Health system
Looking Forward - Moving Forward: Transforming systems to improve mental health and drug and alcohol outcomes for Aboriginal peoples
Despite the clear need for support, Aboriginal people do not access mental health and drug and alcohol services at a level that corresponds with their need.
“I know it’s bad for me and yet I do it”: exploring the factors that perpetuate smoking in Aboriginal Health Workers - a qualitative study
Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) have a mandate to deliver smoking cessation support to Aboriginal people.
“I feel more comfortable speaking to a male”: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men’s discourse on utilizing primary health care services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men have the highest morbidity and mortality rates, and lowest rates of health service utilization in Australia.
“It puts a human face on the researched” – A qualitative evaluation of an Indigenous health research governance model
Objective: To describe the Inala Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Jury for Health Research, and evaluate its usefulness as a model of Indigenous research governance within an urban I
“In Their Own Voice”—Incorporating Underlying Social Determinants into Aboriginal Health Promotion Programs
Despite growing acknowledgement of the socially determined nature of health disparities among Aboriginal people, how to respond to this within health promotion programs can be challenging.
“We’re very much part of the team here”: A culture of respect for Indigenous health workforce transforms Indigenous health care
Improving health outcomes for Indigenous people by strengthening the cultural safety of care is a vital challenge for the health sector, both in Australia and internationally.
Doing the hard yards': Carer and provider focus group perspectives of accessing Aboriginal childhood disability services
Despite a high prevalence of disability, Aboriginal Australians access disability services in Australia less than non-Aboriginal Australians with a disability.