Aboriginal Health

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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.

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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.

 
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

 
Project work to improve burns for Indigenous children

HealthTimes - 14-06-2017

University of Queensland researchers are working to improve the care of Aboriginal and Torres

 
Lecture to highlight Indigenous health gap

HealthTimes - 08-05-2017

A renowned kidney specialist who has been working to close the gap in Indigenous health in the Northern Territory for more than 30 years will deliver the first Charles Darwin

 
Closing the gap between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians

AAP - 14-04-2017

Dr Tedros Adhanom, a front runner to be the next WHO chief, says incentives for doctors to work in remote communities is essential to ensure indigenous health.

 

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