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Swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communitiesProviding remote communities with access to chlorinated swimming pools has been considered as a possible strategy for reducing ear and skin infection rates...
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Early life influences on cardio-metabolic disease risk in aboriginal populations-what is the evidence? A systematic reviewWe systematically reviewed the published evidence for the developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis among aboriginal populations from Australia,...
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Genetic Research and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander AustraliansHuman genetic research promises to deliver a range of health benefits to the population. Here we consider how the different levels of Indigenous research...
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Association between early bacterial carriage and otitis media in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal childrenStreptococcus pneumoniae (Pnc), nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and Moraxella catarrhalis (Mcat) are the most important bacterial pathogens...
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New grant to upskill local Aboriginal women as community health researchersAboriginal women in Western Australia's Kimberley region will be become qualified as community health researchers thanks to a grant awarded to The Kids.
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A new approach for research with Aboriginal communitiesWinning the support of a remote Aboriginal community paved the way for a pioneering genetics study.
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Boosting literacy in Aboriginal kidsAn NHMRC grant to develop a program to improve school outcomes in the Ngaanyatjarra lands has helped create books reflecting Aboriginal experiences.
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Urgent need to reduce preventable deaths in Aboriginal MumsA study by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia has found Aboriginal mothers are at a significantly greater risk of preventable death than other Australia
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National FASD diagnostic tool to improve outcomes for kidsAustralia's first national diagnostic tool for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has been developed by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia and the U
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EVENT: Aboriginal Health ForumFollowing our highly successful Open Space Forums in 2014, The Kids warmly invites you to our next forum on Aboriginal Health.