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Health service utilization by indigenous cancer patients in Queensland: a descriptive study

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
doaj   +1 more source

Preventative health assessments and indigenous people of Australia: a scoping review

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Given that Indigenous populations globally are impacted by similar colonial global legacies, their health and other disaprities are usually worse than non-indigenous people.
Kim Usher, Kim Usher, Debra Jackson, Humayun Kabir, Humayun Kabir, Rikki Jones, Joe Miller, Rachel Peake, Reakeeta Smallwood   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing team-based primary health care: a comparative analysis of policies in western Canada

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background We analyzed and compared primary health care (PHC) policies in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan to understand how they inform the design and implementation of team-based primary health care service delivery.
Esther Suter, Sara Mallinson, Renee Misfeldt, Omenaa Boakye, Louise Nasmith, Sabrina T. Wong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Engaging Australian Aboriginal narratives to challenge attitudes and create empathy in health care: A methodological perspective [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Unconscious bias and negative attitudes towards minority groups have detrimental effects on the way health care is, or is not, provided to these groups.
Bessarab, Dawn, Hayward, Colleen, Mak, Donna, Rudd, Cobie, Sim, Moira, Wain, Toni   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous data governance approaches applied in research using routinely collected health data: a scoping review

npj Digital Medicine
Globally, there is a growing acknowledgment of Indigenous Peoples’ rights to control data related to their communities. This is seen in the development of Indigenous Data Governance standards.
Teyl Engstrom, Elton H. Lobo, Kristie Watego, Carmel Nelson, Jinxiang Wang, Howard Wong, Sungkyung Linda Kim, Soo In Oh, Michael Lawley, Alain-Dominique Gorse, James Ward, Clair Sullivan   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Communication, Collaboration and Care Coordination: The Three-Point Guide to Cancer Care Provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2020
Aim: To explore health professionals’ perspectives on communication, continuity and between-service coordination for improving cancer care for Indigenous people in Queensland.
Audra de Witt, Veronica Matthews, Ross Bailie, Gail Garvey, Patricia C. Valery, Jon Adams, Jennifer H. Martin, Frances C. Cunningham   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural competency in the delivery of health services for Indigenous people [PDF]

, 2015
Aim and objectives This review aims to examine available evidence on cultural competence in health care settings to identify key approaches and strategies that can contribute to improving the development and implementation of Indigenous health services ...
Anton Clifford, Janya McCalman, Komla Tsey, Roxanne Bainbridge   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Contrasting effects of experimental warming in the initiation year and the flowering year on flower phenology of boreal understory species

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise High‐latitude plants initiate flower primordia at least 1 year before flowering. While impacts of rising temperatures on phenology in the flowering year are well studied, the effects of warmer temperatures in the initiation year (IY; the year before flowering) are virtually unknown.
Christa P. H. Mulder, Eileen P. Schaub, Pamela K. Diggle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source