🌙It's #SleepHealthWeek2024! This year's theme, "Pathways to Better Sleep," highlights the importance of sleep health and its profound impact on overall wellbeing. This week, the #LYAS team will be sharing their insights about good sleep so stay tuned! #SHW2024

Professor James Ward reflects on the recent 14th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference - which was held on Larrakia country, Garamilla (Darwin), Northern Territory! 📢 #VH2024 UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health UQ News

Learn how to improve your sleep with Dr. Dan’s simple tips for a better night's rest🌙💤

Our Indigenous Futures PhD Scholarships are now open! The scholarship will foster the future generation & provide opportunity to build research capacity in 3 themes. To learn more & submit an EOI please visit indigenous-futures.org/opportunities/… #IFC2024 #IndigenousResearch #PhD

"Multimorbidity among the Indigenous population: A systematic review and meta-analysis" finds a higher prevalence of multimorbidity among Indigenous populations, with significant health disparities compared to non-Indigenous groups. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.anne…

Today, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2024, focuses on 'Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact'. Learn more: un.org/en/observances… #InternationalDayOfTheWorldsIndigenousPeoples

Our seminar on improving cultural competence in mainstream drug and alcohol services, with guest speakers Raechel Wallace, NADA, and Sara Farnbach, UNSW, is happening tomorrow. Register now to attend this insightful session: bit.ly/3LLLKZ1

NEW: The Australian Journal of Indigenous #Education, 53(1), 2024 - ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/issue/vie…. Eds: Prof Bronwyn Fredericks & Prof Martin Nakata. Mg Ed: A/Prof Katelyn Barney. Pubs Snr Assist: Sonia Nitchell. Thank you authors, reviewers, editorial board, InformIT & @ATSISUQ. 📕👀

#UQ is moving to protect Australia’s invaluable heritage of Indigenous languages by developing a centralised digital archive. Read more: uq.edu.au/news/article/2… UQ News

Join us for a seminar with Poche researchers Dr. Saira Sanjida, Dr. Penny Haora & Dr. Stuart Leske, presenting updates in Indigenous health research, including data linkage projects, community-led maternal care & urban health initiatives. Register now: bit.ly/3X099fJ

New research analyses healthy birthweights for Indigenous babies, revealing important insights on progress towards the Closing the Gap target.

Join us for our upcoming seminar with Dr. Richard Violette, Dr. Kiara Minto, & Dr. Victor Oguoma on community-engaged research, culturally safe sexuality education, and optimising care for First Nations cardiovascular health. Register now: bit.ly/3Xj1Dg8

Don’t miss Yaqoot Fatima discussing the origins of "Let’s Yarn About Sleep", reflecting on the program's progress and sharing insights on best practices in community-based research tomorrow at 7 PM AEST. Register here: training.cochrane.org/lyas-co-design… Let's yarn about sleep

This Friday, is #WearItPurple Day, which supports inclusive, safe environments for LGBTQIA+ young people. Don't miss the Wear It Purple Research Morning featuring James Fowler from Poche Centre on 'Harnessing lived experience for LGBTQIA+ wellbeing.' bit.ly/3T8cBTj

Indigenous Literacy Day is this Wednesday, September 4. Join us online & celebrate being a proud voice for country. This incredible journey of stories, cultures &languages will take you into the heart of Vincentia, Cunnamulla and the Tiwi Islands Register sydneyoperahouse.com/form/ild

Reminder to register for tomorrow's seminar - Join Dr. Richard Violette, Dr. Kiara Minto, & Dr. Victor Oguoma as they share insights on Two-Eyed Seeing, culturally safe sexuality education, and journeys in Indigenous health research. Register now: bit.ly/3Xj1Dg8

What a great morning at the UQ Jobs for Our Mob Careers Expo! Our team had an awesome time yarning with students about what we do and opportunities at the Poche Centre. Big thanks to everyone who stopped by and to ATSISUQ for hosting! #JobsForOurMob

Happy Indigenous Literacy Day! Join the online event at indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au. You can also participate in UQ’s Great Book Swap at St Lucia (11am-2pm), in person or online, to support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation rb.gy/0cp14l 📖❤️ #ILD2024 #ILF

For #WorldSexualHealthDay, we spoke to Prof James Ward about how Young Deadly Free connects with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young people to break down stigmas around #SexualHealth & promote #PositiveRelationships Read: buff.ly/3Z8ZTaL

Are you a health professional looking for relevant resources for World Sexual Health Day? We have a suite of new videos that provide examples of how positive relationships look- share them with young mob today! Link in bio. 💛🖤❤️ 💚🤍💙🖤 #WSHD2024 #ydf