Australian Indigenous HealthReviews
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines environmental health as encompassing those elements of human health that are influenced by physical, chemical, biological, social and psychological factors in the environment. It also refers to the theory and processes of analysing, managing and preventing those elements in the environment that have the potential to negatively affect the health of present and future generations [1]. This review, which focuses on the role of housing and healthrelated essential infrastructure and their relevance to the health status of Indigenous peoples in Australia, should be considered in conjunction with the sections providing information on social, cultural and economic aspects.
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Australian Indigenous HealthReviews
This review of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous Australians has been prepared by the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet as a part of our contributions to ‘closing the gap’ in health between Indigenous people and other Australians by making relevant, high quality knowledge and information easily accessible to policy makers, health service providers, program man...
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1 In this review, a lower case ‘i’ is used to spell indigenous when referring to indigenous peoples generally. An upper case ‘I’ is used when referring to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the Indigenous peoples of Australia. There is little documented information regarding the ear health and hearing of Torres Strait Islander people, and much of the information reported here ha...
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Access to nutritious and affordable food is a key determinant of achieving health equality and closing the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Food security and socio-economic status and nutrition issues in urban areas are key priorities for action in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Strategy and Action Plan 2000-2010. While ther...
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Drug misuse has significant impacts on families and communities and is a major concern for Australia. The misuse of licit drugs (such as alcohol and tobacco) continues to have the most significant negative impacts, but the use of illicit drugs is also a contributing factor in ill-health, injuries, violence and criminal behaviour, workplace problems and the disruption of family, community and th...
متن کاملDo Indigenous Australians age prematurely? The implications of life expectancy and health conditions of older Indigenous people for health and aged care policy.
OBJECTIVE To assess whether Indigenous Australians age prematurely compared with other Australians, as implied by Australian Government aged care policy, which uses age 50 years and over for population-based planning for Indigenous people compared with 70 years for non-indigenous people. METHODS Cross-sectional analysis of aged care assessment, hospital and health survey data comparing Indige...
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