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The COAG commitment to invest in young Aboriginal children will produce immediate and real community benefits.

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High rates of recurrent infection are a major risk to the health of Aboriginal children and are comparable to those of third world countries.

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When health organisations in the north-west of WA requested urgent action to address the region’s high rate of skin infections, Dr Asha Bowen answered the call.

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Almost one in five children across four remote Kimberley communities has some form of chronic lung disease, according to a new study co-designed and conducted in partnership with Aboriginal communities.

Research

This 2nd edition is intended for staff and students and all health practitioners working in areas that support Indigenous mental health and wellbeing.

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Aboriginal health is everyone's business. The needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and kids is integrated into all relevant areas of our work. Improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids and families is an overarching priority for every team at The Kids.

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In Australia, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is almost exclusively restricted to Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander people with children being...

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Globally, ARF and RHD cause more than a quarter of a million deaths and substantial disability each year.

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There is a lack of data on the out-of-hospital burden of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in developed countries.

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We begin to bridge this knowledge gap by assessing evidence on social gradients in indigenous health in Australia.