title: Finding my ground in public health research: lessons from my Grandmother's kitchen.
abstract: Research has a 'bad name' in Aboriginal communities. Too often, researchers have come, gathered information and taken it away from Aboriginal people, with no benefit for the communities taking part in the research. This history has implications for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers planning research with Aboriginal communities. An in depth interview study will be conducted in one region of Victoria. Participants will be Aboriginal women who have had a baby within the previous five years. Processes that have been used in preparing to 'step out' into the community to conduct this research are the focus of the paper.
authors.affiliation: Healthy Mothers Healthy Families Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. tanya.koolmatrie@mcri.edu.au
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koolmatrie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D057191:Capacity Building; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000600:supply & distribution; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003296:Cooking; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D014739:Victoria; D016387:Women's Health