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The Healthy Heart Actions Right Time (HHART) project used a 12-month co-design process with two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services to identify strategies connecting community and clinical activities for heart disease prevention. Three priority areas emerged: community-led gardening programs to promote heart health through connection and healthy lifestyles, community engagement days to increase participation in heart health screenings and strengthen relationships between communities and clinics, and development of culturally appropriate educational resources to enhance both clinician confidence and community knowledge about heart health.
Why it matters
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience a disproportionate burden of heart disease due to ongoing effects of colonisation. This research addresses the gap between existing clinical and community strengths by identifying culturally appropriate, co-designed strategies that could improve heart disease prevention and outcomes for these communities.
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Aim: Healthy Heart Actions Right Time (HHART) is a multi-phased research project that seeks to identify, implement and evaluate strategies to connect community and clinical activities to reduce the burden of heart disease for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The aim in Phase One was to identify priority activities for two participating services. Background: The ongoing effects of colonisation drive a disproportionate burden of heart disease for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Clinical and community groups both have established strengths in reducing the risk of heart disease, but these are not always well connected. Methods: Using a case study methodology in two locations we partnered in a 12-month co-design process to identify priority activities to connect clinical and community activities. Findings: Three priorities emerged from the Phase One co-design process: (i) community-led gardening as a strategy to promote heart health through connection and healthy lifestyles; (ii) community days to increase engagement in heart checks and strengthen community-clinic relationship; and (iii) clinic-led development of culturally relevant education resources to promote clinician confidence and community heart health knowledge.