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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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Evaluation of a school-based health education program for urban Indigenous young people in Australia [PDF]

, 2014
: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a school-based health promotion and education program in improving knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and behaviours of urban Indigenous young people regarding chronic disease and ...
Ware, Robert S., Nelson, Alison L., Nelson, Alison, Malseed, Claire, Claire Malseed, Alison Nelson, Robert Ware, Ware, Robert   +7 more
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Lifestyle Interventions, Kidney Disease Progression, and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisPlain-Language Summary

Kidney Medicine, 2023
Rationale & Objective: Poor dietary patterns and low physical activity levels are important lifestyle-related factors that contribute to negative health outcomes in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Elizabeth P. Neale, Vinicius Do Rosario, Yasmine Probst, Eleanor Beck, Thai Binh Tran, Kelly Lambert   +5 more
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“It's Not About me, it's About the Community”: Culturally Relevant Health Career Promotion for Indigenous Students in Australia

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2009
The numbers of Indigenous students studying in health career courses at the tertiary level is low. This paper describes a forum conducted as part of a project of national significance which examines the solutions and ...
Heather Kelly, Anske Robinson, Marlene Drysdale, Janice Chesters, Susan Faulkner, Isabel Ellender, Leanne Turnbull   +6 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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An assessment of strategies to control dental caries in Aboriginal children living in rural and remote communities in New South Wales, Australia

BMC Oral Health, 2018
Background A community-led oral health service for Aboriginal people in Central Northern NSW identified the need for oral health promotion, as well as dental treatment; in three remote communities with limited access to dental services.
Yvonne Dimitropoulos, Alexander Holden, Kylie Gwynne, Michelle Irving, Norma Binge, Anthony Blinkhorn   +5 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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Community based programs to improve the oral health of Australian Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and recommendations to guide future strategies

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background To review the international literature on community-based interventions aiming to improve the oral health of Indigenous adolescents and identify which demonstrate a positive impact.
Josephine Gwynn, John Skinner, Yvonne Dimitropoulos, Angela Masoe, Boe Rambaldini, Vita Christie, Woosung Sohn, Kylie Gwynne   +7 more
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Perspectives Talking about the ‘r’ word: a right to a health system that is free of racism

Public Health Research & Practice, 2021
Australia’s local, state, territory and federal governments have agreed that the 10-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians will be closed by 2031.
Carmen Parter, Donna Murray , Janine Mohamed, Boe Rambaldini , Tom Calma, Shawn Wilson, Donna Hartz, Josephine Gwynn, John Skinner   +8 more
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Capacity building of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researcher workforce: a narrative review

Human Resources for Health, 2019
Background This paper provides a narrative review that scopes and integrates the literature on the development and strengthening of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researcher workforce.
Shaun C. Ewen, Tess Ryan, Chris Platania-Phung   +2 more
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