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International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2019 Enhancing health literacy can empower individuals and communities to take control over their health as well as improve safety and quality in healthcare.
Gordon Robert Boot, Anne Lowell
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
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Overweight and obesity among Indigenous children: individual and social determinants [PDF]
, 2014 Factors influencing obesity are not confined to the health portfolio, argues this paper. Instead the factors occur across portfolios including housing, education, employment, social welfare and community development.
Katherine Thurber +2 more
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Cultuial and Socio-Economic Factors in Health, Health Services and Prevention for Indigenous People
, 2010 Summary: Indigenous people across the world experience more health related problems as compared to the population at large. So, this review article is broadly an attempt to highlight the important factors for indigenous peoples' health problems, and to recommend some suggestions to improve their health status.
Sheikh, Mashhood Ahmed, Islam, Rakibul
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Epidemiology of Chronic Hepatitis C in First Nations Populations in Canadian Prairie Provinces
PathogensCurrent structural barriers experienced by First Nations in Canada shape access and engagement for testing and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. This non-systematic informative review considers transdisciplinary perspectives, regional data,
Kate P. R. Dunn +6 more
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Australian cancer services: a survey of providers’ efforts to meet the needs of Indigenous patients
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2018 Objective: To examine where Indigenous Australians undergo cancer treatment and learn about specific service initiatives that have been implemented to meet their needs. Methods: Public cancer treatment centres across Australia were invited to participate
Emma V. Taylor +6 more
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Structural modelling of wellbeing for Indigenous Australians: importance of mental health
BMC Health Services Research, 2019 Background Australia provides health care services for Indigenous peoples as part of its effort to enhance Indigenous peoples’ wellbeing. However, biomedical frameworks shape Australia’s health care system, often without reference to Indigenous wellbeing
Rosalie Schultz +4 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn +6 more
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Trauma-informed services and trauma-specific care for Indigenous Australian children [PDF]
, 2013 This paper examines how childhood trauma experienced by Indigenous children can be overcome by appropriate interventions.IntroductionWhile many Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children grow up in safe homes and live in safe communities, there ...
Judy Atkinson
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, 1999 Proceedings of 4 Aboriginal men's health conferences: Growing up as an indigenous male: report from the 1st National Indigenous Male Convention. Indigenous Male Health Convention, Ross River Homestead, Alice Springs, 1999.
Territory Health Services
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