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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, Anne-Marie Boxall, Krister Partel   +2 more
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Men's health conferences

, 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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“It's Just Presence,” the Contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professionals in Cancer Care in Queensland

Frontiers in Public Health, 2018
Objectives: The aim of this research was to explore health professionals' perspectives on the provision of follow-up cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in Queensland.Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ...
Audra de Witt, Audra de Witt, Audra de Witt, Frances C. Cunningham, Frances C. Cunningham, Ross Bailie, Nikki Percival, Jon Adams, Patricia C. Valery, Patricia C. Valery, Patricia C. Valery   +10 more
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‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
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Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: hearing health services 2012-2013 [PDF]

, 2014
Summary: This report presents data on the hearing health services delivered under the National Partnership Agreement on Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (SFNT) during 2012-13.

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Enablers and barriers to primary health care access for Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and meta-aggregation of studies across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA

BMC Health Services Research
Background Indigenous adolescents access primary health care services at lower rates, despite their greater health needs and experience of disadvantage.
Stephen Harfield, Tara Purcell, Eliza Schioldann, James Ward, Odette Pearson, Peter Azzopardi   +5 more
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Implementing Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Australia: A Five‐Phase Framework for Indigenous Data Governance

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents the development of a five‐phase Indigenous Data Governance (IDGov) Framework in Australia, focusing on partnerships between the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) sector and non‐Indigenous health entities.
Jacob Prehn, Michael A. Guerzoni, Maggie Walter, Gawaian Bodkin‐Andrews, Bobby Maher   +4 more
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The health and welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: 2015 [PDF]

, 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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The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Workforce in Early Childhood Education: Findings From a National Survey of Australian Centre‐Based Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Culturally responsive early childhood education (ECE) environments can increase child and family participation, enhance service quality, and improve developmental outcomes for children. Educators from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds contribute to inclusive ECE and are crucial for addressing workforce shortages.
Sene Gide, Linda Harrison, Sandie Wong, Frances Press, Belinda Davis   +4 more
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2012 report: New South Wales [PDF]

, 2013
This report provides the latest information on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in New South Wales are faring according to a range of indicators on health status, determinants of health and health system performance.

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