Berrembi Jarragboo-Boorroo Wajawoorroo Men'Gawoom Gijam (Gija Healthy Skin Story): Two-Way Learning for Healthy Skin.

ABSTRACT:

Issue addressed

Remote-living Aboriginal children in Australia contend with higher rates of skin infections than non-Indigenous children. This work was embedded within a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial aiming to halve the rate of skin infections in remote Kimberley communities. It outlines and reflects upon the co-development of a health promotion resource in partnership with the East Kimberley community of Warmun, whilst understanding community perceptions of its impact.

Methods

Through a community participatory action research methodology over several years, relationship building and consultation identified there was a community preference for health promotion resources that documented both traditional and Western ways of supporting skin health. Two-way

SUBMITTER: Enkel SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12491125 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature