Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men’s Health

We are very pleased to welcome Mr Douglas (Dougie) Clinch as a member of the Centre.

Dougie is a Ngarrindjeri man through his mother, whose traditional lands include the lower Murray River, western Fleurieu Peninsula, and the Coorong in South Australia; and through his father he is a Badimaya man of the Yamatji people, whose lands include the Mid-west region of Western Australia. He was born and raised on Kaurna Country and has lived in the southern suburbs of Adelaide for much of his life.

Dougie has worked as a Project Officer at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) for nearly four years, spending most of that time with the SA Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium in the Aboriginal Health Equity unit, also known as Wardliparingga

Towards the end of 2020 Dougie began his transition over to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men’s Health program, joining Dr Kootsy Canuto’s team as a dedicated Engagement and Project Officer.

Despite most of the work still being ahead of him, Dougie has been busy engaging with stakeholders of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men’s health to both understand the landscape across South Australia and building meaningful relationships with all stakeholders, including most importantly, communities.

Dougie will provide Aboriginal leadership in brokering and maintaining social and health service sector relationships during co-design, implementation and evaluation activities of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men’s Health research program. This will require ongoing and regular engagement with Aboriginal communities across South Australia. In addition, Dougie will contribute to co-designing strategies to increase and improve engagement and utilisation of primary health care services by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in South Australia.

Contact: Douglas Clinch