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National Indigenous Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Resource Project

  • Research program: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
  • Project status: Completed
  • Start date: July 2010
  • Expected end date: April 2014
  • Completion date: June 2014
  • Funded by: Dept of Health and Ageing - Schedule 5 NDRI Funding Agreement
  • Lead organisation:
Project Description

The aim of this project – conducted on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health – was to develop culturally appropriate resources to assist health professionals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care settings to address the issues of alcohol and pregnancy and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). These resources, included iPad/Web based poster-maker platforms to enable service providers to develop their own locally appropriate resources.

PhD Student
PhD Supervisors
NDRI Project Staff
Name & Contact Details Role Research Program Location
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Associate Professor Nyanda McBride
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1600
n.mcbride@curtin.edu.au
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Chief Investigator

Prevention and early intervention

Perth
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Professor Steve Allsop
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1606
s.allsop@curtin.edu.au
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Chief Investigator

Alcohol policy and strategies

Perth
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Dr Lynn Roarty
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1600
l.roarty@curtin.edu.au
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Project staff

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Perth
NDRI Adjunct Project Staff
External Project Staff
  • Principal Investigator: Sherry Saggers, Curtin University
  • Chief Investigator: Colleen O'Leary, Curtin University
  • Chief Investigator: Edward Wilkes, Curtin University
  • Project staff: Kate Frances, Curtin University
Project Contact

Dr Kate Frances
Research Fellow
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1637
k.frances@curtin.edu.au
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Dr Lynn Roarty
Research Fellow
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1600
l.roarty@curtin.edu.au
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Sustainable Development Goals and Targets

This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets:

Related Publications

Roarty, L. (2014). FASD PosterMaker: A creative response to providing health resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. [UJ199]

Roarty, L., Frances, K., Allsop, S., O'Leary, C., M., McBride, N. and Wilkes, E., T. (2014). Alcohol, pregnancy and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Resources for health professionals working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care settings. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9873641-4-2 [T228] Download PDF