Addressing Commercial Health determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE) - protocol for a multiphase study

Beau Jayde Cubillo; Jennifer Browne; Simone Sherriff; Troy Walker; Karen Hill; Alessandro Crocetti; Fiona Mitchell; Kathryn Backholer; Raglan Maddox; Andrew Brown; Steven Allender; Cassandra J.C. Wright; Jennifer Lacy-Nichols; Catherine Chamberlain; Abe Ropitini; Nathan Taylor; Nadine Blair; Gregory Richards; Rachel R. Huxley; Jaithri Ananthapavan; Joanne Hedges; Brianna Poirier; Anna Peeters; Phuong Nguyen; Boyd Swinburn; Sharon Atkinson-Briggs; Lee Yeomans; Yin Paradies

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Addressing Commercial Health determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE) - protocol for a multiphase study

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Addressing Commercial Health determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE) - protocol for a multiphase study

Beau Jayde Cubillo, Jennifer Browne, Simone Sherriff, Troy Walker, Karen Hill, Alessandro Crocetti, Fiona Mitchell, Kathryn Backholer, Raglan Maddox, Andrew Brown, …

BMJ open, Vol.16(1), e101735

2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101735

PMID: 41558752

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Abstract

health

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

qualitative research

health equity

Introduction The commercial determinants of health (CDoH) are a rapidly growing field of research and global health priority. Despite being disproportionately affected, Indigenous Peoples’ voices and perspectives are conspicuously absent from CDoH research and policy. This article outlines the protocol for Addressing Commercial Health determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE), an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led project in Australia. Methods and analysis ACHIEVE integrates four research streams, using a novel combination of methods. The first three streams will (i) conceptualise the CDoH using Indigenous yarning methodology, (ii) evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies to reduce exposure to harmful marketing and (iii) assess the impacts of specific commercial entities on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health using case studies. The final stream will consolidate findings from streams 1–3 and work with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) to co-create strategies for addressing the commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval for streams 1–3 has been granted by Deakin University Human Research Ethics Committee. ACHIEVE is guided by a governance model that prioritises Indigenous data sovereignty, community and ACCHO partnerships, capacity building and knowledge translation. Findings will be shared with participants, ACCHOs and policymakers to maximise research impact.

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Title: Addressing Commercial Health determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE) - protocol for a multiphase study
Authors/Creators: Beau Jayde Cubillo - Deakin University
Jennifer Browne - Deakin University
Simone Sherriff - Sax Institute
Troy Walker - Deakin University
Karen Hill - Deakin University
Alessandro Crocetti - Deakin University
Fiona Mitchell - Deakin University
Kathryn Backholer - Deakin University
Raglan Maddox - Australian National University
Andrew Brown - Deakin University
Steven Allender - Deakin University
Cassandra J.C. Wright - Menzies School of Health Research
Jennifer Lacy-Nichols - The University of Melbourne
Catherine Chamberlain - Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
Abe Ropitini - Vaccho, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Nathan Taylor - Policy Ethics, and Research, AH&MRC, Matraville, NSW, Australia
Nadine Blair - Hunters Hill Observatory
Gregory Richards - Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia
Rachel R. Huxley - The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Jaithri Ananthapavan - Deakin University
Joanne Hedges - The University of Adelaide
Brianna Poirier - The University of Adelaide
Anna Peeters - Deakin University
Phuong Nguyen - Deakin University
Boyd Swinburn - Auckland University of Technology
Sharon Atkinson-Briggs - Deakin University
Lee Yeomans - Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia
Yin Paradies - Deakin University
Publication Details: BMJ open, Vol.16(1), e101735
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. ; LONDON
Number of pages: 9
Grant note: National Health and Medical Research Council (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100000925) 106716 / National Heart Foundation of Australia (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100001030) National Heart Foundation of Australia (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100001030) GNT2035274; GNT2027736 / National Health and Medical Research Council (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100000925) Deakin University (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100001778)
Identifiers: 991005855187507891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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