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Guula Buuyal

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement of Country

This resource was created on the lands of the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji and the Yirrganydji people in Cairns, and co-designed with the Gunggandji People of Yarrabah. We acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of these lands, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across this country, and the deep knowledge they hold about health, food, family, and caring for one another.

The name

Guula Buuyal — Body Strong — was gifted in the Gunggandji language by Dr Darryl Murgha, a respected Gunggandji Elder, Traditional Owner, and cultural heritage specialist from the Cairns and Yarrabah region. We thank him for this gift.

Our partners

Guula Buuyal Kidneys was created through the project Digital nutrition model of care to improve Chronic Kidney Disease management in Northern Australia, co-designed and delivered by:

  • Sophus Nutrition (Health Management Pty Ltd) — Cairns

  • Gurriny Yealamucka Health Services Aboriginal Corporation — Yarrabah

  • The University of Queensland — Centre for Online Health, School of Medicine

Sophus Health team

  • Tara Diversi — CEO, Sophus Nutrition; project lead

  • Kate Montgomery — Project operations manager

  • Jamieson Baker — Technical officer

Research team

  • Dr Jaimon Kelly (APD) — Principal Investigator; Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland

  • Dr Soraia De Camargo Catapan — Principal Investigator; Research Fellow, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland

  • Tracy Hardy — Senior Research Assistant, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland; Wattleseed Nutrition

  • Maci Polley — Bond University

Creative and production

  • Marc Harbrow — FNQ Indigenous Innovation Facilitator (Harbrow Mentoring); artwork

  • Shenea Neal — Voiceover

  • Mo Billy — Voiceover

  • Jade McAulliffe — Cultural knowledge and administration

With thanks

This work was shaped by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dietitians, Aboriginal Health Workers, and community members living with kidney disease who shared their knowledge and time.

Funding

This project was funded by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), with contributions from project partners.

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