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Making a real difference in closing the gap, GP from Victoria wins Indigenous health award

HealthTimes - 10-04-2017

The Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC) awarded Dr Margaret Niemann, a General Practitioner (GP) from Bairnsdale, Victoria, the organisation’s annual Annette Walker Award

 
Early childhood the key to improving Indigenous health

HealthTimes - 30-03-2017

A major study into the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has found programs and policies to promote healthy weight should target children as young as

 
High praise for Alice Springs health service

HealthTimes - 10-03-2017

The benefits of ‘Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands’ has received endorsement from a wide-ranging investigation of Australian primary health care services.

 
Midwifery push to Birthing on Country

Karen Keast - 08-11-2016

A pioneering Birthing on Country maternity services program will increase and support the Indigenous maternity workforce, expand culturally competent maternity care, and establish

 
Indigenous people are 2-3 times more likely to have a disease than other Australians

AAP - 23-09-2016

Indigenous Australians are more than twice as likely than non-indigenous people to suffer from diseases, most of which are preventable, a report shows.

 
Many Aboriginal births unregistered in Western Australia

AAP - 04-07-2016

A report has found there is an "unacceptably" high number of Aboriginal children in WA who haven't had their births registered.

 
Aboriginal suicide rates in Kimberley among the highest in the world

AAP - 27-06-2016

A new report showing the high rate of suicide among indigenous people in WA's Kimberley region has led to calls for better suicide prevention strategies. 

 
Gaps in supportive care services for Aboriginal cancer patients

AAP - 24-06-2016

Leading experts in cancer care have gathered in Adelaide to explore a range of issues aimed at better treating the thousands of sufferers of the disease.

 
Indigenous meals a recipe for good health

Karen Keast - 07-06-2016

Kangaroo lasagne and kangaroo rendang curry with bush tomatoes. These dishes are proving to be a key ingredient to healthy living for some of Australia’s

 

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