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National Indigenous Immunisation Research WorkshopYou are invited to register to attend the National Indigenous Immunisation Research Workshop 2013: lessons learnt and future directions Workshop.
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Empowering Aboriginal communities the key to suicide preventionA comprehensive research report into the high rates of suicide in the Kimberley has called for a major change
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Aboriginal researchers achieve milestoneThe first Capacity Building Grant comprising solely of Indigenous researchers has been completed successfully
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Remote pools boost Aboriginal child healthA new study has found that swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities can dramatically reduce rates of skin, ear and chest infections
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Children the key to breaking the cycle of disadvantageA national strategy that focuses on early child development is the key to breaking the cycle of Aboriginal poor health and disadvantage.
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Perspectives of health service providers in delivering best-practice care for Aboriginal mothers and their babies during the postnatal periodEvidence suggests that Aboriginal babies in Western Australia are not receiving adequate primary health care in their first 3 months of life, leading to questions about enablers and constraints to delivering such care. This paper presents findings from a qualitative research project investigating health providers' perceptions and experiences of best and current practice in discharge planning, postnatal care and health education for Aboriginal mothers and their newborn babies.
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Effective primary care management of type 2 diabetes for indigenous populations: A systematic reviewIndigenous peoples in high income countries are disproportionately affected by Type 2 Diabetes. Socioeconomic disadvantages and inadequate access to appropriate healthcare are important contributors.
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Prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases in Aboriginal children: A whole population studyThe burden of bronchiectasis is disproportionately high in Aboriginal adults, with early mortality. Bronchiectasis precursors, that is, protracted bacterial bronchitis and chronic suppurative lung disease, often commence in early childhood.
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Association between lack of dental service utilisation and caregiver-reported caries in Australian Indigenous children: A national surveyTo investigate the association between the lack of dental service utilisation and dental caries in Australian Indigenous children.
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Roadmap to incorporating group A Streptococcus molecular point-of-care testing for remote Australia: a key activity to eliminate rheumatic heart diseaseJonathan Asha Dylan Rosemary Janessa Jeffrey Carapetis AM Bowen Barth Wyber Pickering Cannon AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD