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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and consumer law

open access: yes, 2018
The literature identifies a number of underlying issues that impact on the consumer protection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. These issues arise from locational (remoteness), historical (protection and assimilation policies enacted through the colonial process) and cultural factors (rooted in tradition, customs and relationships to ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Taking the next steps: identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status in general practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report argues that the general practice sector needs to collect the Indigenous status of patients in order to provide health interventions specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, suggesting effective Indigenous identification ...

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Cancer in aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia.

open access: yesAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2010
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have a cancer incidence for all sites combined equivalent to or slightly lower than for other Australians. They have a higher incidence of cancers of the cervix, liver and gallbladder, oesophagus, unknown primary site, mouth and throat, lung and pancreas, but a lower incidence of cancers of the prostate,
Roder, D., Currow, D.
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The health and welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: 2015 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Examines the differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, as well as differences by factors such as age, sex and, in particular remoteness.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report 2011-12: online services report - key results [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report examines health services, Aboriginal community controlled and non-community controlled health organisations, funded by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.SummaryPrimary health careIn 2011-12, Aboriginal and Torres ...

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Serum vitamin D levels, diabetes and cardio-metabolic risk factors in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Assesses levels of serum 25(OH)D in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and explores relationships between 25(OH)D and cardio-metabolic risk factors and diabetes.
Lu, Zhong X   +30 more
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From cultural education to culturally safe kidney care: renal nurses’ experiences caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in South Australia

open access: yesCritical Public Health
Introduction Culturally responsive family and kinship-focused care is crucial for equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in public health and healthcare settings.
Melissa Arnold-Ujvari   +3 more
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National key performance indicators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care: results from December 2013 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Captures data from over 200 primary health care organisations that receive funding from the Australian Government Department of Health to provide services primarily to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Social Exclusion/Inclusion for Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2016
Social exclusion social inclusion are useful concepts for making sense of the deeply embedded socio-economic disadvantaged position of Aboriginal and Torres Islander people in Australian.
Maggie Walter
doaj   +1 more source

Co-designing policy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a protocol

open access: yesPublic Health Research and Practice
Objectives and importance of study: In the public service context, co-design is novel and ever-expanding. Co-design brings together decision-makers and people impacted by a problem to unpack the problem and design solutions together.
Margaret Fono   +3 more
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