Aboriginal Health
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National preventive health strategy must provide healing for Indigenous communities Health Times - 21-10-2020
The Healing Foundation is urging the Government to ensure healing is part of the National Preventive Health Strategy (NPHS) to address trauma and its accompanying health effects
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Supporting improved healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples Health Times - 18-09-2020
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can trial a new tool to help them manage their healthcare with the launch of a pilot program in Perth of the GoShare digital
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Many Indigenous patients won't tell hospitals they're Indigenous for fear of poorer care Health Times - 04-08-2020
The federal government recently announced
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RACGP improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare Health Times - 27-07-2020
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has today launched position statements to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare.
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Psychiatrists deeply concerned by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicides Health Times - 07-07-2020
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Victorian Branch has expressed deep concern for the findings outlined in the recent report on suicides
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Black Lives Matter in health care too. But convincing tomorrow's health workers is tough Health Times - 24-06-2020
The global Black Lives Matter movement is
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Supporting prevention and management of COVID-19 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Health Times - 03-06-2020
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), the Lowitja Institute, and The Australian
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Coronavirus will devastate Aboriginal communities if we don't act now Health Times - 23-03-2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, we need to ensure the most vulnerable people in our communities aren’t left behind.
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New advice to help stop early heart attacks for Indigenous Australians Health Times - 17-03-2020
To combat high risk of heart attack and strokes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should have had their heart checked by a GP by age 18 at the latest, according
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Sport can be an important part of Aboriginal culture for women - but many barriers remain Health Times - 11-02-2020
Regular exercise is important for Indigenous women’s health, as it protects against obesity and chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. These conditions
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Bupa supports the next generation of mental health and indigenous professionals Health Times - 23-01-2020
Australia’s largest health insurer, Bupa, has donated $20,000 to the University of Western Australia who will offer two new scholarships that are currently open for
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Making space: how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone Health Times - 17-01-2020
Last year, New South Wales health minister Brad Hazzard proposed
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New Stolen Generations resources to guide GPs, dentists, aged care Health Times - 09-12-2019
General practitioners, dentists and the aged care sector will be better placed to support Stolen Generations survivors following the launch of new resources at Parliament
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New online resource enables safer relationships in Wadawurrung Country Health Times - 28-11-2019
A new online family violence resource co-designed with the First Nations peoples of Wadawurrung Country will be launched next week by the University of Melbourne.
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Burns units need to cater for Indigenous kids Health Times - 12-11-2019
Aboriginal liaison workers in burn units, and greater cultural competence by clinicians in health services, are urgently needed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander burns
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Australian-first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research scholarship unveiled HealthTimes - 16-07-2019
An Australian-first scholarship aimed at encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses/midwives to pursue postgraduate research has launched in Adelaide today.
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Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians' mental health HealthTimes - 10-07-2019
If a doctor suspects a patient may be at risk of depression, they will likely ask
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Why Aboriginal voices need to be front and centre in the disability Royal Commission HealthTimes - 06-06-2019
John Gilroy, University of Sydney and Jennifer Smith-Merry,
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Aboriginal Australians want care after brain injury. But it must consider their cultural needs HealthTimes - 24-05-2019
Beth Armstrong, Edith
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Why are we losing so many Indigenous children to suicide? HealthTimes - 01-04-2019
Over the past five years, one in every four children who died by suicide in Australia was Indigenous.
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