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Understanding Social and Legal Justice Issues for Aboriginal Women within the Context of an Indigenous Australian Studies Classroom: a Problem-based Learning Approach

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2004
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical approach in which students encounter a problem and systematically set about finding ways to understand the problem through dialogue and research. PBL is an active process where
Elizabeth Mackinlay, Kristy Thatcher, Camille Seldon   +2 more
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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.
Emma Chittleborough, Robyn Delbridge, John Coveney, Roland Wilson, Tamara Mackean, Annabelle Wilson   +5 more
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A discourse analysis of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID‐19 policy response

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2021
Objective: To analyse the implicit discourses within the COVID‐19 policy response for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote communities. Method: This paper uses Bacchi's ‘What is the Problem Represented to Be’ framework to analyse the Emergency ...
Monica Donohue, Ailie McDowall
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Exploring self-determined solutions to service and system challenges to promote social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a qualitative study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionMany Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living on Kaurna Country in northern Adelaide experience adverse health and social circumstances.
Anna P. Dawson, Anna P. Dawson, Eugene Warrior, Odette Pearson, Odette Pearson, Mark A. Boyd, Mark A. Boyd, Judith Dwyer, Kim Morey, Tina Brodie, Kurt Towers, Sonia Waters, Cynthia Avila, Courtney Hammond, Katherine J. Lake, Katherine J. Lake, ‘Uncle’ Frank Lampard, ‘Uncle’ Frank Lampard, ‘Uncle’ Frank Wanganeen, Olive Bennell, Darrien Bromley, Toni Shearing, Nathan Rigney, Schania Czygan, Nikki Clinch, Andrea Pitson, Alex Brown, Alex Brown, Natasha J. Howard, Natasha J. Howard   +29 more
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Does breast cancer policy meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia? a review

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Objective To evaluate if existing Australian public policy related to screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow up care for breast cancer addresses the needs of and outcomes for Indigenous1 women? Methods This review of policy employed a modified Delphi
Vita Christie, Lynette Riley, Deb Green, Kylie Snook, Mandy Henningham, Boe Rambaldini, Janaki Amin, Chris Pyke, Megan Varlow, Sally Goss, John Skinner, Ross O’Shea, Deb McCowen, Kylie Gwynne   +13 more
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Optimising Hepatitis C care in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care clinic

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2019
Objective: Describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) attending an urban Indigenous primary health clinic (IPHC) in Brisbane, Australia.
Prabha Lakhan, Deborah Askew, Noel Hayman, Leigh‐anne Pokino, Cheryl Sendall, Paul J. Clark   +5 more
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Safety, equity and monitoring: a review of the gaps in maternal vaccination strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Influenza and pertussis infections are disproportionately higher among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their infants compared to other Australians.
Lisa McHugh, Kristy Crooks, Amy Creighton, Michael Binks, Ross M Andrews   +4 more
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The development and validation of a family functioning measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Family and kinship networks are a key aspect of culture for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from Australia. They are intrinsically connected to good health and wellbeing, and cultural knowledge exchange.
Makayla-May Brinckley, Roxanne Jones, Philip J. Batterham, Alison L. Calear, Raymond Lovett   +4 more
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“I’m outta here!”: a qualitative investigation into why Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people self-discharge from hospital

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Occasions of self-discharge from health services before being seen by a health profession or against medical advice are often used by health systems as an indicator of quality care.
Deborah A. Askew, Wendy Foley, Corey Kirk, Daniel Williamson   +3 more
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability prevalence: making sense of multiple estimates and definitions

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2018
Objective: To analyse the multiple sources of statistics on prevalence of disability among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) people in Australia to provide reliable headline estimates.
Clare Coleman, Nicola Wing Young Man, John Gilroy, Richard Madden   +3 more
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