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The growth of rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community laundries: an integrative scoping review

This article documents the establishment of community laundries in rural/remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities between 2000-2024, with the aim to support synergistic planning, implementation and evaluation. 

Citation:
Summer K, Nguyen D, Jones B, Daw J, Burgess R, Wyber R. The growth of rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community laundries: an integrative scoping review. Public Health Research & Practice. 2026;36(1).

Keywords:
Healthy Living Practices; Indigenous health and wellbeing; environmental health; healthy skin; human rights; rheumatic heart disease; washing clothes and bedding

Abstract:
This article documents the establishment of community laundries in rural/remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities between 2000-2024, with the aim to support synergistic planning, implementation and evaluation.