Indigenous Data Governance in Health (POPH90308)

This subject provides students with practical understandings regarding the production and strategic dissemination of Indigenous health data central to governance, and research in Indigenous public health with a jurisdictional lens. It also provides an overview of the scope of Indigenous data including: governance, ethical health research, knowledge translation and evaluation, institutions, and data collections. Students will explore meaningful ways to engage with Indigenous people and communities, and research processes and strategies for the development and management of ethical and collaborative partnerships.

This subject covers the development of research agendas, available choices of methodologies including decolonising approaches, capacity development and integrating research and primary health care information systems appropriately. It will also examine capacity exchange and research transfer in Indigenous health settings. Students will also be engaged through a range of challenging case studies reflecting some of the tensions, contestations, and dilemmas in the field