Red Nose is delighted to announce its First Nations Safe Sleep Bubs e-Learning project has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the auDA Foundation.
The grant will help fund the development of Safe Sleep for Bubs – a culturally appropriate safe sleeping e-learning package designed by First Nations people. Designed to equip health professionals in Victoria (such as Aboriginal health workers, remote and rural nurses and midwives, early childhood educators, carers and others), the eLearning provides evidence-based, culturally safe education on Safe Sleep Recommendations for First Nations families.
Red Nose CEO, Keren Ludski, is thrilled that this grant will strengthen safe sleeping education for professionals supporting First Nations families.
“We are excited to provide professionals working with First Nations families with training on having safe sleep conversations in an open and non-judgemental way. We know all families want to do their best to keep their bubs safe and this training will help amplify the safe sleep messages in a practical way for families,” Keren said.
“First Nations infants are three times more likely to die from sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI), including sleep related accidents, in Australia. Health services play a vital role in the reduction of major risk factors of SUDI.
“The e-learning resources will help boost access to culturally appropriate Safe Sleep resources for health professionals who support First Nations families,” Keren said.
As one of 15 beneficiaries across Australia, Red Nose was recognised for its focus on societal wellbeing by improving education and research of safe sleeping to First Nations parents and communities, particularly those in regional and remote communities.
Red Nose’s Director of Prevention, Education and Research, Margaret Polacska, is immensely proud of the team behind the Safe Sleep Bubs e-Learning Project.
“This funding will play a pivotal role in enabling us to ensure safe sleep messages are reaching First Nations families, as well as to the dedicated healthcare professionals working closely with them,” Margaret said.
The Safe Sleep Bubs e-learning will be launched by the end of this year.
The auDA Foundation is a charitable trust established by the .au Domain Administration (auDA) to promote and encourage educational and research activities that will enhance the utility of the internet for the benefit of the Australian community.
The auDA Community Grant Program is funded by the auDA Foundation, a charitable trust established by auDA. It has distributed more than $4.5 million, supporting over 170 projects since 2006.
Red Nose has a dedicated First Nations resources page.
