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New project aims to improve cultural safety in mental health servicesThe project will focus on improving cultural safety in mental health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.
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PhD scholarship paves the way for Australia-first healthy skin projectA The Kids Research Institute Australia PhD student has been awarded Western Australia’s only 2022 postgraduate scholarship by the National Health and Medical Research Council
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Elders lift their voices to bridge the gap for kidsLed by nine Elders, the Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort Project is working to generate a better understanding of early childhood development from an Aboriginal/Nyoongar perspective.
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Top scientist recruited to WA for HOT NORTH FellowshipThe Kids has recruited Dr Timothy Barnett to embark on a Fellowship to help close gaps in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-indigenous kids
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Starting & staying on track10 years of work guided by The Kids Research Institute Australia has resulted in huge improvements in the development of Aboriginal children at the start of school.
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Infant and Pre-birth Involvement With Child Protection Across AustraliaInfants (<1 year old) are the age group in Australia with the highest rate of involvement with child protection. Many jurisdictions across Australia and internationally are implementing policies focused on prenatal planning and targeted support.This study investigates Australian trends in prenatal and infant child protection notifications, substantiations and out-of-home care; and the extent of over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants.
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'I can sit and talk to her': Aboriginal people, chronic low back pain and healthcare practitioner communicationChronic low back pain (CLBP) is a complex issue to manage in primary care and under-researched in Aboriginal populations.
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Short-course oral co-trimoxazole versus intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin for impetigo in a highly endemic regionThe major burden of disease is in developing and tropical settings where topical antibiotics are impractical and lead to rapid emergence of antimicrobial...
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‘Mob want to see mob’: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ perspective on accessing primary health care services in urban southeast QueenslandThis study examines the enablers and barriers to accessing primary health care services from the perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15-24 years in urban southeast Queensland.
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RSV: an update on prevention and managementRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory tract infections in infants and young children, and adults over 60 years of age. Infants born prematurely, adults aged over 75 years, individuals with medical conditions such as chronic cardiac or respiratory disease, or obesity, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are at increased risk of severe RSV disease.