Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S1-S4
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Introduction to the papers in this supplement, some of which were presented at Creating Futures: Influencing the Social Determinants of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Rural, Indigenous and Island Peoples held in Cairns, September 2006.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 8-9
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Describes the formation of the Yaba Men's Group with programming geared to healing victims of the, "stolen generation" of people that were relocated to Yarrabah, Queensland.
BMC International Health and Human Rights , vol. 7, no. 9, 2007, p. article 9
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Looks at life expectancy, educational attainment and income between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations to determine if the gap between socioeconomic and health status has improved or decreased between 1990 and 2000.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 7, no. 625, 2007, pp. 1-8
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Examines socio-demographic and oral health characteristics of children cared for at two difference service points and confirms the social and health inequalities of care.
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
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Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 28-31
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Comments on enormous burden change has placed on Aboriginal and Torres Strait people resulting in displacement of traditional male role as main family provider.
Looks at why the health of Indigenous Australians remains poorer than other Australians.
Chapter 5 from Social Determinants of Indigenous Health edited by Bronwyn Carson, Terry Dunbar, Richard D. Chenhall and Ross Bailie.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 3, May/June 2007, pp. 6-10
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Investigates the factors behind the rapid increase in suicides in the mid 1990s. Initial conclusions point to social change with more research underway.