Indigenous
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Report
Identifying and supporting pregnant Aboriginal women and their families during their patient journey through services and across geographic areas
The overall aim of this research project was to determine the feasibility of an integrated pathway model of care for Aboriginal women in Western Australia during pregnancy.
Book
Indigenous Australians and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
If the National Disability Insurance Scheme is to be an effective policy for Indigenous Australians, it needs to take into account their particular needs and aspirations. Overview The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is one of the major policy innovations of the early 21st century in Australia, representing a new way of delivering services to...
Article
Empowering Indigenous communities to prevent child abuse and neglect
In some jurisdictions of Australia, the rate of Indigenous children in foster, kinship and residential care on any one night has reached almost one in ten. This rate is almost ten times higher than non-Aboriginal children and has steadily increased over the past decade. Contrast this with rates of non-Indigenous children in out-of-home care, which...
Journal article
Consistency of denominator data in electronic health records in Australian primary healthcare services: enhancing data quality
This paper examines the consistency of denominator data extracted from electronic health records (EHRs) for monitoring of access and quality of primary health care.
Discussion paper
Building resilience in the face of racism: options for anti-racism strategies
This paper recommends incorporating a focus on resilience in anti-racism strategies and suggest a framework for doing so which builds on the factors understood to promote resilience in those vulnerable to racism.