Table 1.

Yarning Session Discussion Guide.

Topic	Questions
Understanding health contexts in the NT	● What do you think are the key health issues facing young Aboriginal fellas in the NT and why? ● What can young Aboriginal fellas do to stay strong and healthy? How is this best achieved? ● How important is your cultural identity to your health and wellbeing, and why? (Probes: family ties, kinship, connection to Country, ceremonies, Elders). ● What influence do your family and friends have on your health? In what ways and why? What does the word health mean to you? Does it mean one or more things?
Supportive professional relationships	● Who do you usually see to help you look after your health? How difficult is it for you to speak with [that provider] about your health?
Supportive personal relationships	● Aside from healthcare providers, who else do you talk with about your health? How comfortable are you to ask [that person] for help if you need it?
Health information access and comprehension	● Where else do you get health information that you trust? How difficult is it for you to understand information about your health?
Supportive health programs and services	● Which existing programs and services do you think work best for young Aboriginal fellas and why? ● Are existing programs and services targeting young Aboriginal fellas in the NT meeting their needs? How could local services better support the needs of these fellas? Do you think health services and programs for young Aboriginal fellas are culturally appropriate/safe?
Current health behaviours	● What activities do young Aboriginal fellas do that puts their health at risk or creates health problems? What would you do to change this and why? ● How do the behaviours of others (e.g. friends and families) influence your health (both positively and negatively)? How does this impact the decisions you make about your health? ● What do you do to look after your health on a daily basis? ● What do you do to look after your health on a weekly basis? If you could do one thing to help young Aboriginal fellas live a healthier life, what would that be?
Health promotion barriers and support?	● Thinking about the things you do to look after your health, what is difficult for you to keep doing on a regular basis? ● Thinking about the things you do to look after your health, what is going well for you? How do you think health education for young Aboriginal fellas in the NT could be improved/changed?
Life aspirations	● What goals do you want to achieve in life and why? ● How important is your health in achieving these goals? Probes: Social determinants of health. ● If you are/were a father, what values and qualities would you like to see in your son/s and why? Do you have any of these qualities? Do you have any role models/figures in your life that display these qualities? If so, who and why?

NT = Northern Territory.