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Table 1 Community researchers and sites, recruitment methods, support and subsequent roles

From: “Makes you proud to be black eh?”: Reflections on meaningful Indigenous research participation

Sites

Researchers

Background

Recruitment

Support

Subsequent roles

Tamworth & Inverell NSW

1M & 1F

EHO* & AHW*

Operational roles in health service

CI on site

Employed by health service.

Palm Island QLD

1F

Community member

Known to Indigenous CI

Research Fellow Townsville, QLD

Community researcher

Innisfail QLD

1M & 1F

AHW & Receptionist

AMS staff nominated

Research Fellow Townsville, QLD

Student & not in paid workforce

Torres Strait QLD

1F

Administration

Advertised locally

Two Researchers Townsville, QLD

Not in paid workforce

Bidyadanga WA

1M & 1F

Community members

Community presentation & EOI called

Researchers from Broome, WA & Townsville, QLD & CI Perth, WA

Employed by health service & AWH training.

  1. *EHO – Environmental Health Officer, *AHW – Aboriginal Health Worker.