Impact of our pandemic research
Our work empowers First Nations leaders and communities to drive pandemic preparedness. To achieve this, we commit to:
- Knowledge and experiences shared by and with communities
- Research led by First Nations people
- Findings shared with communities, researchers and government to create real change
At a national level, our work has already helped to guide and contribute to decisions about health for First Nations people and communities:
FIRST continues to strive for greater impact and lasting change. We are seeking First Nations researchers and health workers to join us
Pandemic research knowledge
Here is a list of research publications coming from projects we have supported.
2025
“No one ever comes back and asks us how could we do it better”: findings from First Nations community panels about ways to keep First Nations peoples safe from COVID-19
Aboriginal cultural support during COVID-19: a mixed-methods study in a local health district, New South Wales, Australia
We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre Indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic
2024
Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and attitudes to and behaviours regarding COVID-19 and influenza vaccination: a survey
Describing a First Nations-led grant program for COVID-19 Research: The APPRISE-Ramsay First Nations COVID-19 grant program
‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia
Highlighting models of Indigenous leadership and self-governance for COVID-19 vaccination programmes
2023
Aboriginal peoples’ lived experience of household overcrowding in the Kimberley and implications for research reciprocity in COVID-19 recovery
Evaluation of an innovative Live Strong COVID-mitigating healthcare delivery for adults after starting dialysis in the Northern Territory: A qualitative study
Having a real say: findings from first nations community panels on pandemic influenza vaccine distribution
Mapping pandemic responses in urban Indigenous Australia: Reflections on systems thinking and pandemic preparedness
Embedding Aboriginal cultural governance, capacity, perspectives and leadership into a local Public Health Unit Incident Command System during COVID-19 in New South Wales, Australia
2022
A culturally responsive trauma-informed public health emergency framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in Australia, developed during COVID-19
Key features of a trauma-informed public health emergency approach: A rapid review
“You can’t replace that feeling of connection to culture and country”: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Parents’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Engage, understand, listen and act: evaluation of Community Panels to privilege First Nations voices in pandemic planning and response in Australia
The ongoing value of first few X studies for COVID-19 in the Western Pacific Region
The Burden of the Beast. Countering conspiracies and misinformation within Indigenous communities in Australia
2021
Development and implementation of a shared governance model in a mainstream health unit: a case study of embedding Aboriginal voices in organisational decision making
Using systems thinking to better understand risks and protective factors for urban Indigenous peoples during COVID-19
Priority allocation of pandemic influenza vaccines in Australia – Recommendations of 3 community juries
Constructing an ethical framework for priority allocation of pandemic vaccines
2020
Ending COVID-19: progress and gaps in research—highlights of the July 2020 GloPID-R COVID-19 Research Synergies Meetings
First Nations people leading the way in COVID-19 pandemic planning, response and management
Outcomes reported for Australian First Nation populations for the influenza A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic and lessons for future infectious disease emergencies: a systematic review
2019
Defining, controlling and analysing Indigenous data: commitment to historical consistency or commitment to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Letter to the Editor in response to the article by Borg et al
2018
Planning for and responding to pandemic influenza emergencies: it’s time to listen to, prioritize and privilege Aboriginal perspectives
