Recent revelations of the coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada are part of a long, complex and disturbing history – in which feminism became a fight to keep one’s own children.
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The NDIS has good intentions, but its design doesn’t seem to support the unique needs of Indigenous people living with a disability, particularly if they’re living in remote communities.
The NT has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce a minimum price for alcohol.
At least half the food eaten by the first Australians came from plants. And in terms of medicines, many different parts of plants were used.
Traditional Aboriginal healers are recognised as having special facilities for healing in childhood and are encouraged to develop their skills. They are often taught by their grandparents.
To deliver better housing for health, we must go back to what we know works, to the proven evidence-based solutions for design, construction, delivery and maintenance.
Young people in remote Aboriginal communities have high rates of STIs for a number of reasons, including inconsistent condom use and poor access to health services.
Decent housing underpins the Closing the Gap goals, with a decade-long national remote housing program having made measurable progress. If the Commonwealth pulls out now, hard-won gains could be lost.
New research assessing young people in WA detention found 89% were severely impaired in at least one area of brain function. One in three had fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Politicians make sweeping statements on how to close the gap. But here’s advice from people working directly with Indigenous communities who have evidence for what actually works.
Like many Indigenous groups around the world, the James Bay Cree of northern Québec have a disproportionately high rate of diabetes. They’re facing it down with a decidedly Indigenous solution.
While school sores – or impetigo – is a treatable condition, if left untreated it can lead to much more serious illness such as kidney and heart disease.
The latest census data reveals valuable insights into Closing the Gap targets. While there’s some improvement in school attendance rates, all other indicators suggest a radical rethink is required.
Infectious diseases pose a continual threat to Canadians. Ensuring the population stays healthy requires increasing investment in our public health system.
City living costs are driving people to organise themselves to share a room with strangers. These precarious living arrangements hardly qualify as a home.
Australia was ranked top of the world in terms of the efficiency of our health care system and health outcomes, but only seventh in terms of equity.
Much has been written about success of Indigenous players at elite levels of the game. But perhaps the more important story is one of Indigenous participation in grass roots and community football.
Up to 60% of people in some Indigenous Australian communities are infected with a parasitic worm that almost nobody has heard of, and without treatment, the infection can be fatal.
The number of Australians with chronic kidney disease is set to rise, but there’s no cure for most people. Here’s what you need to know about this silent killer.
One First Nations community stands out in northern Ontario, for its low rates of suicide and other mental health challenges. The residents say it’s all about their connection to the land.
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Director of POCHE Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
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ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney
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Professor, Public Health Policy, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
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Scientia lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Tom Calma is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chancellor, University of Canberra
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Senior Fellow, Australian National University
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Head of Diabetes Clinics, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Professor and Head Clinical Research Domain, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Social Research and Policy, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Indigenous Health; Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
