Aboriginal Health
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Aboriginal scholarship program to support mental health in remote communities Haley Williams - 10-12-2018
Curtin University and Managing Director of Indigenous Psychological Services Dr Tracy Westerman have launched a unique scholarship program to support Indigenous students to
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Funding to Support Young Warriors for Health HealthTimes - 29-11-2018
A successful and innovative health awareness program for young First Australians will be expanded to reach more communities across Australia. Our Government
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Indigenous hearts suffer the most: new Heart Foundation health data HealthTimes - 01-11-2018
Indigenous Australians die from heart disease at double the rate of other Australians, and in some areas, at triple the rate of the rest of the community, according to new
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First Nations people to guide a healthier renal future HealthTimes - 26-10-2018
First Nations people will play a fundamental role in developing guidelines to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kidney patient outcomes, with more than $300,000
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Diabetes a major health issue in the bush HealthTimes - 18-10-2018
The National Rural Health Alliance has highlighted the startling figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report Diabetes Indicators for the Australian
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New report shows indigenous in NSW wait longer for surgery AAP - 29-08-2018
Indigenous people in NSW are more likely to wait longer for non-urgent elective surgery than non-indigenous people, a new report shows.
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Improving medication management in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities HealthTimes - 26-06-2018
Equitable access and effective use of medicine is critical to closing the gap in health and life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians.
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Health inequalities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children and teenage mothers highlighted AAP - 21-06-2018
The number of Aboriginal teenage mothers in NSW has dropped and the frequency of immunisation in Aboriginal children has surpassed their non-indigenous counterparts,
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Indigenous Australians are more than twice as likely to die AAP - 20-06-2018
Indigenous Australians are more than twice as likely to die before their fifth birthday than non-Indigenous Australians. Australia's Health
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Traditional Aboriginal healers should work alongside doctors to help close the gap HealthTimes - 12-06-2018
Victoria Grieves, University
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New research shows indigenous eye health 'sadly neglected' across the world HealthTimes - 02-05-2018
The world’s indigenous populations experience significantly higher rates of avoidable vision impairment and a striking lack of support for research to address
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Heart screen could protect hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders from stroke HealthTimes - 11-04-2018
Testing Aboriginal, Torres Strait Island, Māori and Pacific people for an irregular heartbeat earlier could spare hundreds of people from stroke each year, a Sydney Heart
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Telehealth closes the gap on Indigenous health HealthTimes - 15-03-2018
An integrated telehealth service could help close the gap for Indigenous Australians with dementia living in rural and remote communities. The University of
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A new report shows indigenous Australians are dying more of cancer AAP - 15-03-2018
Data shows indigenous Australians are still more likely to die from preventable cancers such lung, liver and cervical cancer despite overall improvements in survival.
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Australian first research targets Aboriginal stroke survivors HealthTimes - 07-02-2018
Helping Aboriginal people live well after stroke is at the heart of a new research project, made possible by a Stroke Foundation grant. The project will assess
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RAHC sends its 5000th urban health professional to the Northern Territory HealthTimes - 06-12-2017
The Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC) has placed its 5000th health professional into a remote Indigenous community in the Northern Territory (NT), since the program began
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Aboriginal story-telling used in research to empower pregnant women stop smoking HealthTimes - 01-11-2017
By capturing the experiences of Indigenous women and their health workers through ‘yarning’ methodology, a Heart Foundation researcher is helping pregnant Aboriginal
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A taste of the Territory inspires VIC dental therapist to take the plunge into NT HealthTimes - 10-08-2017
Victorian dental therapist Natalie Bright is enjoying a 12-month contract with the Northern Territory Department of Health (NT DoH) after completing two, three-week placements
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Northern Territory combats youth Avgas sniffing AAP - 06-07-2017
More than 150 kids from the NT's remote north-east Arnhem Land who have been sniffing toxic aviation fuel have elevated blood lead levels, health officials say.
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Push for cultural safety into legislation Karen Keast - 21-06-2017
Cultural safety should be embedded into Australia’s health practitioners’ legislation to drive culturally safe health services that achieve better health outcomes
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