Health Q Consulting (HealthQ) was engaged by Nunkuwarrin Yunti to provide support with the transition from the Australian Family Partnership Program (AFPP) toward a First Nations-led Maternal and Child Health Model of Care.
The program provides culturally informed, nurse-led home visiting support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and families, with a strong focus on early intervention, prevention, and holistic care. The transition presented an opportunity to redesign services to better reflect community priorities, strengthen cultural governance, and improve integration within primary health care.
HealthQ was engaged to deliver a rapid evaluation of the existing program, to support a comprehensive understanding of the model’s performance and identify gaps and opportunities to support co-design and the development of a new, community-led model of care.
The first component of the transition project was a rapid evaluation to support Nunkuwarrin Yunti’s transition to a First Nations-led Maternal and Child Health Model of Care.
We applied a structured, mixed-methods evaluation approach combining quantitative analysis with culturally informed engagement to generate insights grounded in both evidence and lived experience.
A key foundation of the evaluation was the development of a program logic model, enabling a clear understanding of how service activities translate into outcomes and impact.
Stakeholder engagement was central throughout, ensuring the evaluation reflected operational realities and community perspectives. Thisapproach provided a clear, evidence-based foundation to inform co-design andthe development of a strengthened, community-led model of care.
The evaluation provided Nunkuwarrin Yunti with a clear, evidence-based understanding of the performance and strengths of its maternal and child health program, alongside practical insights to inform future development.
HealthQ’s work supported the organisation to:
Importantly, the evaluation confirmed a solid foundation on which to build, supporting the transition to a strengthened, First Nations-led Model of Care.
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