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Pre-pregnancy predictors of hypertension in pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in north Queensland, Australia; a prospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND Compared to other Australian women, Indigenous women are frequently at greater risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. We examined pre-pregnancy factors that may predict hypertension in pregnancy in a cohort of Aboriginal and Torres ...
John Lynch, McDermott, Robyn, Sandra K Campbell, Esterman, A., Lynch, J., Esterman, Adrian, Campbell, S., McDermott, R., Campbell, Sandra K., Adrian Esterman, Lynch, John, Robyn McDermott   +11 more
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Australian Practitioners' Beliefs, Confidence, and Training Needs for Delivering Behaviour Support to Children and Young People in Out‐of‐Home Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) frequently present with complex behavioural needs. In New South Wales (NSW), behaviour support plans (BSPs) are mandated when restrictive practices, including psychotropic medication, are used. Little research has examined whether the statutory workforce is adequately prepared to meet behaviour support ...
Manisha Abayakoon Stanborough, Kelly‐Ann Allen, Emily Berger, Mikaela Stanborough, Erin Leif   +4 more
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National key performance indicators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care: results from December 2013 [PDF]

, 2014
Captures data from over 200 primary health care organisations that receive funding from the Australian Government Department of Health to provide services primarily to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Effectiveness of participative community singing intervention program on promoting resilience and mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia [PDF]

, 2012
This book chapter reports on a study that sought to investigate the efficacy of community participative singing on the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from several South East Queensland communities.
Jing Sun, Buys, Nicholas, Nicholas Buys, Sun, Jing   +3 more
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Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice at the ‘Shop Front’: The Potential and Limitations of Meeting Legal Need Through Technology

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Australia, governments fund Community Legal Centres (CLCs) as part of the legal assistance sector (LAS) to meet the ‘legal needs’ of people experiencing disadvantage who cannot afford private legal services. Persistent unmet demand for CLCs is well‐documented. As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in private legal practice to
Catherine Hastings, Art Cotterell, Farzana Bruce   +2 more
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Better cardiac care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: first national report 2015 [PDF]

, 2015
Mortality from cardiac conditions for Indigenous Australians decreased by 41% between 1998 and 2012, while access to cardiac care has improved over time.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Serum vitamin D levels, diabetes and cardio-metabolic risk factors in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians [PDF]

, 2014
Assesses levels of serum 25(OH)D in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and explores relationships between 25(OH)D and cardio-metabolic risk factors and diabetes.
Lu, Zhong X, Graham R.D. Jones, Kanakamani Jeyaraman, Kanakamani Jeyaraman, Louise J. Maple-Brown, Ellis, Andrew, Richard J MacIsaac, Ashim Sinha, Jaquelyne T. Hughes, Paul Lawton, Andrew Ellis, Zhong X Lu, Maple-Brown, Louise J, Jerums, George, Jeyaraman, Kanakamani, MacIsaac, Richard J, Kerin O'Dea, Alan Cass, Lawton, Paul, George Jerums, Graham RD Jones, Zhong X. Lu, Jones, Graham Rd, Kerin O’Dea, Hughes, Jaquelyne T, Cass, Alan, O'Dea, Kerin, Louise J Maple-Brown, Richard J. MacIsaac, Jaquelyne T Hughes, Sinha, Ashim   +30 more
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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
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Expenditure on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2010-11: an analysis by remoteness and disease [PDF]

, 2013
This report provides a detailed analysis of health expenditure for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in 2010-11.SummaryThis report complements Expenditure on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2010-11 (AIHW 2013a) by ...

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To What Extent Do Australian Government Metrics Align With Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous Conceptualisations of Wellbeing? A Scoping Review of Wellbeing Frameworks

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Indigenous wellbeing theories offer potential to better measure social and cultural determinants. This scoping review aimed to identify the types of metrics used by the Australian government to assess wellbeing and evaluate the alignment of current frameworks against Indigenous and non‐Indigenous conceptualisations of wellbeing.
Sophie Wright‐Pedersen, Edward J. O'Connor, Megan Rebuli, Tiana Thorne, Naomi Kakoschke, Ray Mahoney   +5 more
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