The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed gaps in the health-care system that leave those without identification documents vulnerable.
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Australian official guidelines need to reflect culturally safe dietary advice or risk worsening Indigenous people's health.
It's no wonder some Indigenous Australians are concerned about receiving different treatment in hospital.
Indigenous children have poor oral health compared to Australian kids overall. Our research shows involving local Aboriginal people in designing and providing services can make a difference.
Pluralism — the active process of inclusion — could reduce disparities in some of the most pressing health issues of our time.
Many white health students - our future doctors, nurses and health workers - find learning about the ongoing health impacts of colonisation on Indigenous Australians confronting. But it's vital.
Indigenous communities are connecting over digital communities to survive and resist.
Researchers report on how COVID-19 is affecting isolated Indigenous communities. Their voices bridge the urban divide, reveal challenges and describe some unexpected bonuses.
Aboriginal communities have a long history of fighting off disease outbreaks – and self-determination is vital to their success.
Large households, poor health literacy, not enough soap and vaccines, scepticism of mainstream services. These are some of the reasons urban Aboriginal people face increased risks.
Despite chronic housing need and persistent health and infrastructural inequities, northern communities are turning to the land and each other to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Reducing crowding and repairing social housing can decrease the risk of COVID-19 in remote Indigenous communities. It will bring other long-term benefits, too.
Indigenous people suffered greatly during the last global pandemic – the Spanish flu in 1918-19. They are vulnerable again because we still haven't addressed inequalities in our public health system.
Aboriginal people are at greater risk of severe illness from COVID-19 than non-Aboriginal people. But plans to protect remote communities and keep the virus out are progressing too slowly.
Just one in four Indigenous women play sport or are physically active, with many citing racism, cost and gendered expectations as barriers.
A safe home, a working fridge and access to transport are all needed before western medicine has a chance of working in the long term. But a new way of providing care can help.
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest health challenges of the modern day. It's especially prevalent, and must be acted on, in Australia's remote Indigenous communities.
Many Indigenous people tell us they find hospitals stressful, uncomfortable and alienating. Here's how good design can help.
Many Aboriginal survivors of sexual abuse find mainstream counselling inappropriate. But there is a way to help them heal that respects a collective culture, with strong community ties.
You might have heard of polycystic ovary syndrome, but what about polycystic kidney disease? This genetic disorder sees cysts growing in the kidneys.
Top contributors
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Director of POCHE Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Public Health Policy, 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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General Manager Diabetes Services, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research
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Professor and Head Clinical Research Domain, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Stephen Duckett is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer and Academic Coordinator, Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Unit, UNSW
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Head, Skin Health, Telethon Kids Institute
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Conjoint Associate Professor at the Centre for Primary Healthcare and Equity, UNSW
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Senior Staff Specialist, Alice Springs Hospital. Honorary, Australian National University
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Professor of Substance Misuse Studies, Menzies School of Health Research, Menzies School of Health Research
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Head, Tobacco Control Research Program, Menzies School of Health Research
