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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
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Tackling Indigenous smoking: a good news story in Australian tobacco control

Public Health Research & Practice, 2020
There is good news to tell about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tobacco control: smoking prevalence is falling and government funding has been secured in a climate of under-investment in prevention.
David P Thomas , Tom Calma
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Factors contributing to longer length of stay in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children hospitalised for burn injury

Injury Epidemiology, 2020
Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have higher incidence, severity and hospital length of stay for their acute burn injuries than other Australian children.
Courtney Ryder, Tamara Mackean, Kate Hunter, Kurt Towers, Kris Rogers, Andrew J. A. Holland, Rebecca Ivers   +6 more
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Healthy for life - Aboriginal community controlled health services: report card [PDF]

, 2013
This report card provides information against Essential Indicators from the HfL Program for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) that have participated in the program since 2007 and the 2010-11 OSR data for ACCHS.In addition ...

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Recent developments in national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health strategy [PDF]

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 2004
AbstractIn this paper I will describe some of the sentinel events in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health policy and strategy during 2003 and the early part of 2004. This will involve discussion on the:• National Strategic Framework in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health• National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
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To What Extent Do Australian Government Metrics Align With Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous Conceptualisations of Wellbeing? A Scoping Review of Wellbeing Frameworks

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Indigenous wellbeing theories offer potential to better measure social and cultural determinants. This scoping review aimed to identify the types of metrics used by the Australian government to assess wellbeing and evaluate the alignment of current frameworks against Indigenous and non‐Indigenous conceptualisations of wellbeing.
Sophie Wright‐Pedersen, Edward J. O'Connor, Megan Rebuli, Tiana Thorne, Naomi Kakoschke, Ray Mahoney   +5 more
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Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives on the factors that facilitate primary health care access among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a qualitative study in Southeast Queensland

BMC Primary Care
Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 15–24 years of age often encounter challenges accessing and utilising primary health care (PHC).
Stephen Harfield, Judith A. Dean, Peter Azzopardi, Gita D. Mishra, James Ward   +4 more
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How To Attract, Retain and Grow the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce in Australia: A self-determined approach

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management
Racism in the healthcare system results in harm experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Countering racism and achieving culturally safe healthcare will not be possible without self-determination, meaning Aboriginal and Torres ...
Jayde Fuller , Melissa Browning, Jacinta Evans, Nikola Balvin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Literature review of the interplay between education, employment, health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote areas [PDF]

, 2013
The availability of timely, comprehensive and good quality data specifically relevant to remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander notions of health and wellbeing has been a significant obstacle to understanding and addressing related disadvantage in ...
Oanh K. Nguyen, Sheree Cairney
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health [PDF]

Australian Journal of Primary Health, 2018
Spurling, Geoffrey, Felton-Busch, Catrina, Larkins, Sarah   +2 more
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