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"We're very much part of the team here":  A culture of respect for Indigenous health workforce transforms Indigenous health care.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundImproving health outcomes for Indigenous people by strengthening the cultural safety of care is a vital challenge for the health sector, both in Australia and internationally.
Emma V Taylor, Marilyn Lyford, Lorraine Parsons, Toni Mason, Sabe Sabesan, Sandra C Thompson   +5 more
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Health service utilization by indigenous cancer patients in Queensland: a descriptive study [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2012
Introduction Indigenous Australians experience more aggressive cancers and higher cancer mortality rates than other Australians. Cancer patients undergoing treatment are likely to access health services (e.g.
Bernardes Christina M, Whop Lisa J, Garvey Gail, Valery Patricia C   +3 more
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Evidence in practice: implementing KAT in indigenous health services. [PDF]

Front Psychiatry
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (KAT) presents a promising alternative for addressing mental health challenges, particularly in treatment-resistant conditions, yet little exists in the literature guiding its implementation in an Indigenous context, for Indigenous participants, or describing culturally adapted delivery models. This paper presents insights and
Lovely JJ, Yardley H, Darda R, Bearchief-Adolpho Q, Kemp L, Brough C, Doore V, Kohlhammer J, Charrette A.   +8 more
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Challenges and Advances towards Reformulating Processed Foods to Contain Low Salt in Sri Lanka [PDF]

International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, 2022
Background: In Sri Lanka, consumption of foods high in salt is high. Efforts are underway to tackle this issue, including the reformulation of fast foods to contain less salt. To succeed, understanding the practices in using salt among restaurant owners,
Pandula Siribaddana, Achala Jayatilleke, Nalika Gunawardena, Angela de Silva, Champika Wickramasinghe, Lakshman Gamlath, Thilak Siriwardena, Vindya Kumarapeli, Janaki Vidanapathirana, Shanthi Gunawardena, Amaap Alagiyawanna, Ishanka Thalagala, Aravinda Wickramasinghe, Prabha Kumari, Prasad Ranatunga, Sapumal Dhanapala, Razia Pendse   +16 more
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Salt and Health: public awareness, attitudes, and practices in Sri Lanka to inform a behaviour change communication campaign to reduce dietary salt

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2022
Introduction: Sri Lankan citizens consume almost double the recommended daily amount of salt.   Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to health effects of dietary salt among adults and adolescents in Sri Lanka to inform ...
Achala Upendra Jayatilleke, Nalika Gunawardena, Angela de Silva, Champika Wickramasinghe, Lakshman Gamlath, Thilak Siriwardena, Janaki Vidanapathirana, Shanthi Ginawardena, Vindya Kumarapeli, AMAAP Alagiyawanna, Ishanka Thalagala, Aravinda Wickramasinghe, Prabha Kumari, Prasad Ranatunga, Sapumal Dhanapala, Razia Pendse   +15 more
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Effectiveness of an outbreak dose of mumps-containing vaccine in two First Nations communities in Northern Ontario, Canada

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
Between 18 Dec 2017 and 27 June 2018, a mumps outbreak occurred in two Canadian Indigenous communities. An outbreak dose of mumps-containing vaccine was offered as part of control measures.
Wallis Rudnick, Sarah Wilson, Jo Ann Majerovich, Michelle Haavaldsrud, Marene Gatali, Cai-Lei Matsumoto, Shelley Deeks   +6 more
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Improving recruitment process for nurses, professions supplementary to medicine and paramedical staff

Journal of Health Technology Assessment in Midwifery, 2020
The recruitment process of nurses, professions supplementary to medicine and paramedical staffs had been a lengthy and labourers work for the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services (MoHIMS) of Sri Lanka.
Pamila Sadeeka Adikari, Dileep De Silva, Sunil De Alwis, KYPK Weerasekara, Parmelalagapillai Karthikeyan, HHDAU Hettiarachchi, Kapuge Ranjith Kumara, HW Sunil Shantha   +7 more
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Incidence and outcomes of critical illness in Indigenous Peoples: a systematic review protocol

Systematic Reviews, 2022
Background Indigenous Peoples experience health inequities across the continuum of health services. Improvements for Indigenous patients and their families during vulnerable experiences with the healthcare system may have a significant impact on the ...
Samantha L. Bowker, Kienan Williams, Aireen Wingert, Jamie M. Boyd, Melissa L. Potestio, Michelle Gates, Erica Wright, Sean M. Bagshaw   +7 more
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Combating physical inactivity during COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka: being active at home

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2020
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Ishanka Ayeshwari Talagala, Rangana Hettige, Vindya Kumarapeli, Champika Wickramasinghe   +3 more
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Indigenous Health [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2019
KEY POINTS Health inequities for Indigenous peoples arise from the multigenerational effects of colonization and need to be contextualized within the historical, political, social and economic conditions that have influenced Indigenous health.[1][1]–[3][2] Calls for action to address ...
Kienan, Williams, Melissa L, Potestio, Val, Austen-Wiebe   +2 more
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