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Paradies, Yin Carl. "Race, racism, stress and indigenous health /." Connect to thesis, 2006. http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00002514.
Full textMills, David. "The role of goal setting in the diabetes case management of aboriginal and non-aboriginal populations in rural South Australia /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2005. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09MD/09mdm6571.pdf.
Full textIncludes publications published as a result of ideas developed in this thesis, inserted at end. "April 2005" Includes bibliographical references (leaves 210-242).
Leon, de la Barra Sophia. "Building research capacity for indigenous health : a case study of the National Health and Medical Research Council : the evolution and impact of policy and capacity building strategies for indigenous health research over a decade from 1996 to 2006." University of Sydney, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3538.
Full textAs Australia’s leading agency for funding health research (expending over $400 million in 2006), the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has a major responsibility to improve the evidence base for health policy and practice. There is an urgent need for better evidence to guide policy and programs that improve the health of Indigenous peoples. In 2002, NHMRC endorsed a series of landmark policy changes to acknowledge its ongoing role and responsibilities in Indigenous health research—adopting a strategic Road Map for research, improving Indigenous representation across NHMRC Council and Principal Committees, and committing 5% of its annual budget to Indigenous health research. This thesis examines how these policies evolved, the extent to which they have been implemented, and their impact on agency expenditure in relation to People Support. Additionally, this thesis describes the impact of NHMRC policies in reshaping research practices among Indigenous populations.
Helen, Maureen. "Other people's country: A memoir; and, Developing a trustworthy narrator: An essay." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2006. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1796.
Full textLansingh, Van Charles. "Primary health care approach to trachoma control in Aboriginal communities in Central Australia." Connect to thesis, 2005. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/984.
Full textThe communities, Pipalyatjara and Mimili, with populations slightly less than 300 each, are located in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara (AP) lands of Central Australia, in the northwest corner of the South Australia territory. At Pipalyatjara, a full SAFE-type intervention was undertaken, with the ‘E’ component designed and implemented by the NHC (Nganampa Health Council Inc.). At Mimili, only a SAF-type of intervention was implemented.
Baseline data was gathered for 18 months from March 1999 through September 2000 (five visits to Pipalyatjara and four at Mimili), and included determining trachoma prevalence levels using the WHO system, facial cleanliness, and nasal discharge parameters. A trachoma health program was implemented at the end of this period and a one-time dose of azithromycin was given in September of 2000. The chief focus of the study was children under 15 years of age.
Improvements in road sealing, landscaping, and the creation of mounds were started to improve dust control. Concurrently, efforts were made in the houses of the residents to improve the nine healthy living practices, which were scored in two surveys, in March 1999 and August 2001. Trachoma prevalence, and levels of facial cleanliness and nasal discharge were determined at 3, 6, and 12 months following antibiotic administration.
In children less than 15 years of age, the pre-intervention prevalence level of TF (Trachoma Follicular) was 42% at Pipalyatjara, and 44% at Mimili. For the 1-9 year age group, the TF prevalence was 47% and 54% respectively. For TI (Trachoma Intense), the pre-intervention prevalence was 8% for Pipalyatjara, and 9% for Mimili. The TF prevalence, adjusted for clustering, and using only individuals present at baseline and follow-up (3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention), was 41.5%, 21.2%, 20.0%, and 20.0% at Pipalyatjara respectively. For Mimili, the corresponding prevalence figures were 43.5%, 18.2%, 18.2%, and 30%.
In the 1-9 year age group, a lower TF prevalence existed between the pre-intervention and 12-month post-intervention points at Pipalyatjara compared to Mimili. The TF prevalence after the intervention was also lower for males compared to females, when the cohorts were grouped by gender, rather than community. It is posited that reinfection was much higher at Mimili within this age group, however, in both communities, there appeared to be a core of females whose trachoma status did not change. This is speculated as mainly being caused by prolonged inflammation, though persistent infection C. Trachomatis cannot be ruled out.
Facial cleanliness and nasal discharge continued to improve throughout the intervention at both communities, but at the 3-month post-intervention point no longer became a good predictor of trachoma.
It is not known whether the improvements in the environment at Pipalyatjara were responsible for the reduction in trachoma prevalence 12 months after the intervention, relative to Mimili.
Eades, Anne. "Factors that influence participation in self-management of wound care in three indigenous communities in Western Australia : clients' perspectives /." Murdoch University Digital Theses Program, 2008. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20090702.111437.
Full textPaul, David. "Casting shadows and struggling for control : silence, resistance and negotiation in Australian Aboriginal health." University of Western Australia. School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, 2007. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2008.0015.
Full textMcNamara, Laurence James. "Just health care for aged Australians : a Roman Catholic perspective /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phm1682.pdf.
Full textGrootjans, John. "Both ways and beyond : in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker education /." View thesis, 1999. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030725.103057/index.html.
Full textKing, Julie Anne. "Weaving yarns : the lived experience of Indigenous Australians with adult-onset disability in Brisbane." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2010. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/34447/1/Julie_King_Thesis.pdf.
Full textHarrington, Zinta, and zintah@bigpond com. "B Cell antigen D8/17 as a marker of susceptibility to rheumatic fever in Australians and The sharp end of the needle: Rheumatic fever prophylaxis and concepts of care for Yolngu patients A thesis in two parts." Flinders University. School of Medicine, 2005. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au./local/adt/public/adt-SFU20060219.200649.
Full textOhtsuka, Thai, and thai_ohtsuka@hotmail com. "Impact of cultural change and acculturation on the health and help seeking behaviour of Vietnamese-Australians." Swinburne University of Technology, 2005. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20051013.095125.
Full textStocks, Nigel. "Trachoma and visual impairment in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara of South Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1992. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09MD/09mds865.pdf.
Full textBeale, B. L. "Maternity services for urban Aboriginal women : experiences of six women in Western Sydney /." View thesis, 1996. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030613.161127/index.html.
Full textMurphy, Mary Denise. "Living with asthma in Australia : an anthropological perspective on life with a chronic illness." University of Western Australia. School of Anatomy and Human Biology, 2005. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2005.0070.
Full textJewell, Trevor. "Martu tjitji pakani : Martu child rearing and its implications for the child welfare system." University of Western Australia. Social Work and Social Policy Discipline Group, 2009. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2009.0147.
Full textLoff, Beatrice. "Health and human rights : case studies in the potential contribution of a human rights framework to the analysis of health questions." Monash University, Dept. of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, 2004. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/5291.
Full textGardner, Karen Louise. "Sustaining quality improvement in indigenous primary health care : a sociological analysis." Phd thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155965.
Full textSenior, Kate Adèle. "A Gudbala Laif? : health and wellbeing in a remote Aboriginal community - what are the problems and where lies responsibility?" Phd thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/109708.
Full textKelly, Janet. "Moving forward together in Aboriginal women's health a participatory action research exploring knowledge sharing, working together and addressing issue collaboratively in urban primary health care settings /." 2008. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au/local/adt/public/adt-SFU20090324.084222/index.html.
Full textMills, David (Peter David Duncombe). "The role of goal setting in the diabetes case management of aboriginal and non-aboriginal populations in rural South Australia / David Mills." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/38374.
Full text"April 2005"
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 210-242)
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Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.
Examines goal setting in people with diabetes as part of chronic disease management in a rural setting. The studies were performed in Eyre Peninsula with a significant (10-20%) Aboriginal population.
Thesis (M.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of General Practice, 2005
Mills, David (Peter David Duncombe). "The role of goal setting in the diabetes case management of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in rural South Australia / David Mills." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/38374.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 210-242)
242 leaves
Examines goal setting in people with diabetes as part of chronic disease management in a rural setting. The studies were performed in Eyre Peninsula with a significant (10-20%) Aboriginal population.
Thesis (M.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of General Practice, 2005
Lock, Mark John. "The participation of Indigenous people in national Indigenous health policy processes." 2008. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/6934.
Full textThe first part of the study was directed at the prominence of informal networks in the evolution of Indigenous affairs policy. I aimed to determine and describe the structural location of Indigenous people in an informal network of influential people. I administered a network survey questionnaire during the period 2003/04. In a snowball nomination process influential people nominated a total of 227 influential people. Of these, 173 people received surveys of which 44 people returned surveys, a return rate of 25 per cent. I analysed the data to detect the existence of network groups; measure the degree of group interconnectivity; measure the characteristics of bonds between influential people; and I used demographic information to characterise the network and its groups. I found a stable pattern of relationships in the three features of the informal network: the whole network was diverse, and the Indigenous people were integrated and embedded in the network. It would not have existed without Indigenous people due to a combination of their greater number, their distribution throughout the network groups, and the interconnections between the groups. I argued that the findings showed that Indigenous people were fundamental in this informal network of influential people.
The second part of the study was directed at the role of national health committees in engaging with advice about Indigenous health. I aimed to describe the structural location of Indigenous people in national health committees. Using internet sites I identified 121 national health committees at the end of 2003, and obtained information from 77 committees or 64 per cent of all committees. I calculated the proportion of members who were Indigenous within each committee; the proportion of committees which were Indigenous health committees; and constructed a visual representation of the formal reporting relationship between all the committees and Cabinet. I then determined the importance of each committee in terms of a committee network using eigenvector centrality scores. Finally, I identified the linking people between the informal network and the national health committees. I found that in a traditional hierarchical view that Indigenous people and Indigenous health committees were small in number and distant from Cabinet. In contrast a network view assumes that the importance of a committee depends on the combination of the number of interlocks, comembership, and betweenness with other committees. In this network view, Indigenous health committees were similarly located to other committees. A small number of elite knowledge brokers linked the informal networks and the national health committees. I argued that the findings showed a formal systemic deficiency in the strategic location of Indigenous people.
The third part of the study was directed at the significance of inter-personal bonds between influential people in influencing policy processes. I aimed to describe the interpersonal relationships between influential people through a semi-structured interview. The interview questions were designed to elicit responses in the broad context of knowledge and influence in national Indigenous health policy processes. From a list of 47 potential interviewees I obtained 34 interviews (a response rate of 72 per cent), transcribed 32 interviews and coded them thematically. I found that underlying the episodic meetings of national health committees was the constant activities of informal networking. The influential non-Indigenous people had to pass some rules of entry in order to engage in and utilise informal processes. The interviewees demonstrated a value of connectedness in interpersonal relationships through agreement with principles such as social models of health. However, advice about Indigenous health issues may need to be continually rediscovered as it remains anchored to local contexts in a macro context where advice faces pathways that are confusing and convoluted. I argued that the findings indicated a meta-level vacuum in conceptualising the relationship between the concepts of participation and advice in national Indigenous health policy processes.
The findings from the three parts indicated three characteristics of an ongoing meta-process (informal network), absence of a meta-perspective (national health committees), and a meta-concept of participation (interviews). I suggest that they form a meta-frame of participation. In this frame the energy dispersed in the many efforts at improving Indigenous peoples‟ participation are unfocussed because of multiple and uncoordinated policy origins. Therefore I concluded that the nature of participation of Indigenous people in national Indigenous health policy processes is one of unfocussed energy.
Her, Pey Shan, and 何佩珊. "The Study of Related Factors of Medical Care Utilization Between Aboriginal and Non-aboriginal Children." Thesis, 1996. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85189484821251604482.
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The purpose of this present study was to realized the difference ofmedical care existed between aboriginal and non- aboriginal children.The studyalso examined whether acculturation influenced the utilization of healthsevices. 896 children were included in the study,consisting of 316 aboriginal and580 non-aboriginal children.The survey was carried out among children bornafter 1983 from two communities.Aboriginal group lives in San-Di-Men community, and non- aboriginal group lives in a nearby community , Kao-Shu.The parentsof children filled out a questionnaire corcerning their socioenconomic status, medical belief, self-perception of their children''s health , and theirchildren''s medical behavior, physician utilization in the late month. The non- aboriginal children had 91.54% natinal health insurance coverage ,but the aboriginal children had lower proportion with 79.37%, but the coverageof national health insurance would not make difference on the utilization ofmedical service between the two groups.The non-aboriginal parents might choosemultiple medication including western , traditional , and folk medication fortheir children ,but the aboriginal parents might tend to only choose thewestern medication for their children .The proportion of aboriginal childrenwho preferred seeking medical care from providers practicing outside townshipwas higher than non-aboriginal children (p<0.01) with odds ratio of 10.35.Theaboriginal children also accepted more iatrogenic injection thannon-aboriginal children, when they had the physician consultation. In thestudy, the access to medical care might influence the number of physicianvisits between the two groups. The prevalence rate of children''s illness was 42% and the the mean numberof physician visit in one month per child was 0.81-0.83.There was nodifference between aboriginal and non-aboriginal on the prevalence rateof illness and the mean number of physician visit , but aboriginal childrenhad higher incidence rate of skin diseases and accident.The finding suggestedthat there was a little significant discrepancy between aboriginal andnon-aboriginal children on the medical service utilization and illnesspattern.But it seemed that there was no difference on the related factors ofmedical care utilization between the two groups.The impact of modernmedication on the medical service utilization was that the parentswould choose the proper medication for their c hildern when their children were ill.
Mitchell, Jillian Mary Graham. "A matter of urgency! remote Aboriginal women's health : examining the transfer, adaptation and implementation of an established holistic Aboriginal Well Women's Health program from one remote community to another with similar needs and characteristics /." 2007. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au/local/adt/public/adt-SFU20070725.112610/index.html.
Full textLopez, Susan. "Indigenous self-determination and early childhood education and care in Victoria." 2008. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/8551.
Full textThese negotiations around the colonial and the implications for Indigenous inclusion within the early childhood field are framed within post colonial theory which unites and connects major themes across tensions and contradictions. These themes act as a basis for each data chapter.
McNamara, Laurence James. "Just health care for aged Australians : a Roman Catholic perspective / Laurence James McNamara." Thesis, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19142.
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Provides a philosophical and theological analysis of health care for aged persons, exploring the ways in which Roman Catholic moral theory might contribute to the development of just health care for aged Australians.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Public Health, 1998?
Parslow, Ruth Adeline. "A study of Australians' access to health services for common mental health problems." Phd thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/146160.
Full textHarrington, Zinta. "B cell antigen D8/17 as a marker of susceptibility to rheumatic fever in Australians and The sharp end of the needle : rheumatic fever prophylaxis and concepts of care for Yolngu patients /." 2005. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au/local/adt/public/adt-SFU20060219.200649/index.html.
Full textLandrie, Marty E. V. "Best practices does it mean the same thing in the Aboriginal community as it does in the health authorities when it comes to diabetes care? /." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10048/1029.
Full textA thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Population Health, School of Public Health. Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on March 18, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.
Devitt, Rebecca. "'Sweat and tears' : stolen generations activism and the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families." Phd thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/149903.
Full textLovett, Raymond William. "Mob and country : a role for identity in alcohol screening for Indigenous Australians living in the ACT and region." Phd thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/150701.
Full textBurnett, Kristin. "The healing work and nursing care of Aboriginal women, female medical missionaries, nursing sisters, public health nurses, and female attendants in Southern Alberta First Nations communities, 1880-1930 /." 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=2&did=1251850601&SrchMode=1&sid=4&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1195659877&clientId=5220.
Full textTypescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 261-280). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=2&did=1251850601&SrchMode=1&sid=4&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1195659877&clientId=5220
Martin, Leah J. "Outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in northern Alberta the impact of Aboriginal ethnicity and injection drug use /." Phd thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10048/574.
Full textA thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Public Health Sciences. Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on September 20, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.