Roxanne Jones|Katherine A Thurber|Jan Chapman|Catherine D’Este|Terry Dunbar|Mark Wenitong|Sandra Eades|Lisa Strelein|Maureen Davey|Wei Du|Anna Olsen|Janet Smylie|Emily Banks|Raymond Lovett
Study protocol:<i>Our Cultures Count</i>, the Mayi Kuwayu Study, a national longitudinal study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing
Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian National University|University of Adelaide|Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia|Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute|Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies|Australian National University|Australian National University|St. Michael's Hospital|Sax Institute|Australian National University|Australian National University
aboriginal torres strait islander peoples australias first peoples connected land 65 000 years enduring cultures values considered critical health wellbeing alongside physical psychological social factors currently lack largescale data adequately represent experiences aboriginal torres strait islander people absence evidence cultural practice expression particularly striking given foundational importance wellbeingmayi kuwayu national study aboriginal torres strait islander wellbeing mayi kuwayu study largescale national longitudinal study aboriginal torres strait islander adults linkage healthrelated administrative records baseline survey developed extensive community consultation includes items cultural practice expression sociodemographic factors health wellbeing health behaviours experiences environments family support connection baseline survey mailed 200 000 aboriginal torres strait islander adults 16 years yielding estimated 16 00040 000 participants supplemented facetoface recruitment followup surveys conducted every 35 years funding allows mayi kuwayu study contribute filling key evidence gaps including quantifying contribution cultural factors wellbeing alongside standard elements health riskthis study received approval national human research ethics committees state territory committees including relevant aboriginal torres strait islander organisations study developed conducted partnership aboriginal torres strait islander organisations across states territories provide enduring shared infrastructure underpin programme policy development based measures values important aboriginal torres strait islander peoples approved researchers access confidentialised data disseminate findings according study data access governance protocols