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This list is a topic specific collection of information relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. It includes peer reviewed original articles and reports and non-peer reviewed summaries or reviews published in the HealthBulletin. Journal articles, reports and other publications, conference presentations, theses, resources and websites published or presented elsewhere are also included. Please see the about section for further information.

The missing voices of Indigenous Australians in the social, cultural and historical experiences of tuberculosis: a systematic and integrative review

10 February, 2020 | Posted in Vol 20 No 1, January 2020 - March 2020  Cultural ways  Infectious conditions  Tuberculosis  Research  Social determinants  Social issues  States and Territories  New South Wales  

Devlin S, MacLaren D, Massey PD, Widders R, Judd JA (2019) The missing voices of Indigenous Australians in the social, cultural and historical experiences of tuberculosis: a systematic and integrative review BMJ Global Health; 4(6): e001794 Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001794

Intergenerational influences of hunger and community violence on the Aboriginal people of Western Australia: a review

23 December, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 4, October 2019 – December 2019  Health  Nutrition  Population  Family  Research  Social determinants  Social issues  States and Territories  Western Australia  

Robertson F, Coall D, McAullay D, Nannup A (2019) Intergenerational influences of hunger and community violence on the Aboriginal people of Western Australia: a review International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies; 12(1) Retrieved from https://ijcis.qut.edu.au/article/view/1183/824

Grounded in truth walk together with courage: 2019 National Reconciliation Week resources

9 December, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 4, October 2019 – December 2019  Cultural ways  Social determinants  Social issues  States and Territories  Australian Capital Territory  National  New South Wales  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia  

Reconciliation Australia (2019) Grounded in truth walk together with courage: 2019 National Reconciliation Week resources Canberra: Reconciliation Australia National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements. 

Racial discrimination and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: does the timing of first exposure matter?

2 December, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 4, October 2019 – December 2019  Health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Population  Infants and young children  Research  Social determinants  Social issues  

Cave L, Shepherd CCJ, Cooper MN, Zubrick SR (2019) Racial discrimination and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: does the timing of first exposure matter? SSM – Population Health; 9: 100492 Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100492

Effects of racism on the socio-emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal Australian children

21 October, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 4, October 2019 – December 2019  Cultural ways  Social and emotional wellbeing  Population  Infants and young children  Research  Social determinants  Social issues  States and Territories  National  

Macedo DM, Smithers LG, Roberts RM, Paradies Y, Jamieson LM (2019) Effects of racism on the socio-emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal Australian children International Journal for Equity in Health; 18: 132 Retrieved 22 August 2019 from https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1036-9

Social and emotional developmental vulnerability at age five in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in New South Wales: a population data linkage study

21 October, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 4, October 2019 – December 2019  Health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Population  Infants and young children  Research  Social determinants  Social issues  States and Territories  New South Wales  

Williamson A, Gibberd A, Hanly MJ, Banks E, Eades S, Clapham K, Falster K (2019) Social and emotional developmental vulnerability at age five in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in New South Wales: a population data linkage study International Journal for Equity in Health; 18: 120 Retrieved 31 July 2019 from https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1019-x

‘Believe in me and I will believe in myself’, a rural Australian health service learns how to mangan dunguludja ngatan (build strong employment) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a qualitative study

19 August, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 3, July 2019 – September 2019  Health services  Rural  Research  Services  Social determinants  Social issues  Victoria  Employment  

Opie CA, Gibson-Thorpe B, Lees C, Haines HM (2019) ‘Believe in me and I will believe in myself’, a rural Australian health service learns how to mangan dunguludja ngatan (build strong employment) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a qualitative study Human Resources for Health; 17: 44 Retrieved 19 June 2019 from https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-019-0384-2

Why are we losing so many Indigenous children to suicide?

27 May, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 2, April 2019 – June 2019  Deaths  Environment  Healing  Social and emotional wellbeing  Population  Adolescents  Young adults  Social determinants  Social issues  Australian Capital Territory  National  New South Wales  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia  

Dudgeon P, Hirvonen T, McPhee R (2019) Why are we losing so many Indigenous children to suicide? The Conversation; Retrieved from

Insights into vulnerabilities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 and over 2019 : in-brief

1 April, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 2, April 2019 – June 2019  Housing  Health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Older people  Substance use  Social determinants  Education  Social issues  National  

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Insights into vulnerabilities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 and over 2019 : in-brief Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare This report provides information on potential measures of abuse and hardship experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people around Australia aged 50 and […]

Australian Aboriginal women prisoners’ experiences of being a mother: a review

25 March, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 1, January 2019 – March 2019  Cultural ways  Justice  Population  Offender health  Women  Research  Services  Social issues  States and Territories  Australian Capital Territory  National  New South Wales  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia  

Jones J, Wilson M, Sullivan E, Atkinson L, Gilles M, Simpson PL, Baldry E, Butler T (2018) Australian Aboriginal women prisoners’ experiences of being a mother: a review International Journal of Prisoner Health; 14: (221-231) View article: Australian Aboriginal women prisoners’ experiences of being a mother: a review View website: International Journal of Prisoner Health

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