Gastroenteritis prevention: Improving the health of young indigenous populations
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics on numerous occasions have found that at least three times as many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders live in remote rural areas than Non-indigenous Australians. Non-Indigenous populations living in remote areas of Australia face similar isolation and limited access problems to Indigenous people. Differences become evident in the health status of these two populations when comparison is made between levels of socio-economic status, education, water, sanitation and standards of shelter experienced and their direct effect on environmental health issues and health standards.
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