Driver licensing: descriptive epidemiology of a social determinant of Aboriginal Driver licensing: descriptive epidemiology of a social determinant of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Torres Strait Islander health

Start date

2011

End date

2013

Research partner(s)

University of Sydney

The George Institute for Global Health

University of Wollongong

Flinders University

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW

Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia

Transport for New South Wales

This study will involve an in-depth examination of factors underlying the high involvement in road crashes by Aboriginal people in Australia. Using mixed methods in six communities across NSW and South Australia it will inform development of new programs aimed at closing the gap in this important area.

Output(s)

Driver licensing: descriptive epidemiology of a social determinant of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Type

Journal article

Authors

R. Q. Ivers, K. Hunter, K. F. Clapham, Y. Helps, T. Senserrick, J. Byrne, A. Martiniuk, J. Daniels & J. E. Harrison

Publisher

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Publication date

2016

Rights notice

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

File

Driver licensing_ descriptive epidemiology of a social determinan.pdf

Link

https://researchdata.edu.au/road-safety-aboriginal-people/550808

Project information

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Community / Language group(s)

Project contact(s)

Professor Rebecca Ivers

rivers@george.org.au

Researcher(s)

Professor Rebecca Ivers
Dr Kate Hunter
Professor Kathleen F. Clapham
Yvonne Helps
Professor Teresa Senserrick
Jake Byrne
Professor Alexandra Martiniuk
Dr John Daniels
Professor James E. Harrison

Supporting partner(s)

Complete

Yes

Start date

2011

End date2013

Topic(s)

Closing the Gap focus

Funder(s)

Organisation(s)

Indigenous involvement

Indigenous involvement notes

The survey was administered by trained research assistants at each site, most of whom were Aboriginal (25/27). All Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander clients attending the participating ACCHS and related services for any reason over the two-week period were asked to participate in the study.

Driver licensing: descriptive epidemiology of a social determinant of Aboriginal Driver licensing: descriptive epidemiology of a social determinant of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Torres Strait Islander health

Output(s)

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