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First Nations Disaster Management Plans for COVID-19

Institution

Central Queensland University

Country

Australia

Localities

First nations

Methodology

Community panels

Key Focus of Study

Objectives: Gain access into Indigenous local government and shires disaster management plans to assess alignment with current national and state plans for pandemic influenza and strategies to control COVID-19; Provide recommendations and feedback to Indigenous local government and shires using a First Nations community panel model on ways to improve alignment or to adapt existing strategies to national and state pandemic and COVID-19 plansProvide health promotion and health literacy information about ways to control COVID-19 that can be locally developed that links to the social, cultural and economic conditions of rural and remote First Nations communities for disaster managements plansEvaluate feasibility and effectiveness of implementing disaster managements plans in rural and remote Indigenous local government and shires in controlling COVID-19.

Key Stakeholders

Indigenous local government and shires

Funding Institution(s)

APPRISE

Status

Ongoing

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