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Short screening tools for risky drinking in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: modified AUDIT-C and a new approach

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2019
Background Alcohol consumption among Indigenous Australians can involve a stop-start pattern of drinking, with consumption well above recommended guidelines on each occasion.
K. S. Kylie Lee, James H. Conigrave, Scott Wilson, Jimmy Perry, Sarah Callinan, Robin Room, Tanya N. Chikritzhs, Tim Slade, Noel Hayman, Geoffrey Leggat, Katherine M. Conigrave   +10 more
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Decomposing differences in labour force status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians [PDF]

, 2012
Despite several policy efforts to promote economic participation by Indigenous Australians, they continue to have low participation rates compared to non-Indigenous Australians. This study decomposes the gap in labour market attachment between Indigenous
Guyonne Kalb
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Policy and stakeholder analysis of infant and young child feeding programmes in Sri Lanka

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF) play a critical role in growth and development of children. A favourable environment supported by appropriate policies and positive contributions from all stakeholders are prerequisites for ...
Sanjeeva S. P. Godakandage, Upul Senarath, Hiranya S. Jayawickrama, Indika Siriwardena, S. W. A. D. A. Wickramasinghe, Prasantha Arumapperuma, Sathyajith Ihalagama, Srisothinathan Nimalan, Ramanathan Archchuna, Claudio Umesh, Shahadat Uddin, Anne Marie Thow   +11 more
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Correction to: Developing a tablet computer-based application (‘App’) to measure self-reported alcohol consumption in Indigenous Australians

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2018
After publication of the original article [1] it was noted that the name of author, Peter Jack, was erroneously typeset in both the PDF and online formats of the manuscript as Peter Jack GradDipIndigH.
K. S. Kylie Lee, Scott Wilson, Jimmy Perry, Robin Room, Sarah Callinan, Robert Assan, Noel Hayman, Tanya Chikritzhs, Dennis Gray, Edward Wilkes, Peter Jack, Katherine M. Conigrave   +11 more
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Developing a tablet computer-based application (‘App’) to measure self-reported alcohol consumption in Indigenous Australians

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2018
Background The challenges of assessing alcohol consumption can be greater in Indigenous communities where there may be culturally distinct approaches to communication, sharing of drinking containers and episodic patterns of drinking. This paper discusses
KS Kylie Lee, Scott Wilson, Jimmy Perry, Robin Room, Sarah Callinan, Robert Assan, Noel Hayman, Tanya Chikritzhs, Dennis Gray, Edward Wilkes, Peter Jack, Katherine M. Conigrave   +11 more
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Comparing Federal Indigenous Health Policy Reform in Canada and the United States

Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2022
Federal governments in Canada and the United States have followed similar timelines and events in their efforts to support Indigenous self-determination in health care.
Denise Webb, Angela Mashford-Pringle, Sara Allin, Dane Mauer-Vakil   +3 more
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Implementing Indigenous Education Policy Directives in Ontario Public Schools: Experiences, Challenges and Successful Practices

International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2017
The Ontario Ministry of Education has declared a commitment to Indigenous student success and has advanced a policy framework that articulates inclusion of Indigenous content in schooling curriculum (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2007).
Emily Milne
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Indigenous engagement in health: lessons from Brazil, Chile, Australia and New Zealand

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background Given the persistence of Indigenous health inequities across national contexts, many countries have adopted strategies to improve the health of Indigenous peoples.
Angeline Ferdinand, Michelle Lambert, Leny Trad, Leo Pedrana, Yin Paradies, Margaret Kelaher   +5 more
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Scientometrics Approach to Advance Public Policy Within the Framework of Indigenous Peoples [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This study aims to analyze the application of scientometric approaches within the context of public policy and the rights of Indigenous peoples, highlighting the potential of this method to identify, measure, and evaluate policy studies concerning ...
Sujianto Sujianto, Habibie Dedi Kusuma, Putri Risky Arya, Adianto Adianto, As’ari Hasim, Putri Atika Ulfa, Gendroyono Gendroyono   +6 more
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Comparing Federal Indigenous Health Policy Reform in Canada and the United States: The Shift to Indigenous Self-Determination in Health Care

Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2022
Federal governments in Canada and the United States have followed similar timelines and events in their efforts to support Indigenous self-determination in health care. Since colonization, both settler colonies have aimed to assimilate Indigenous Peoples
Denise Webb, Angela Mashford-Pringle, Sara Allin, Dane Mauer-Vakil   +3 more
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