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Does breast cancer policy meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia? a review

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Objective To evaluate if existing Australian public policy related to screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow up care for breast cancer addresses the needs of and outcomes for Indigenous1 women? Methods This review of policy employed a modified Delphi
Vita Christie, Lynette Riley, Deb Green, Kylie Snook, Mandy Henningham, Boe Rambaldini, Janaki Amin, Chris Pyke, Megan Varlow, Sally Goss, John Skinner, Ross O’Shea, Deb McCowen, Kylie Gwynne   +13 more
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Murru Minya–informing the development of practical recommendations to support ethical conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: a protocol for a national mixed-methods study

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Conducting ethical and high-quality health research is crucial for informing public health policy and service delivery to reduce the high and inequitable burden of disease experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Sandra J Eades, Alex Brown, Catherine Chamberlain, Mark Wenitong, Jamie Bryant, Kelvin Kong, Michelle Kennedy, Kalinda E Griffiths, Peter O'Mara, Romany McGuffog, Jaqui Hughes, Felicity Collis, Breanne Hobden, Tanika Ridgeway, Maggie Walter   +14 more
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Access to Aboriginal Community-Controlled Primary Health Organizations Can Explain Some of the Higher Pap Test Participation Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women in North Queensland, Australia

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
BackgroundAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) provides culturally appropriate primary care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. The population of North Queensland has a higher
Paramita Dasgupta, John R. Condon, Lisa J. Whop, Joanne F. Aitken, Joanne F. Aitken, Joanne F. Aitken, Joanne F. Aitken, Gail Garvey, Mark Wenitong, Peter D. Baade, Peter D. Baade, Peter D. Baade   +11 more
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Understanding Social and Legal Justice Issues for Aboriginal Women within the Context of an Indigenous Australian Studies Classroom: a Problem-based Learning Approach

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2004
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical approach in which students encounter a problem and systematically set about finding ways to understand the problem through dialogue and research. PBL is an active process where
Elizabeth Mackinlay, Kristy Thatcher, Camille Seldon   +2 more
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Exploring self-determined solutions to service and system challenges to promote social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a qualitative study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionMany Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living on Kaurna Country in northern Adelaide experience adverse health and social circumstances.
Anna P. Dawson, Anna P. Dawson, Eugene Warrior, Odette Pearson, Odette Pearson, Mark A. Boyd, Mark A. Boyd, Judith Dwyer, Kim Morey, Tina Brodie, Kurt Towers, Sonia Waters, Cynthia Avila, Courtney Hammond, Katherine J. Lake, Katherine J. Lake, ‘Uncle’ Frank Lampard, ‘Uncle’ Frank Lampard, ‘Uncle’ Frank Wanganeen, Olive Bennell, Darrien Bromley, Toni Shearing, Nathan Rigney, Schania Czygan, Nikki Clinch, Andrea Pitson, Alex Brown, Alex Brown, Natasha J. Howard, Natasha J. Howard   +29 more
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Fire and Smoke: Using Indigenous Research Methodologies to Explore the Psychosocial Impact of Pediatric Burns on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2021
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents are disproportionately affected by burn injuries, yet often omitted from burns literature or inadequately portrayed under Western frameworks.
Hayley M. Williams, Kate Hunter, Bronwyn Griffin, Roy Kimble, Kathleen Clapham   +4 more
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A discourse analysis of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID‐19 policy response

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2021
Objective: To analyse the implicit discourses within the COVID‐19 policy response for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote communities. Method: This paper uses Bacchi's ‘What is the Problem Represented to Be’ framework to analyse the Emergency ...
Monica Donohue, Ailie McDowall
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“I’m outta here!”: a qualitative investigation into why Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people self-discharge from hospital

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Occasions of self-discharge from health services before being seen by a health profession or against medical advice are often used by health systems as an indicator of quality care.
Deborah A. Askew, Wendy Foley, Corey Kirk, Daniel Williamson   +3 more
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Optimising Hepatitis C care in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care clinic

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2019
Objective: Describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) attending an urban Indigenous primary health clinic (IPHC) in Brisbane, Australia.
Prabha Lakhan, Deborah Askew, Noel Hayman, Leigh‐anne Pokino, Cheryl Sendall, Paul J. Clark   +5 more
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Dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people [PDF]

Medical Journal of Australia, 2014
The article by Li and colleagues 1 in this issue of the Journal highlights an important emerging public health problem for Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population that incorporates many health issues relevant to the “close the gap” initiative.
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