One thing we can do to reduce this transport inequity is make it easier for First Nations people to get their driver’s licence. This also brings individuals and communities many other benefits.
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New data on Closing the Gap shows more Indigenous people are in prison, not less.
After this model was implemented, the gap in heart health outcomes we measured between First Nations and non-Indigenous patients closed.
People who menstruate in rural and remote Indigenous communities face a unique set of challenges, and have a particular need for better access to period products.
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.
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.
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Chancellor, University of Canberra
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Aboriginal Research Officer, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
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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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Associate Professor in Public 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
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Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, Indigenous Advancement, Curtin University
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Manager, First Nations Health Office, Queensland Health, Indigenous Knowledge
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Senior Project Officer, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Postdoctoral researcher, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Researcher, Flinders University
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Adjunct assistant professor, Flinders University
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Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, Australian National University
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Professor of Indigenous Health, Charles Darwin University
