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Deadly developments: smoking cessation medicines accessed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, 2006–2019 [PDF]

Public Health Research & Practice
Objectives and importance of the studyThe aims of this study were to examine trends in the annual rate of smoking cessation medicines (SCMs) supplied to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who smoke using dispensings by Services Australia from ...
Daniel Odo, Christina Heris, Raymond Lovett, Lisa Whop, Nicola Ball, Joanne Thandrayen, Michelle Kennedy, Raglan Maddox   +7 more
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Safety, equity and monitoring: a review of the gaps in maternal vaccination strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Influenza and pertussis infections are disproportionately higher among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their infants compared to other Australians.
Lisa McHugh, Kristy Crooks, Amy Creighton, Michael Binks, Ross M Andrews   +4 more
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Better cardiac care – the patient experience – a qualitative study

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background In 2015, a Brisbane tertiary hospital’s cardiac unit implemented a new model of multidisciplinary care (Better Cardiac Care (BCC)) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
Warren Jennings, Sonya Egert, Celestine Fisher, Sonia Renouf, Vivian Bryce, Sean Grugan, William Wang, Deborah Askew   +7 more
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability prevalence: making sense of multiple estimates and definitions

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2018
Objective: To analyse the multiple sources of statistics on prevalence of disability among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) people in Australia to provide reliable headline estimates.
Clare Coleman, Nicola Wing Young Man, John Gilroy, Richard Madden   +3 more
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A mixed methods exploratory study tackling smoking during pregnancy in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Pregnancy can be a time of joy and a time of significant stress. For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter, respectfully, Indigenous) women, cigarette smoking, even during pregnancy, is a socially sanctioned behavioural ...
Deborah A. Askew, Jillian Guy, Vivian Lyall, Sonya Egert, Lynne Rogers, Leigh-anne Pokino, Peggy Manton-Williams, Philip J. Schluter   +7 more
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The development and validation of a family functioning measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Family and kinship networks are a key aspect of culture for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from Australia. They are intrinsically connected to good health and wellbeing, and cultural knowledge exchange.
Makayla-May Brinckley, Roxanne Jones, Philip J. Batterham, Alison L. Calear, Raymond Lovett   +4 more
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in the classroom [PDF]

, 2012
In this chapter, I discuss why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies is important, present a little history and offer a view on the significance of windows and mirrors, along with statements and advice on evaluation of materials for classroom use.
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The decline of smoking initiation among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students: implications for future policy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020
Objective: Smoking is a major cause of preventable illness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with most commencing in adolescence. Understanding trends in youth tobacco use can inform prevention policies and programs.
Christina L. Heris, Nicola Guerin, David P. Thomas, Sandra J. Eades, Catherine Chamberlain, Victoria M. White   +5 more
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Genetic Research and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians [PDF]

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2012
While human genetic research promises to deliver a range of health benefits to the population, genetic research that takes place in Indigenous communities has proven controversial. Indigenous peoples have raised concerns, including a lack of benefit to their communities, a diversion of attention and resources from non-genetic causes of health ...
Emma, Kowal, Glenn, Pearson, Lobna, Rouhani, Chris S, Peacock, Sarra E, Jamieson, Jenefer M, Blackwell   +5 more
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The recording of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status in general practice clinical records: a cross‐sectional study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objectives: To document the frequency of recording of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status in general practice (GP) clinical records and to establish associations of this recording.
Allison Thomson, Simon Morgan, Peter O'Mara, Amanda Tapley, Kim Henderson, Mieke van Driel, Christopher Oldmeadow, Jean Ball, John Scott, Neil Spike, Lawrie McArthur, Parker Magin   +11 more
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