Health

By:   Shawana Andrews, Sandra Eades, Fiona Stanley
Edited by:   Margot Ngawa Neale
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 195mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   216g
ISBN:   9781760763404
ISBN 10:   1760763403
Series:   First Knowledges
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   29 October 2024
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Associate Professor Shawana Andrews, PhD is a Pairrebeenne/Trawlwoolway woman of the Tasmanian Coastal Plains Nation and is Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Melbourne. Her work as a social worker, public health educator and researcher, and artist focuses on Aboriginal health, Aboriginal mothering practices and family violence, cultural practice-based methodologies and Aboriginal health leadership. Professor Sandra Eades, PhD, AO, FASSA, FAAHMS, FTSE is a Noongar woman from Mount Barker, WA. She completed her medical degree in 1990 and after working as a GP, started her career in health research at the Telethon Kids Institute. In 2003 she became Australia's first Aboriginal medical doctor to be awarded a PhD. Professor Eades was named NSW Woman of the Year 2006 and has received a 'Deadly Award' for Outstanding Achievement in Health. As well as Deputy Dean (Indigenous), she is a Professor at the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. Professor Fiona Stanley, AC, FAA, FASSA, FAHMS is the Founding Director and Patron of the Telethon Kids Institute. She is also Distinguished Research Professor, UWA; Hon Professorial Fellow, Uni Melbourne; UNICEF Ambassador for Early Childhood; and Scientific Advisor, Doctors for the Environment. Professor Stanley was instrumental in establishing the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth. For her research on behalf of Australia's children and Aboriginal social justice, Professor Stanley was named Australian of the Year in 2003.