Aboriginal Co-Director for the Djaalinj Waakinj Centre for Ear and Hearing Health and the Aboriginal Cultural Governance Advisor
Mrs Valerie Swift is the Aboriginal Co-Director for the Djaalinj Waakinj Centre for Ear and Hearing Health and the Aboriginal Cultural Governance Advisor for the Telethon Kids Institute’s Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases.
Mrs Swift is qualified Aboriginal Health Worker and Aboriginal researcher with over 20 years of experience. She is a Board Member of Moorditj Koort Aboriginal Wellbeing Centre, Babbingur Mia Aboriginal Family Support Program and Yarramoup Aboriginal Corporation.
Previously the Manager, Aboriginal Health for the South Metropolitan Health Services in Western Australia, Mrs Swift has had a distinguished career in health services management driving new initiatives and striving for change to improve effectiveness of Aboriginal health programs.
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Publications
February 2023
Early onset of otitis media is a strong predictor of subsequent disease in urban Aboriginal infants: Djaalinj Waakinj cohort study
Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children in rural/remote areas suffer high rates of persistent otitis media (OM) from early infancy. We aimed to determine the proportion of Aboriginal infants living in an urban area who have OM and investigate associated risk factors.
Published research Ear Infections Aboriginal Health Child Disability Ear Health Vaccine Trials Group Subsite: Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases