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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide in Context [PDF]

Archives of Suicide Research, 2006
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide has been an issue of national public health and mental health concern for only one decade, having increased dramatically from levels that were very low in the late 1980s to levels of young adult male suicide that are now substantially higher than for the non-indigenous population. In this review the authors
Helen Milroy
exaly   +6 more sources

Challenging deficit discourse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition and dietetics research: A critical discourse analysis

SSM Qualitative Research in Health, 2023
Prior to colonisation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples used detailed knowledges on food and nutrition to develop sustainable practices which supported strong and healthy ways of life.
Robyn Delbridge, John Coveney, Tamara Mackean   +2 more
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Characterising airway inflammation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with asthma and COPD. [PDF]

BMJ Open Respir Res
Objective To examine airway inflammatory cell profiles in Indigenous Australian adults with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Design/setting A retrospective, cross-sectional study on data from a tertiary referral
Young N, Chen W, Chatterjee S, Gelzinnis S, Latheef AL, Simpson J, Wark PAB.   +6 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

‘Sometimes they’re gammin, playing tricks, but sometimes it’s ears.’ The perspectives of urban parents and carers of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children on their journey to diagnosis of persistent ear health and hearing problems

Public Health Research & Practice, 2021
Objectives: Data presented in this paper were gathered during the Urban Hearing Pathways study. The objective of the study was to investigate how access to, and availability of, ear health and hearing services contributes to the burden of avoidable ...
Samantha F Harkus, Kylie AJ Caso, Sharron T Hall, Carmen Kung, Toni N Manton, Sarah J Murthy, Giselle AL Olive, Trumaine M Rankmore, Nikkita L Roberts, Meagan L Ward, Kelvin M Kong   +10 more
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Kulay Kalingka, a national cohort study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cancer experiences: a study protocol

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the First Peoples of Australia. Since settler colonisation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have experienced disparities in health outcomes, including cancer, when compared with
Emily Banks, Raglan Maddox, Raymond Lovett, Lisa J Whop, Katherine Ann Thurber, Makayla-May Brinckley, Shavaun Wells   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ear and hearing care programs for First Nations children: a scoping review

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Ear and hearing care programs are critical to early detection and management of otitis media (or middle ear disease). Otitis media and associated hearing loss disproportionately impacts First Nations children.
Kai Nash, Rona Macniven, Liesa Clague, Harvey Coates, Mark Fitzpatrick, Hasantha Gunasekera, Kylie Gwynne, Luke Halvorsen, Samantha Harkus, Leanne Holt, Noeleen Lumby, Katie Neal, Neil Orr, Elizabeth Pellicano, Boe Rambaldini, Catherine McMahon   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Access to Aboriginal Community-Controlled Primary Health Organizations Can Explain Some of the Higher Pap Test Participation Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women in North Queensland, Australia

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
BackgroundAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) provides culturally appropriate primary care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. The population of North Queensland has a higher
Paramita Dasgupta, John R. Condon, Lisa J. Whop, Joanne F. Aitken, Joanne F. Aitken, Joanne F. Aitken, Joanne F. Aitken, Gail Garvey, Mark Wenitong, Peter D. Baade, Peter D. Baade, Peter D. Baade   +11 more
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Mature aged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are using digital health technologies (original research)

Digital Health, 2022
Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people avidly use technology for a variety of purposes. Digital health technologies offer a new way to build on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples propensity for early adoption and innovation ...
Connie Henson, Felicity Chapman, Gina Shepherd, Bronwyn Carlson, Josephine Y Chau, Josephine Gwynn, Deb McCowen, Boe Rambaldini, Katrina Ward, Kylie Gwynne   +9 more
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Knowledge translation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research contexts in Australia: scoping review protocol

BMJ Open, 2022
Introduction Knowledge translation (KT) involves bridging the gaps between research knowledge and research application or practice, by sharing this knowledge with knowledge-users. KT is increasingly being used in research with Indigenous peoples globally
Raymond Lovett, Makayla-May Brinckley, Sarah Bourke, Felecia Watkin Lui   +3 more
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“Everyone needs a Deb”: what Australian indigenous women say about breast cancer screening and treatment services

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Breast cancer continues to be the second most diagnosed cancer overall and the most diagnosed cancer for women in Australia. While mortality rates overall have declined in recent years, Indigenous women continue to be diagnosed at more ...
Vita Christie, Deb Green, John Skinner, Lynette Riley, Ross O’Shea, Karen Littlejohn, Christopher Pyke, Debbie McCowen, Boe Rambaldini, Kylie Gwynne   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source