ABSTRACT Issue Addressed Swimming is an essential life skill for Australian children. Access to swimming lessons helps develop competence in the water. However, participation in swimming lessons among preschool‐aged children has declined in recent years, particularly following the pandemic.
Siyuan Wang +3 more
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Cultural immersion: Embedding Torres Strait Islander (Melanesian) history, culture, diet and health in dietetics curricula. [PDF]
Porykali B +11 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Falls are a major health risk for older Australians, causing most injury‐related hospitalisations and deaths in this age group. Despite growth in Australia's older culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) population, limited data exist on the availability and suitability of falls prevention programmes for this group.
Fatemeh Abdi +2 more
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Replanting the Birthing Trees to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and babies: protocol for developmental evaluation of a comprehensive culturally responsive, trauma-aware, healing-informed, continuity of care(r) model. [PDF]
Chamberlain C +52 more
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ABSTRACT Issue Addressed Due to potential harm to the developing brain, alcohol is not recommended before age 18, even in small quantities. With parents being a key source of alcohol supply to their teenagers, changing parental attitudes towards underage drinking is key to reducing alcohol‐related harm in young people.
Natasha Harding +6 more
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The Need for Culturally Responsive Nutritional Counselling for Pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women in Australia. [PDF]
Jalloub L +12 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Including Indigenous perspectives in public health curricula supports the development of culturally competent practitioners, using examples of lived experience from Indigenous Australians. Existing literature demonstrates the benefits of Indigenous Elder and knowledge‐holder inclusion in tertiary settings. However, there is a need
Elizabeth Curran +4 more
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Climate and environmental crisis: effects on ear and hearing health in Australia and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. [PDF]
Tongs Wiradjuri GM +4 more
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Content Validity and Test‐Retest Reliability Study of Oral Cancer Awareness Questionnaire
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Targeted and validated questionnaire is a vital tool in assessing oral cancer awareness (OCA) in the community. This study is aimed at validating a targeted oral cancer awareness questionnaire for people living in Far North Queensland.
Poornima Ramamurthy +3 more
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Country revealing the way: evaluating Elder-governed cultural therapy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with mental health conditions. [PDF]
Vance A +5 more
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