Poor sleep deprives First Nations people of the chance to connect with culture. So they co-designed a sleep apnoea program they’d actually use.
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We estimate more than 200 communities across Australia do not have community drinking water fountains. That must change.
If we are to reduce the numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people smoking we need to consider a whole suite or approaches.
In this podcast, former Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, chair of the National Disability Insurance Authority, which implements the scheme, discusses its issues and the road ahead
Here’s where we could lift our game to ensure reliable, equitable and culturally safe telehealth for First Nations people in Australia, whether living remotely or in our cities.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can cause problems with movement, behaviour or learning or a mix of these. In communities where alcohol use is high, a focus on FASD is warranted.
Higher levels of parental wellbeing while children were young was linked with children being more physically active as they got older.
Health and service workers are not asking women about a potential traumatic brain injury, there’s a lack of referral options, and often no diagnosis.
Caregivers of children with ear disease said they’d noticed them talking loudly, turning up the TV or devices, being distracted, talking in class, ‘not listening’ or not responding.
NT residents receive approximately 30% less Medicare funding per capita than the national average. The gap is worse for First Nations Australians in the NT.
Birthing on Country services acknowledge First Nation peoples’ continued ownership of land and unique birthing practices.
Principales colaboradores
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Tom Calma es Amigo de The Conversation.Chancellor, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Fellow, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Health Leadership, Macquarie University
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Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, Australian National University
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Professor of Paediatrics & Child Health and Director of the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, University of Sydney
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Director Mayi Kuwayu Study, Australian National University
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Assistant Dean Indigenous Strategy & Leadership, University of Newcastle
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ARC DECRA Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow Health Economics, The University of Queensland
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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) and Professor, Swinburne University of Technology
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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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Associate Professor in Telehealth and Director of Telehealth Technology, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland
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Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing; Professor, School of Disability Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
