Indigenous
Broad subject area
Briefing paper
Improving access to housing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander renal patients with complex care needs
This paper recommends that the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments should consider an integrated care package that addresses the broader care needs of renal patients, including housing needs, in partnership with patients, families, Aboriginal health and housing organisations, Aboriginal medical services and other stakeholders.
Journal article
Review of kava use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of key information on the use of kava among Aboriginal people in Australia. This discussion is focussed on the use of kava in Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) communities because concerns regarding the prevalence and effects of kava use are limited to this geographic region.
Journal article
Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia: a study of social, emotional and physical wellbeing
This article argues that the adoption of social and emotional wellbeing as an explanatory framework for culturally secure healthcare in prison is essential to improving health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia.
Journal article
Learning about Aboriginal health and wellbeing at the postgraduate level: novel application of the Growth and Empowerment Measure
This article reports findings regarding the feasibility, specificity and sensitivity of the Growth and Empowerment Measure (GEM) in the evaluation of two innovative Australian 13-week postgraduate public health electives focused on Aboriginal health and wellbeing.
Position paper
Policy priorities for the next Australian government: community services
Australia's peak body for social services has released its community services election policy. It is calling on all parties to properly resource community services, and build a policy framework that ensures those services are high quality.