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'Big mobs in the city now' : the increasing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in urban areas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The locations and settings in which Australian Indigenous people live varies, however over 70 % of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia now live in urban or regional urban areas (ABS 2008). Over half of the total population lives
Barty, Robert   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Acting and Collecting: Imagining Asia through material culture and musical theatre

open access: yesMuseum & Society, 2015
This paper explores the link between Asian-inspired material culture and musical theatre through the collections of Anglo-Australian performer Herbert Browne (1895-1975).
Peter Thorley
doaj   +1 more source

What Matters 2 Adults: a study protocol to develop a new preference-based wellbeing measure with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults (WM2Adults)

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Understandings of health and wellbeing are culturally bound. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people perceive wellbeing and quality of life (QOL) differently from the Western biomedical models of health underpinning existing QOL ...
Kirsten Howard   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

open access: yes, 2021
This chapter provides guidance on managing unhealthy alcohol use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This includes care of those who are drinking above recommended limits, whether or not there is an alcohol use disorder present. Content of this chapter is based on both consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health ...
Assan, Robert   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

Generating evidence to inform responsive and effective actions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and well-being: a mix method protocol for evidence integration ‘the Roadmap Project’

open access: yesBMJ Open
Background Australia does not have a national strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and as a result, policy and programming actions are fragmented and may not be responsive to needs. Efforts to date have also rarely engaged
Alex Brown   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of the uptake of health assessment items for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians: Implications for policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The introduction of Medical Benefits Scheme item numbers to reimburse health assessments (HAs) represented a major shift in support for access to health promotion and preventive care in primary care settings.
Margaret Kelaher   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Defining, controlling and analysing Indigenous data: commitment to historical consistency or commitment to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?

open access: yesPublic Health Research & Practice, 2019
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Standard Indigenous Question (SIQ) uses a question about ‘origin’ to collect data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Kristy Crooks   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural indicators: an overview from Mayi Kuwayu, the National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture is foundational to health and wellbeing. However, its inherent conceptual complexity and diversity across and within different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural groups ...
Sarah C. Bourke   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

'We got needs too': Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in urban areas (Speaker's notes) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Despite over 70 % of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia now living in urban or regional urban areas (ABS 2008), there is limited research which highlights their issues or the issues that impact on their education outcomes.
Fredericks, Bronwyn L.
core   +1 more source

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