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Storytelling to access social context and advance health equity research
- Author: JoAnne, Banks
- Published: 2012
Objective: Increased understanding of individual and social determinants of health is crucial to moving toward health equity. This essay examines storytelling as a vehicle for advancing health equity research. Method:…
The impact of housing improvement and socio-environmental factors on common childhood illnesses: a cohort study in Indigenous Australian communities
- Authors: Bailie, R.S., Stevens, M., McDonald, E.L.
- Published: 2012
Background Improvements in health are an important expected outcome of many housing infrastructure programs. The authors aimed to determine if improvement in the notoriously poor housing infrastructure in Australian Indigenous…
A Typology of Indigenous Engagement in Australian Environmental Management: Implications for Knowledge Integration and Social-ecological System Sustainability
- Authors: Hill, Rosemary, Grant, Chrissy, George, Melissa, Robinson, Catherine J., Jackson, Sue, Abel, Nick
- Publisher: The Resilience Alliance
- Published: 2012
Indigenous peoples now engage with many decentralized approaches to environmental management that offer opportunities for integration of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IEK) and western science to promote cultural diversity in the…
Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Fisheries Management in the Torres Strait, Australia: the Catalytic Role of Turtles and Dugong as Cultural Keystone Species
- Authors: Butler, James R. A., Tawake, Alifereti, Skewes, Tim, Tawake, Lavenia, McGrath, Vic
- Publisher: The Resilience Alliance
- Published: 2012
In many developing regions of Melanesia, fishers’ traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has been integrated with western science and management knowledge (SMK) to generate innovative and effective fisheries management. Previous research…
Changing Scale, Mixing Interests: Generational Change in Northern Territory Local Government
- Author: Sanders, W.
- Published: 2012
This article examines recent local government reform in the Northern Territory from two perspectives. The first is a quantitative perspective on population and finances, which focuses on the mixing of…
Prevalences of overweight and obesity among children in remote Aboriginal communities in central Australia
- Author: Schultz R.
- Published: 2012
Introduction: The chronic diseases associated with overweight and obesity are major contributors to the excess disease burden of Aboriginal Australians. Surveillance of overweight and obesity is required to monitor these…
‘Hear our stories’: Child-rearing practices of a remote Australian Aboriginal community
- Authors: Byers, Lyn, Kulitja, Selina, Lowell, Anne, Kruske, Sue
- Published: 2012
Objective Little is known about Australian Aboriginal world views related to child rearing and child development. The aim of this qualitative study was to provide an opportunity for remote Aboriginal…
Intercultural communications in remote Aboriginal Australian communities: What works in dementia education and management?
- Authors: Kerry A Taylor, Melissa A Lindeman, Kylie Stothers, Karen Piper, Pim Kuipers
- Published: 2012
Dementia education and management is a major challenge nationally. However in the remote Aboriginal context, where the prevalence of dementia is five times greater than the national rate, the challenge…
A snapshot of how local context affects sexual assault service provision in regional, rural and remote Australia
- Authors: Liz Wall, Mary Stathopoulos
- Published: 2012
Regional, rural and remote sexual assault services in Australia face unique challenges in meeting the needs of the diverse populations they seek to support. These issues range from geographical barriers,…
Song of the Artesian Water: aridity, drought and disputation along Queensland’s pastoral frontier in Australia
- Author: Powell, O. C.
- Published: 2012
Following the recent discovery of artesian supplies, the Shearers’ Strike of 1891 and the onset of the Federation drought (1895–1902), A. B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson’s Song of the Artesian Water, published…
Estimating the cost of protecting groundcover on privately managed properties in the Australian rangelands: the case of the West 2000 Plus Enterprise-Based Conservation scheme
- Authors: Moss, Jonathan, Sinden, Jack, Stayner, Richard
- Published: 2012
A significant quantity of native vegetation and biodiversity remains on privately managed rangeland properties. Due to a lack of appropriate incentives, landholders do not always conserve these resources at a…
What factors contribute most to the retention of general practitioners in rural and remote areas?
- Authors: Russell, Deborah J., McGrail, Matthew R., Humphreys, John S., Wakerman, John
- Published: 2012
The objectives of this study were to measure the relative strength, significance and contribution of factors associated with rural and remote medical workforce retention. Length of stay data from two…
A sustainable future for the Australian rangelands
- Author: Ferguson, Jan
- Published: 2012
This paper proposes a broad overview of possible responses to the challenges posed by rangelands to promote discussion on a sustainable future for these vast regions. Rangelands Australia, an organisational…
The ‘Yalgoo Experience’: applying the safe system approach in a remote setting
- Authors: Gibson, R., Vince, P
- Published: 2012
Local governments are important players in road safety as road transport system designers, operators and managers. Local governments are well positioned to positively influence road safety outcomes as leaders and…
How prepared are rural and remote health care practitioners to provide evidence-based management for people with chronic lung disease?
- Authors: Johnston, C. L., Maxwell, L. J., Maguire, G. P., Alison, J. A.
- Published: 2012
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the existing experience, training, confidence and knowledge of rural/remote health care practitioners in providing management for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). DESIGN: Descriptive cross-sectional, observational…
Approaches to dog health education programs in Australian rural and remote Indigenous communities: four case studies
- Authors: Constable, S. E., Dixon, R. M., Dixon, R. J., Toribio, J. A.
- Published: 2012
Dog health in rural and remote Australian Indigenous communities is below urban averages in numerous respects. Many Indigenous communities have called for knowledge sharing in this area. However, dog health…
Getting better at chronic care in remote communities: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled of community based management
- Authors: Schmidt, Barbara, Wenitong, Mark, Esterman, Adrian, Hoy, Wendy, Segal, Leonie, Taylor, Sean, Preece, Cilla, Sticpewich, Alex, McDermott, Robyn
- Published: 2012
Prevalence and incidence of diabetes and other common comorbid conditions (hypertension, coronary heart disease, renal disease and chronic lung disease) are extremely high among Indigenous Australians. Recent measures to improve…
The role of support person for Ngaanyatjarra women during pregnancy and birth
- Authors: Simmonds, D. M., West, L., Porter, J., Davies, M., Holland, C., Preston-Thomas, A., O'Rourke, P. K., Tangey, A.
- Published: 2012
BACKGROUND: This study took place in a remote community on the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, Western Australia. Ngaanyatjarra women's cultural practices have been subject to erosion during the past 70 years. Women…
‘I think it is the best job … I love it!’ Engendering workplace satisfaction in rural and remote Australian mental health nursing
- Authors: Ragusa, Angela T, Crowther, Andrew
- Publisher: Routledge
- Published: 2012
Mental health nursing in New South Wales, Australia has experienced considerable change as a profession over the past 20 years. In a climate of reduced funding and heightened service need,…
Promoting teacher quality and continuity: Tackling the disadvantages of emote Indigenous schools in the Northern Territory
- Authors: Brasche, Inga, Harrington, Ingrid
- Published: 2012
The complexity associated with reducing inequality in Indigenous education incorporates a multitude of causal factors. Issues associated with education delivery and outcomes in remote Indigenous communities are endemic nationally, yet…