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Investigating the Correlation between Health Literacy and Mental Health and Quality of Life Indicators of Inactive Elderly to Lahijan City in 2021

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2021
Background and Objectives: Health literacy can affect the quality of life of the elderly due to its role in promoting appropriate decisions in the field of mental health. this study was conducted to investigate the correlation between health literacy and
Siavash Khodaparast, Meghdad Farajpour Pirbasti, Vahid Bakhshalipour   +2 more
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Opportunities in Middle Childhood: Multiple System Involvement During Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence in Northern Territory, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Middle childhood offers a crucial window to identify and support children at risk of adverse outcomes in adolescence. This retrospective cohort study examined how data from multiple systems could identify children with the greatest need for support during middle childhood and early adolescence. Using individual level linked records from health,
Vincent Yaofeng He, Jenny Williams, Steven Roche, Tamika Williams, Steven Guthridge   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An integrated workplace mental health intervention in a policing context: protocol for a cluster randomised control trial

, 2016
BACKGROUND: In this paper, we present the protocol for a cluster-randomised trial to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a workplace mental health intervention in the state-wide police department of the south-eastern Australian state of ...
Allisey, Amanda F., Keegel, Tessa G., LaMontagne, Anthony D., Martin, Angela, Milner, Allison J., Noblet, Andrew J., Page, Kathryn M., Purnell, Lauren J., Reavley, Nicola J., Smith, Peter M., Tchernitskaia, Irina, Witt, Katrina   +11 more
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Progress and opportunities in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health communications [PDF]

, 2003
This article describes elements of effective health communication and highlights strategies that may best be adopted or adapted in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations.
Drabble, Laurie A, Keatley, J., Marcelle, G.   +2 more
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Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Child Disadvantage: Comparing Multidimensional and Socioeconomic Approaches for Predicting Developmental Outcomes

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong, Fiona Mensah, Elodie O'Connor, Shuaijun Guo, Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Cindy Pham, Sarah Gray   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of Multisystem Involvement in Adolescence: Implications for Health, Education and Social Services in the Northern Territory of Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dual‐system young people who crossover between child protection and youth justice systems experience a range of health and educational issues. However, very little research has examined the health and education needs of these young people, especially in Indigenous populations. A retrospective cohort study was established using individual‐level
Vincent Y. F. He, Bernard Leckning, Tamika Williams, Gary Robinson, Steven Guthridge   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eating disorder literacy and stigmatising attitudes towards anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder among adolescents [PDF]

, 2016
Little research has investigated adolescents’ understanding of eating disorders (EDs) or attitudes towards people affected by EDs. This impedes the development of targeted health promotion interventions.
McNamara, N, McNicholas, F, O'Connor, C, O'Hara, L   +3 more
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Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi, Casianus Gemoh, Denise Chapman, Edmund Hypolite, Simon Angok, Melanie Baak, Joel Windle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mental health literacy and associated factors among traditional healers of Jimma town, southwest, Ethiopia 2020: a community based, cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundTraditional healers are in the front line to give the mental healthcare service in developing countries like Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, different studies were done focusing on the role of traditional medicine and perception of the community toward
Gudeta Mideksa, Elias Tesfaye, Yimenu Yitayih, Yohanes Sime, Kemal Aliye, Abraham Tamirat Gizaw   +5 more
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