OBJECTIVE To describe factors that predict wanting to quit smoking in a national sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS The Talking About The Smokes (TATS) project used a quota sampling design to recruit participants from communities served by 34 Aboriginal community-controlled health services and one community in the Torres Strait. Baseline s...

SEDIMENTOLOGICAL, GEOCHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MODERN CIRCULATION THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT HISTORY OF THE BERING AND CHUKCHI SEAS DURING THE LAST DEGLACIATION Sea level regression during the Last Glacial Maximum exposed the Bering Land Bridge, and cut off the connection between the North Pacific and Arctic Ocean, ending the exchange of...

ost is a well established influence on both access to medicines and medication adherence rates. Prescription fees can lead to patients forgoing essential medications and to a decline in health care status among needy populations, an observation that is very familiar to Aboriginal community-controlled health services (ACCHSs). While capped patient copayments and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schem...

pollutions. recently, both persian gulf and gulf of oman are experiencing several types of pollution including oil spills and heavy metal pollutions as well as harmful algal bloom (hab) caused by biological and environmental changes. theiroccurrence of the red tide or harmful algal bloom during fall and winter 2008-2009 caused numerous unknown factors in the strait of hormuz, persian gulf and g...

Intense, southward low-level winds are common in Nares Strait, between Ellesmere Island and northern Greenland. The steep topography along Strait leads to channelling effects, resulting an along-strait flow. This research study presents a 30-year climatology of the flow regime from simulations COSMO-CLM climate model. available for winter periods (November–April) 1987/88 2016/17, thus, cover pe...

MJA 196 (2) · 6 Febru t may well be that Australian Aboriginal culture, before significant European contact, provided conditions for mental health that the rest of the world would envy. Traditional Aboriginal culture has several factors that strongly reinforce good mental health. Sense of self was seen as being intimately connected to all aspects of life, community, spirituality, culture and co...

BACKGROUND The disparities in health and life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to non-Indigenous Australians are well documented. Chronic diseases are a leading contributor to these disparities. We aimed to determine the feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness of a case management approach to chronic disease care integrated within an urban Aboriginal a...

INTRODUCTION In 2011 Bond University was looking for innovative ways to meet the professional standards and guidelines in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in its Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) curriculum. In 2012 Bond piloted a compulsory cultural immersion program for all first year students, which is now a usual part of the MBBS program. METHODS Three phases we...

BACKGROUND Chronic diseases disproportionately burden Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, with cardiovascular (CV) diseases being the greatest contributor. To improve quality of life and life expectancy for people living with CV disease, secondary prevention strategies such as rehabilitation and self-management programs are critical. However, there is no published evidenc...

Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures Back Close Full Screen / Esc Abstract Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures Back Close Full Screen / Esc Abstract The northward inflow of Atlantic Water through Denmark Strait – the North Icelandic Irminger Current (NIIC) – is simulated with a numerical model of the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean. The model uses the technique of a...