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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2021 Background Developing since colonisation, Australia's healthcare system has dismissed an ongoing and successful First Nations health paradigm in place for 60,000 years.
James M. Gerrard +5 more
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International 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
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Rural and Remote Health, 2021 It is critical that those working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities acknowledge and understand the impacts of trauma in order to engage in culturally safe practice.
Nicole Tujague, Kelleigh Ryan
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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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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012 Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are under-reported in administrative health datasets in NSW, Australia. Correct reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is essential to measure the effectiveness of policies and ...
Taylor Lee K +6 more
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International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2022 Analysis of policies relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples could help improve health outcomes—a critical challenge in Australia. While there are many health policy analysis frameworks, we did not find one which supported decolonising
Helen Kehoe +3 more
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The health of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples [PDF]
Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2016 The health of Aboriginal Australians is poorer than that of all other Indigenous cultures in developed nations, and recent studies suggest high rates of dementia and other conditions that are common in old age. This has implications for health promotion, provision of services and planning for older age in these communities.
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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 +4 more
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Cardiac Rehabilitation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Western Australia [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2016 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Australia. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) people have higher levels of CVD compared with non-Indigenous people. Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is an evidence-based intervention that can assist with reducing subsequent cardiovascular events and ...
Sandra Hamilton +3 more
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Law Reform and the Return of the States
The University of Queensland Law Journal, 2022 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have long called for structural reform to Australia’s institutional framework to protect and promote their rights. In recent years, however, state and territory governments have proven more receptive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ advocacy than the Commonwealth.
Larkin, Dani +3 more
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