on city and county Community Health Improvement priorities. These priorities include racial equity, youth mental health, housing and economic security. As part of a research team, we conducted interviews with 30 participants who were identified for their expertise in these priority areas. Our class was split into priority subgroups to conduct interviews and then, as an entire class, we analyzed our interviews to find commonalities across the three priorities. Our goal was to find the social determinants of health that could inform upstream solutions to the observed problems. After the analyzes by the priority subgroups were complete, I complied the analyzes and finalized the paper. The result is a document that helps inform programs, practices, and policy that were presented to the Health Department, the Board of Health, and the Public Health Advisory Board