Journal
Frontiers in Public Health
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ISSN:
2296-2565
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School-based prevention in very remote settings
This preliminary study aimed to test the feasibility of processes and methods of data-gathering, the reliability of youth self-report measures, and to identify the direction of effects for an evaluation of a longer-term pilot of the curriculum.
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The relationship between sedentary behaviour, back pain, and psychosocial correlates among university employees
This study of 479 individuals at Qatar University investigated the relationship between levels of sedentary behavior, physical activity, and back pain and their psychosocial correlates among university employees. The findings suggest that sedentary employees are exposed to increasing occupational hazards such as back pain and mental health issues. Strategies should aim to reduce sitting time...
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"It's just presence", the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals in cancer care in Queensland
The aim of this research was to explore health professional's perspectives on the provision of follow-up cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in Queensland.
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The Aboriginal Australian Family Wellbeing Program: a historical analysis of the conditions that enabled its spread
This study examined the scaling of the Aboriginal-developed Family Wellbeing (FWB) program, that spread nationally to sixty known sites and was delivered to more than 3,500 participants.
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Public mental health policy, mental health promotion, and interventions which focus on the social determinants of mental health
The 2006 United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD) enshrined a range of rights, with the aim of ensuring independence and full social inclusion for people with disabilities. The convention is based on a “social model” of disability, which underscores the role of social environments and systems in contributing to disability...