Journal articles: 'Community and school Australian Capital Territory'

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Parmenter, Trevor R., and Rieke Nash. "Attitudes of Teachers and Parents in the Australian Capital Territory (A.C.T.) Towards the Integration of Moderately Intellectually Handicapped Children." Australasian Journal of Special Education 11, no. 2 (November 1987): 26–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1030011200021783.

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This paper is a partial report of an investigation into the integration program at two A.C.T. special schools catering for moderately and severely intellectually handicapped children. Teachers and parents of the children at the special schools completed questionnaires concerning the conduct and outcomes of the program. The opinions of teachers at the regular schools were obtained by personal interview.Overall there were positive attitudes expressed towards the program. Areas of concern include the level of support required for the regular class teacher, the level of preparation the handicapped children required before integration commenced, a worry of parents that handicapped children may be exposed to unnecessary pressures in the regular school system, and the fact that mere exposure of a handicapped child to a regular school environment may not lead to effective integration in the larger community.

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Ben-Moshe, Danny, and Anna Halafoff. "Antisemitism and Jewish Children and Youth in Australia’s Capital Territory Schools." Social Inclusion 2, no. 2 (August 20, 2014): 47–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v2i2.166.

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Issues pertaining to religion and Australian schools have generated a significant amount of controversy and scholarly attention in recent years, and much of the attention in the religion and schools debate has focused on Muslim and non-religious children’s experiences (Erebus International, 2006; Halafoff, 2013). This article, by contrast, explores the manifestations of antisemitism as experienced by Jewish children and youth in Canberra schools. It considers the characteristics of antisemitism; when and why it occurs; its impact on the Jewish children and young people; and also the responses to it by them, the schools and the Jewish community. Based on focus groups with the Jewish students and their parents, the study reveals that antisemitism is common in Canberra schools, as almost all Jewish children and youth in this study have experienced it. The findings from this study suggest that there is a need for more anti-racism education. Specifically there is an urgent need for educational intervention about antisemitism, alongside education about religions and beliefs in general, to counter antisemitism more effectively and religious discrimination more broadly in Australian schools.

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Winkworth, Gail, and Morag McArthur. "Back to schools: Human services workers increasing opportunities for early intervention and social inclusion from the school base." Children Australia 33, no. 4 (2008): 5–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200000389.

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This paper argues that Australia is lagging behind in recognising the important role social workers and other human services workers can play in schools to improve social and educational outcomes for students. It reports on a small, school-based, human services program, the Schools as Communities program, located in the Australian Capital Territory, and outlines key themes that emerged in interviews with principals and other school staff about the program's effectiveness. The program's outreach workers, who were mostly social workers, had a dual role working with individual families and facilitating community development initiatives of benefit to the school community. Case studies demonstrate how their presence contributed to earlier involvement and support of vulnerable families. They also illustrate that the school setting enabled social workers to work more effectively to build social inclusion in local communities. The paper argues the case for using a wider range of human services professionals from the school base and calls upon education and human services systems to create more effective governance arrangements to make this possible. An expansion of the traditional disciplinary base of education to incorporate social workers and other human services professionals who are skilled at working across multiple domains is essential if schools are to maximise the impact of early intervention and prevention in working towards a more socially inclusive society.

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O'Keefe, Elissa J., Anne Gardner, Marian J. Currie, Suzanne Garland, Sepehr Tabrizi, and Francis J. Bowden. "Prevalence of genital human papillomavirus DNA in a sample of senior school-aged women in the Australian Capital Territory." Sexual Health 3, no. 2 (2006): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh05047.

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Background: A strong association between persistent infection with oncogenic types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer is well established. Small numbers of international studies examining adolescent HPV infection and the risk factors associated are published, but there is currently no evidence on the prevalence and risk factors for HPV in an Australian, sexually active female adolescent population. Methods: To provide prevalence and risk factors for HPV in a female sexually active, senior high school population in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), a convenience sample of 161, 16–19-year-old females attending a senior high school was evaluated. The sample formed part of a larger sample recruited for a study of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses in senior high school students. A clinical record was used to collect information about sexual and other risk behaviours, while self-collected vaginal swabs were tested for HPV DNA detection and genotyping using polymerase chain reaction. Results: The prevalence of HPV DNA in this sample overall was 11.2%, with multiple genotypes in 38%. No statistically significant associations were found between HPV DNA and the number of male partners, age of coitarche, time since first sexually active, condom use, smoking or alcohol intake. Conclusions: This is the first Australian study that has examined the prevalence and risk factors for genital HPV in this demographic group. The prevalence of HPV infection is slightly lower than reported in similar age groups overseas and is lower than other Australian studies in older women and those attending sexual health centres. Of HPV-positive young women, high-risk genotypes were found in over half, with more than one-third of HPV existing as multiple genotypes. Large community-based prevalence studies are needed to guide the development of recommendations for the vaccination of young women against HPV and to support other health promotion initiatives.

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Berthold, Peter. "Senior School Computing in the Australian Capital Territory." SIG Bulletin 3, no. 4 (April 1987): 9–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07478046.1987.11008194.

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Low, Elizabeth, Jane Kellett, Rachel Bacon, and Nenad Naumovski. "Food Habits of Older Australians Living Alone in the Australian Capital Territory." Geriatrics 5, no. 3 (September 18, 2020): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030055.

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The link between adequate nutrition and quality of life for older persons is well established. With the proportion of older adults increasing, policy regarding support and care for the ageing has shifted emphasis to keeping older adults in their homes for as long as possible. Risk of malnutrition is an issue of importance for this population and, while this risk is well researched within the hospital setting, it is still relatively under-researched within the community-dwelling elderly, particularly with respect to the lived experience. This qualitative study (underpinned by interpretative phenomenology philosophy) explores how the lived experiences of community-dwelling older people living in one-person households in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) influences dietary patterns, food choices and perceptions about food availability. Using purposeful and snowballing sampling, older people (65 years and over) living alone in the community participated in focus group discussions triangulated with their family/carers. Data were thematically analysed using a previously established approach. Participants (n = 22) were interviewed in three focus groups. Three themes were identified: active and meaningful community connectedness; eating well and behaviours to promote dietary resilience. Of these, community connectedness was pivotal in driving food patterns and choices and was a central component influencing behaviours to eating well and maintaining dietary resilience.

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Guan, Qing, James Raymer, and Edith Gray. "Identifying different sources of school enrolment change in the Australian Capital Territory." Australian Population Studies 6, no. 1 (July 22, 2022): 37–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.37970/aps.v6i1.99.

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Hindle, Don. "Health care funding in the Australian Capital Territory: From hospital to community." Australian Health Review 25, no. 1 (2002): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah020121.

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This paper presents an outline of the socio-demographic features of the Australian Capital Territory (the ACT) and of its health care system. I describe how health care resources are allocated in the government sector, present a moredetailed description of the way that hospital services are purchased, and summarise the government's policy directions for health. I argue that the main directions are sensible, and particularly those that support more integrated care that is largely based in the community. There appear to be no major weaknesses in the budget-share output-based funding model used in the purchase of hospital services, although the rationale for some of the components might be clarified.In total, the ACT government appears to be on the right track. However, I argue that more rapid progress might bepossible if there were greater collaboration between the Territory health authority and the relatively powerful private medical profession.

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Allen-kelly, Kandie, Morag McArthur, and Alice Roughley. "What I do I understand: Teaching community work in the Australian Capital Territory." Australian Social Work 54, no. 4 (December 2001): 39–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03124070108414344.

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Bonner, Daniel, Paul Maguire, Björn Cartledge, Philip Keightley, Rebecca Reay, Raj Parige, Jeff Cubis, Michael Tedeschi, Peggy Craigie, and Jeffrey CL Looi. "A new graduate medical school curriculum in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine: reflections on a decade of development." Australasian Psychiatry 26, no. 4 (February 26, 2018): 422–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856218758561.

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Objectives: The aim of this study is to reflect upon the rationale, design and development of the Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine curriculum at the Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Conclusions: We conclude that the development of the fourth-year curriculum of a four-year graduate medical degree was a complex evolutionary process.

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Ellis, Donelda J. "BREASTFEEDING: ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS OF AN AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY SAMPLE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS." Community Health Studies 7, no. 3 (February 12, 2010): 290–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1983.tb00061.x.

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Dwyer, Stuart. "Benefits of Community Involvement at the School Level." Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 30, no. 2 (2002): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1326011100001411.

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I would like to begin by providing a context that can be used to place my discussion about experiences at a remote school in the Northern Territory (NT) into perspective.In the NT 53% of schools are located in remote areas and these cater for up to 23% of NT students (Combe, 2000). The NT has the highest proportion of Indigenous students enrolled in schools with 35.2% of the overall student population identifying as Indigenous Australian (Collins, 1999). The next closest state is Western Australia with an Indigenous student enrollment average of 5.1 %, this is compared with a national average of 3.2%.

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Glasgow, Nicholas J., Anne‐Louise Ponsonby, Rachel E. Yates, Tim McDonald, and Robyn Attewell. "Asthma screening as part of a routine school health assessment in the Australian Capital Territory." Medical Journal of Australia 174, no. 8 (April 2001): 384–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143338.x.

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Drew, Leslie R. H., Donna M. Hodgson, and Kathleen M. Griffiths. "Clozapine in Community Practice: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study in the Australian Capital Territory." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 33, no. 5 (October 1999): 667–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.1999.00631.x.

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Objective: This paper aims to present the first data on the long-term use of cloza-pine in an entire cohort of patients encountered in a community, the Australian Capital Territory. It examines the clinical and financial outcomes 3 years after the prescription of clozapine to a cohort of 37 patients. Method: Experience during the 2 years before clozapine was prescribed was compared with experience in the following 3 years on the basis of a retrospective review of official records. Data included hospital and hostel bed use and an estimate of treatment costs. In addition, changes in living circumstances and employment status were assessed and treating psychiatrists reported the presence of side effects and their impressions of clinical change since clozapine was prescribed. Results: Compared with the preclozapine period, there were significant reductions postclozapine in hospital admissions (year 3) and hospital bed-days (year 2) by the total cohort and in hospital bed-days and hospital expenditure for those patients (n = 25) who remained on clozapine (years 2 and 3). There was no significant increase or decrease postclozapine in the estimated combined cost of treatment attributable to bed use (hospital or hostel), clozapine tablets, blood monitoring, and the employment of a Clozapine Coordinator. Clinically, all patients who stayed on clozapine were reported to be moderately or markedly improved. Five of nine patients who were not taking clozapine at study's end were unimproved or deteriorated. Conclusions: The findings of significant clinical improvement without evidence of increased cost lend support for the selective use of clozapine in community practice.

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Birzenieks, Linda, Lisa Hivers, Naomi Cole, Eleisha Smyth, Lena Hoffman Raap, Jane Smith, Justin Wood, Sue Roche, Andrew Wrigley, and Michael Arthur-Kelly. "A Collaborative Approach to Meeting the Requirements of the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data: An Action Research Approach." Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education 44, no. 2 (July 7, 2020): 129–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jsi.2020.8.

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AbstractThis paper describes a collaborative approach to professional learning that has provided an opportunity for refreshed practices and growth in capacity in schools supporting students with various learning needs in several schools that are part of the Association of Independent Schools in the Australian Capital Territory. An action research approach to professional learning for school staff was facilitated with the participating schools in 2018/2019, centred on the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability.

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Deeks, Louise S., Sam Kosari, Mark Naunton, Gabrielle Cooper, Julie Porritt, Rachel Davey, Paresh Dawda, John Goss, and Gregory Kyle. "Stakeholder perspectives about general practice pharmacists in the Australian Capital Territory: a qualitative pilot study." Australian Journal of Primary Health 24, no. 3 (2018): 263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py17086.

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Previous studies have found that integrating non-dispensing pharmacists in general practice may improve patient safety, improve patient outcomes, deliver health system efficiencies and generate savings. However, the employment of pharmacists in general practice is not common in Australia. A naturalistic study was conducted in the Australian Capital Territory with three general practices, each employing a part-time pharmacist for 12 months. This study reports on stakeholder perspectives of the benefits, barriers and enablers for integrating pharmacists into general practice. Patients, practice staff and community pharmacists that had interacted with a practice pharmacist were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. Patient questionnaire respondents (n=44) reported that a practice pharmacist was beneficial and wanted to see this continue. Practice pharmacists were also perceived beneficial by primary healthcare employees surveyed (n=42). Opinions were further explored by individual semi-structured interviews (n=20). The qualitative data explored five themes: perception of the practice pharmacist, collaboration with doctors, pharmacist roles, sustainability and community pharmacy aspects. Patients welcomed improved understanding about their medication, whereas general practice staff appreciated pharmaceutical advice about patients with chronic conditions. Participants discussed options to fund practice pharmacists longer term, which was identified as the main barrier to widespread roll out.

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Gatenby, Paul A. "Creation of an academic medical centre: Management and service delivery at the Canberra Clinical School." Australian Health Review 19, no. 1 (1996): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah960107.

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The Canberra Clinical School is attached to Woden Valley Hospital, the principalhospital in the Australian Capital Territory. The clinical school arose out of amemorandum of understanding signed between the University of Sydney and theACT Department of Health (as it then was) in March 1993. One of theaspirations of those who negotiated the memorandum of understanding was thatthe creation of the clinical school would lead to a cultural shift in attitudes towardschange within the health care system. This paper looks at the management structureof Woden Valley Hospital and at what the development of a clinical school inCanberra can achieve, particularly in relation to hospital and health servicemanagement.

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Townsend, Michelle. "Educational outcomes of children on guardianship or custody orders: A pilot study: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare." Children Australia 32, no. 3 (2007): 4–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200011603.

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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has recently released a report on the educational outcomes for children and young people on guardianship or custody orders. This report, four years in the making, represents one of the first comprehensive Australian assessments based on educational performance data from multiple jurisdictions for children on guardianship or custody orders. Developed for the National Child Protection and Support Services data group, the study was funded by the Community and Disability Services Ministers’ Advisory Council (AIHW 2007).This pilot study examines how children on guardianship/custody orders are performing compared with all Australian children in education department-based testing for reading and numeracy in years 3, 5 and 7. Mean test scores were examined in addition to the achievement of national benchmarks for reading and numeracy. These nationally agreed benchmarks are designed to assess whether children have achieved the minimum standards for years 3, 5 and 7 (AIHW 2007). Data on 895 children on guardianship or custody orders were collected from five jurisdictions - Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory - for August 2003 (AIHW 2007). The data were linked through collaborative efforts by state and territory education and community services departments.

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Phillips, Christine B., Helen Toyne, Karen Ciszek, Robyn G. Attewell, and Marjan Kljakovic. "Trends in medication use for asthma in school‐entry children in the Australian Capital Territory, 2000–2005." Medical Journal of Australia 187, no. 1 (July 2007): 10–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01107.x.

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Gammage, David T. "Three decades of implementation of school‐based management in the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria in Australia." International Journal of Educational Management 22, no. 7 (September 19, 2008): 664–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09513540810908575.

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England, Danelle O., Marian J. Currie, and Francis J. Bowden. "An audit of contact tracing for cases of chlamydia in the Australian Capital Territory." Sexual Health 2, no. 4 (2005): 255. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh05021.

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Background: Contact tracing is one of the central pillars of the management of sexually transmitted infections. The aims of this audit were to determine the yield of chlamydia infection from contact tracing the sexual partners of individuals diagnosed with chlamydia and to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of contact tracing undertaken at the Communicable Diseases Control Section (CDCS) of Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health and the Canberra Sexual Health Centre (the clinic). Methods: A retrospective review of the notification records and contact-tracing documentation was undertaken at CDCS and the clinic from 1 September 2002 to 30 September 2003 (13 months). Results: The background rate of chlamydia in those tested in the ACT community is 3–5%. During the study period, 512 cases of chlamydia were notified to CDCS. Of these, 351 were referred for contact tracing, 293 by CDCS and 98 by the clinic. Of the 437 nominated sexual contacts (average of 1.12 per index case), 272 (62.2%) were contacted, 125 (28.6%) were tested and 51 (11.7%; 95% CI 8.8–15.1) tested positive for chlamydia (15.5%; 95% CI 11.5–20.6% in sexual contacts of CDCS index cases and 7.8%; 95% CI 4.8–12.5% in those of the clinic patients). Contact tracing through the CDCS reached significantly more nominated sexual contacts (78.4% v. 41.7%; P = 0.001) and significantly more of the nominated sexual contacts of index cases reported to CDCS were described as tested (34.7% v. 20.8%; P = 0.01). The average time taken to identify each chlamydia-positive sexual contact was 6.8 hours. Conclusions: Contact tracing more than doubled the case finding effectiveness of chlamydia screening, but was time consuming. These results suggest that provider-initiated contact tracing has clinical and public health value, but that the cost-effectiveness of this approach to chlamydia control should be further evaluated.

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Malakellis, Mary, Erin Hoare, Andrew Sanigorski, Nicholas Crooks, Steven Allender, Melanie Nichols, Boyd Swinburn, et al. "School-based systems change for obesity prevention in adolescents: outcomes of the Australian Capital Territory ‘It's Your Move!’." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 41, no. 5 (July 27, 2017): 490–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12696.

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Watson, Jane, Suzie Wright, Jeanne Maree Allen, Ian Hay, Neil Cranston, and Kim Beswick. "Increasing Students' Social Capital through Community Involvement in Rural and Regional Education." Australian and International Journal of Rural Education 27, no. 3 (July 24, 2022): 142–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v27i3.128.

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School and community interaction is an important topic in education, as evidence suggests that communities that value their local schools engender more positive long-term outcomes and a strengthening of the social capital for the students from those schools. Although school and community interaction has been explored from the school's perspective, less research has occurred from the perspective of the key stakeholders and leaders of a community, particularly in rural, regional, and disadvantaged areas. The context for this exploration is the Australian state of Tasmania, and the research findings may have implications for policy makers, school leaders, and teachers both nationally and internationally. Eighty-six community leaders and community members from rural, regional, and disadvantaged areas of the state responded to a survey, which included indicating the level and type of involvement they and their organisations had with local schools. The evidence from their comments suggests that community, business, and social leaders can play an important role in building social capital and as advocates for their local schools, as well as being a source of information, advice, and service to schools. In particular, this paper provides a foundation for future research with community members on their involvement in schooling and the impact of this involvement on students' social capital.

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D'Cunha, Nathan, Jane Kellett, Stephen Isbel, Elizabeth Low, Stephanie Mulhall, Brittany Harriden, Felix Liu, et al. "Nutrition and Healthy Ageing Trajectories in Retirement Living in the Australian Capital Territory: Study Protocol." Current Developments in Nutrition 5, Supplement_2 (June 2021): 1271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab057_001.

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Abstract Objectives There are a growing number of people aged over 55 years living in retirement communities in Australia. These communities typically consist of accommodation, services and community facilities which cater to older people and the desire to maintain independence. The Nutrition and Healthy Ageing Trajectories in Retirement Living (NutriHAT-RL) study aims to investigate the nutrition and lifestyle-based behaviours which contribute to healthy ageing and the maintenance of social and physical functioning among older people living in retirement communities. Methods This study will recruit a total of 2,770 people aged 55 years or over living in retirement communities in the Australian Capital Territory and southern New South Wales regions of Australia for a four-year prospective longitudinal study commencing in March 2021. A range of measures, including nutritional intake, health and lifestyle behaviours, cognitive and psychological function, and physical health, will be completed on three occasions over a total of four years. Participants will complete a face-to-face comprehensive, validated food frequency questionnaire at each time point. Risk of malnutrition and nutritional behaviour (emotional appetite and intuitive eating) will also be evaluated. Multiple mental, social, and physical health domains will be assessed at each time point. This will include cognitive and mental health (depression, anxiety, and loneliness) screening, social and occupational functioning questionnaires, self-reported and observed physical function assessments, and sleep quality. Bitter taste endophenotype, salivary C-reactive protein, telomere length, and blood biomarkers associated with healthy ageing will also be evaluated. Results Ethics approval has been obtained through the University of Canberra Human Ethics Research Committee (UCHREC-2306). To reduce risk of COVID-19 transmissions, a risk mitigation plan has been developed. Conclusions The NutriHAT-RL study will be the first Australian longitudinal study with a focus on nutrition and healthy ageing in people living in retirement communities. Findings from this study will contribute to understanding of nutrition and healthy ageing in this growing population and will inform policy and practice related to nutrition and ageing in place. Funding Sources N/A.

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Chesters, Jenny. "Educational trajectories: parental education, pathways through senior secondary college and post-school outcomes in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia." International Journal of Training Research 16, no. 1 (December 20, 2017): 19–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14480220.2017.1413992.

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Kljakovic, Marjan, Paul Gatenby, Carolyn Hawkins, Robyn G. Attewell, Karen Ciszek, Gitta Kratochvil, Alayne Moreira, and Anne-Louise Ponsonby. "The parent-reported prevalence and management of peanut and nut allergy in school children in the Australian Capital Territory." Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 45, no. 3 (March 2009): 98–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01436.x.

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Davis, B. K., M. Schmidt, E. O'Keefe, M. J. Currie, A. M. Baynes, T. Bavinton, M. McNiven, and F. J. Bowden. "8. 'STAMP OUT CHLAMYDIA' PROJECT - BRINGING CHLAMYDIA SCREENING TO TERTIARY STUDENTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY." Sexual Health 4, no. 4 (2007): 287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/shv4n4ab8.

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Study's objective: Stamp Out Chlamydia (SOC) is a pilot research project funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health & Aging to devise and implement a cost effective program for education and chlamydia screening for ACT tertiary students aged 16-26 years at The Australian National University (ANU), University of Canberra and Canberra Institutes of Technology, that may be suitable for national implementation. Methodology: A collaborative clinical outreach project between Canberra Sexual Health Centre, Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT and ANU Medical School, whereby the SOC team attends student-initiated events on ACT tertiary campuses to educate and test young people, using self-obtained urine specimens. Summary of Results: The majority of these outreach events were attended by two Registered Nurses and the Health Promotion Officer. To date they have attended 19 events including Orientation Week activities, BBQ's, Easter Scavenger Hunt, Gay Pride Week events and sports events. Promoting the SOC project has been through word of mouth, SOC 'Champions', convenience and media advertising and a dedicated web site. By May 2007 the SOC project had: Interfaced with 1512 tertiary students and offered them the opportunity to participate in the research Screened 445 for chlamydia Found a chlamydia prevalence of 1.8% Treated eight cases and their contacts Of those screened: Male 240 Female 205 Target group 412 Conclusion: ACT tertiary students accept this outreach approach. Of students approached, over a quarter agreed to have screening. The high profile of the SOC project is leading to an increased awareness of chlamydia. Many students are unaware of the high incidence and/or the consequences of chlamydia, if left untreated and report that they would not have attended mainstream services for screening. Ongoing data analysis will determine if this project is cost effective and feasible.

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Spencer, Rochelle, Martin Brueckner, Gareth Wise, and Banduk Marika. "Australian indigenous social enterprise: measuring performance." Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy 10, no. 4 (October 10, 2016): 397–424. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jec-10-2015-0050.

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Purpose Using an integrated framework for performance management of nonprofit organizations, this paper aims to present an analysis of the activities of an Indigenous social enterprise in the town of Yirrkala in northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. The evaluation focuses on the social effectiveness of the organization and its ability to help generate income and employment and drive social capital creation. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is informed by data derived from “yarns” with social enterprise staff and semi-structured interviews conducted with key informants who were selected using snowball sampling. Data were transcribed and analyzed thematically. Findings The analysis reveals that the organization provides a successful community-based pathway for increasing Indigenous economic participation on local terms at a time of regional economic decline and high levels of Indigenous unemployment nationally. Practical implications The measured effectiveness of Nuwul highlights the need for targeted policy support for Indigenous enterprises and that social entrepreneurship is far more likely to be successful in a supportive government policy environment, a critical need for government-initiated policies to encourage the formation of Indigenous social enterprises that are entrepreneurial and innovative in their solutions to poverty and marginalization. Such policies should not only aid the establishment of Indigenous ventures but also facilitate their long-term growth and sustainability. Originality/value Although Indigenous entrepreneurial activities have been found to be effective in addressing Indigenous disadvantage in Australia, little is known about their community impact. The article provides original empirically grounded research on the measurement of Indigenous entrepreneurial activities and their wider community impact. The data show, against the backdrop of mixed results of government efforts to drive Indigenous economic mainstreaming, that the entrepreneurial activities analyzed in this paper are an example of more flexible and culturally appropriate pathways for achieving Indigenous equality in rural and remote regions of Australia.

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Thorpe, Karen, Rachel Bell-Booth, Sally Staton, and Catherine Thompson. "BONDING AND BRIDGING: TRANSITION TO SCHOOL AND SOCIAL CAPITAL FORMATION AMONG A COMMUNITY OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN." Journal of Community Psychology 41, no. 7 (July 22, 2013): 827–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21576.

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Stewart, Jenny, and Shirley Lithgow. "Problems and prospects in community engagement in urban planning and decision-making: three case studies from the Australian Capital Territory." Policy Studies 36, no. 1 (January 2, 2015): 18–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2014.981061.

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Osborne, Samuel, Lester-Irabinna Rigney, Tessa Benveniste, John Guenther, and Samantha Disbray. "Mapping Boarding School Opportunities for Aboriginal Students from the Central Land Council Region of Northern Territory." Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 48, no. 2 (March 4, 2018): 162–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jie.2018.1.

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The 2014 Wilson review of Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory recommended boarding school models as the preferred secondary education option for very remote Aboriginal students. This study considers boarding uptake by Aboriginal students from the Central Land Council region of the Northern Territory. An examination of boarding programs available to Aboriginal students in this region found that scholarship access is largely determined by socioeducational advantage and the perceived social stability of the family and student. To increase access and participation in boarding, more flexible funding assistance programs are needed. An expanded role for brokering could also increase retention and completion rates. Ultimately, more investment is also required in remote community schools, and in the development of ‘both ways’ capital if the social and educational aspirations of young Aboriginal students and their families in this region are to be realised through a boarding school model.

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Volker, Nerida, Lauren T. Williams, Rachel C. Davey, and Thomas Cochrane. "Community-based lifestyle modification workforce: an underutilised asset for cardiovascular disease prevention." Australian Journal of Primary Health 22, no. 4 (2016): 327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py14178.

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This paper reports on a qualitative study exploring the capacity of the community sector to support a whole-of-system response to cardiovascular disease prevention in primary health care. As a component of the Model for Prevention (MoFoP) study, community-based lifestyle modification providers were recruited in the Australian Capital Territory to participate in focus group discussions; 34 providers participated across six focus groups: 20 Allied Health Professionals (four groups) and 14 Lifestyle Modification Program providers (two groups). Thematic analysis of focus group transcripts was undertaken using a mixed deductive and inductive approach. Participant responses highlight several barriers to their greater contribution to cardiovascular disease prevention. These included that prevention activities are not valued, limited sector linkages, inadequate funding models and the difficulty of behaviour change. Findings suggest that improvements in the value proposition of prevention for all stakeholders would be supported by improved funding mechanisms and increased opportunities to build relationships across health and community sectors.

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Williams, John, and Shane Pill. "What does the term ‘quality physical education’ mean for health and physical education teachers in Australian Capital Territory schools?" European Physical Education Review 25, no. 4 (November 14, 2018): 1193–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1356336x18810714.

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This research investigated what the term Quality Physical Education (QPE) meant to Health and Physical Education (HPE) teachers in Australian Capital Territory (ACT) schools. A total of 14 HPE teachers who taught middle school or above, representing government and independent schools, took part in focus group interviews about their understanding of QPE and the factors that influenced their constructs. Figurational sociology and the concepts of interdependence, habitus, and involvement and detachment, were used to inform the research and interpret the findings. It was found that teachers’ accounts of QPE were largely informed by their individual and collective experiences and their personal ‘philosophies’ of physical education. With the exception of a recently introduced national curriculum for HPE, the teachers in this study did not use, or refer to, any evidence-based documents in forming their ideas about QPE. Further, they did not mention any recognised pedagogical approaches that they used in teaching QPE. The findings from this research are important, because ‘everyday’ or common-sense teacher understandings can negatively impact student learning and threaten the status and credibility of our profession.

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Raymer, James, Nicholas Biddle, and Qing Guan. "A multiregional sources of growth model for school enrolment projections." Australian Population Studies 1, no. 1 (November 19, 2017): 26–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.37970/aps.v1i1.10.

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Background: Education planning requires accurate and efficient projection models. Current projection models either do not make use of all available information and are reliant on idiosyncratic expert judgement, or are too complex to be maintained and explained. Aims: To test whether a multiregional projection model performs better than current methodology in explaining and projecting school enrolments in a school system with student mobility. Data and methods: A multiregional cohort model was developed for projecting enrolments for multiple schools or districts simultaneously. For illustration, data were obtained for all government schools in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for the years 2008–2016. Multiregional projections were compared with a cohort transition model and the ACT Education Directorate’s own projections. Results: (i) There is great diversity in the sources of school enrolment growth that need to be accommodated in enrolment projections; and (ii) multiregional projections perform slightly better than traditional methods with less effort and more transparency. Conclusion: A sources of growth approach guides the understanding of enrolment change, which is critical for making informed projections.

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Mills, Jason, John P. Rosenberg, and Fran McInerney. "Building community capacity for end of life: an investigation of community capacity and its implications for health-promoting palliative care in the Australian Capital Territory." Critical Public Health 25, no. 2 (August 12, 2014): 218–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2014.945396.

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Shield, Jennifer, Sabine Braat, Matthew Watts, Gemma Robertson, Miles Beaman, James McLeod, Robert W. Baird, et al. "Seropositivity and geographical distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in Australia: A study of pathology laboratory data from 2012–2016." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15, no. 3 (March 9, 2021): e0009160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009160.

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Background There are no national prevalence studies of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Australia, although it is known to be endemic in northern Australia and is reported in high risk groups such as immigrants and returned travellers. We aimed to determine the seropositivity (number positive per 100,000 of population and percent positive of those tested) and geographical distribution of S. stercoralis by using data from pathology laboratories. Methodology We contacted all seven Australian laboratories that undertake Strongyloides serological (ELISA antibody) testing to request de-identified data from 2012–2016 inclusive. Six responded. One provided positive data only. The number of people positive, number negative and number tested per 100,000 of population (Australian Bureau of Statistics data) were calculated including for each state/territory, each Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area Level 3 (region), and each suburb/town/community/locality. The data was summarized and expressed as maps of Australia and Greater Capital Cities. Principal findings We obtained data for 81,777 people who underwent serological testing for Strongyloides infection, 631 of whom were from a laboratory that provided positive data only. Overall, 32 (95% CI: 31, 33) people per 100,000 of population were seropositive, ranging between 23/100,000 (95% CI: 19, 29) (Tasmania) and 489/100,000 population (95%CI: 462, 517) (Northern Territory). Positive cases were detected across all states and territories, with the highest (260-996/100,000 and 17–40% of those tested) in regions across northern Australia, north-east New South Wales and north-west South Australia. Some regions in Greater Capital Cities also had a high seropositivity (112-188/100,000 and 17–20% of those tested). Relatively more males than females tested positive. Relatively more adults than children tested positive. Children were under-represented in the data. Conclusions/Significance The study confirms that substantial numbers of S. stercoralis infections occur in Australia and provides data to inform public health planning.

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Long, Robert. "The Galilee Day Program: Alternative education and training strategies for young people in substitute care." Children Australia 23, no. 3 (1998): 29–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200008725.

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Comprehensive research undertaken in 1995 and 1997 clearly establishes the educational needs of at-risk young people. Research by Webber and Hayduk (Leaving School Early) and Brooks et al (NYARS report Under-age School Leaving) establishes indicators contributing to under-age school leaving which are discussed in relation to the responsibility of schools in meeting the needs of at-risk students. Without revisiting the tenets of the deschooling movement which have been canvassed in detail in the pages of many books and education journals, the discussion explores the validity of alternative models to mainstream schooling. The paper assumes a certain inability of schooling to meet the needs of at-risk student; indeed it could be argued that the purpose of schooling generates and selects at-risk students. In a schooling culture which propagates the ideology of integration, the paper suggests the validity of an alternative and exclusion-based model of education. One such model has been established in 1997 in the Australian Capital Territory and this alternative education program is evaluated.

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Borotkanics, Robert, Cassandra Rowe, Andrew Georgiou, Heather Douglas, Meredith Makeham, and Johanna Westbrook. "Changes in the profile of Australians in 77 residential aged care facilities across New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory." Australian Health Review 41, no. 6 (2017): 613. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah16125.

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Objective Government expenditure on and the number of aged care facilities in Australia have increased consistently since 1995. As a result, a range of aged care policy changes have been implemented. Data on demographics and utilisation are important in determining the effects of policy on residential aged care services. Yet, there are surprisingly few statistical summaries in the peer-reviewed literature on the profile of Australian aged care residents or trends in service utilisation. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to characterise the demographic profile and utilisation of a large cohort of residential aged care residents, including trends over a 3-year period. Methods We collected 3 years of data (2011–14) from 77 residential aged care facilities and assessed trends and differences across five demographic and three service utilisation variables. Results The median age at admission over the 3-year period remained constant at 86 years. There were statistically significant decreases in separations to home (z = 2.62, P = 0.009) and a 1.35% increase in low care admissions. Widowed females made up the majority (44.75%) of permanent residents, were the oldest and had the longest lengths of stay. One-third of permanent residents had resided in aged care for 3 years or longer. Approximately 30% of residents were not born in Australia. Aboriginal residents made up less than 1% of the studied population, were younger and had shorter stays than non-Aboriginal residents. Conclusion The analyses revealed a clear demographic profile and consistent pattern of utilisation of aged care facilities. There have been several changes in aged care policy over the decades. The analyses outlined herein illustrate how community, health services and public health data can be used to inform policy, monitor progress and assess whether intended policy has had the desired effects on aged care services. What is known about the topic? Characterisation of permanent residents and their utilisation of residential aged care facilities is poorly described in the peer-reviewed literature. Further, publicly available government reports are incomplete or characterised using incomplete methods. What does this paper add? The analyses in the present study revealed a clear demographic profile and consistent pattern of utilisation of aged care facilities. The most significant finding of the study is that one-third of permanent residents had resided in an aged care facility for ≥3 years. These findings add to the overall picture of residential aged care utilisation in Australia. What are the implications for practitioners? The analyses outlined herein illustrate how community, health services and public health data can be utilised to inform policy, monitor progress and assess whether or not intended policy has had the desired effects on aged care services.

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Bolaji, Stephen, Sulay Jalloh, and Marilyn Kell. "It Takes a Village: Listening to Parents." Education Sciences 10, no. 3 (February 29, 2020): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci10030053.

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The study was premised on the concern of the migrant African parents about their children’s lack of aspiration for higher education after completing their secondary education in the Northern Territory (NT), Australia. There appears to be little understanding of, or confusion around, the different pathways available to higher education in Australia. The reports and anecdotes around African youths in the NT demonstrating antisocial behaviors, including, but not limited to drug offences, teen pregnancies and suicides prompted this research. These troubling behaviors have culminated in the death of two young boys in the African community in Darwin 2016 and another girl in 2019 in Kathrine. The study comprises of African parents who migrated to NT in Australia from different demographics in Africa. This study used a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to investigate African parents’ perception of their child’s post-secondary school aspiration. The outcome of this investigation revealed a lack of understanding of the NT Australian school systems and reporting strand on their children performance and the different pathways through which their children can access higher education in Australia. This study provided four recommendations to help African parents understand the NT Australian government policies and programs on education.

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Golovchin, M. "Sociological Measurement of Adaptation Potential of the Teaching Community (By the Example of the Vologda Region)." World of Economics and Management 20, no. 4 (2020): 214–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.25205/2542-0429-2020-20-4-214-233.

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The article presents a sociological data analysis carried out to assess the adaptive potential of the teacher community and to search for the factors influencing this indicator. In the framework of theoretical generalizations, based on the author's understanding of the nature of adaptive potential, the paper presents a methodology for assessing the integral index of adaptive potential as a combination of intangible resources involved by the teachers in the process of adapting to new challenges of educational environment. The composition of adaptation resources was determined, which were combined into five blocks – educational capital, professional capital, social capital, cultural capital and information capital. As part of the experimental stage of the study, we used the data of a targeted survey of teachers in the territory of the Vologda Oblast, which was conducted in May-June 2020 by the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences in an online questionnaire format. In accordance with the proposed methodology, the integral index of the teachers’ adaptive potential in the region was calculated. Clustering of the calculated data shows that the average adaptive potential prevails in the teacher community. A cluster analysis of the data of sociological measurements has made it possible to identify the factors affecting the adaptive capabilities of various groups of the teacher community, i.e. social moods, satisfaction in communicating with educational agents, the ability to combine work and family functions, the level of difficulty at school, etc. The novelty of the study, which is per se a modernization of E. M. Avraamova approach, is the use of the proposed methodology to assess the adaptive potential of teachers. The research results can be applied in the practice of general education management in the Russian regions.

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Jakobs, Olivia M., Elizabeth M. O'Leary, Mark F. Cormack, and Guan C. Chong. "A working model for the extraordinary review of clinical privileges for doctors and dentists in the Australian Capital Territory." Australian Health Review 34, no. 2 (2010): 170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah08694.

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The extraordinary (unplanned) review of clinical privileges is the means by which an organisation can manage specific complaints about individual practitioners’ clinical competence that require immediate investigation. To date, the extraordinary review of clinical privileges for doctors and dentists has not been the subject of much research and there is a pressing need for the evaluation and review of how different legislated and non-legislated administrative processes work and what they achieve. Although it seems a fair proposition that comprehensive processes for the evaluation of the clinical competence of doctors and dentists may improve the overall delivery of an organisation’s clinical services, in fact, little is known about the relationship between the safety and quality of specific clinical services, procedures and interventions and the efficiency or effectiveness of established methodologies for the routine or the extraordinary review of clinical privileges. The authors present a model of a structured approach to the extraordinary review of clinical privileges within a clinical governance framework in the Australian Capital Territory. The assessment framework uses a primarily qualitative methodology, underpinned by a process of systematic review of clinical competence against the agreed standards of the CanMEDS Physician Competency Framework. The model is a practical, working framework that could be implemented on a hospital-, area health service- or state- and territory-wide basis in any other Australian jurisdiction. What is known about the topic?In Australia, there is a national standard for credentialing and defining the scope of clinical practice for doctors working in hospital settings. However, there are no published reports in the national arena on established processes for the extraordinary review of clinical privileges for doctors or dentists and, despite the major inquiries investigating health system failures in Australian hospitals, the effectiveness and adequacy of existing processes for the extraordinary review of clinical privileges has not yet been prioritised nationally as an area for improvement or reform. Internationally, health care organisations have also been slow to establish frameworks for the management of complaints about doctors or dentists. What does this paper add?This paper makes a significant contribution to the national and international safety and quality literature by presenting an exposition of a working model for the extraordinary review of clinical privileges of doctors and dentists. The authors describe a methodology in the public health sector that is territory-wide (not hospital-based), peer-reviewed, objective, fair and responsive. Because the model is a practical, working framework that could be implemented on a hospital-, area health service- or state- and territory-wide basis in any other Australian jurisdiction, this paper provides an opportunity for policy makers and legislators to drive innovative change. Although incursions into the provision of care by other health professionals have been avoided, the model could be readily adopted by clinical leaders from the nursing and allied health professions. What are the implications for practitioners?An organisation dedicated to investigating serious complaints with a real sense of urgency, objectivity and transparency is far less likely to fester a climate of disquiet or anger amongst staff, or to trigger concerns of a ‘cover-up’ or disregard for accountability than an organisation not adopting such an approach. Anecdotal experience suggests the model has the potential to minimise, if not prevent, the occurrence of the kinds of complaints that become much-publicised in the media. This is positive because these types of damaging high profile cases often have the effect of diminishing community confidence in the health care system, in particular, confidence in the medical profession’s ability to self-regulate. Often, they also lead to a misrepresentation of the medical profession in the media, which is unfair since the overwhelming majority of doctors do meet the standards of their profession.

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Carroll, Tom E., and Laurie Van Veen. "Public Health Social Marketing: The Immunise Australia Program." Social Marketing Quarterly 8, no. 1 (March 2002): 55–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15245000212542.

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The case study presented here represents the application of social marketing theory and practice to increase the levels of full age-appropriate childhood immunization as part of the Immunise Australia Program. In 1995, an Australian Bureau of Statistics survey found that only 33% of Australian children up to 6 years of age were fully immunized according to the schedule being recommended at the time, and 52% were assessed as being fully immunized according to the previous schedule (ABS, 1996). In response to this situation, the Australian Government formulated the Immunise Australia Program. This program comprised a number of initiatives, including: ▪ improvements to immunization practice and service delivery; ▪ establishment of a National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance; ▪ negotiation with State and Territory Governments to introduce requirements for immunization prior to commencing school; ▪ financial incentives for doctors and parents/guardians; ▪ a national childhood immunization education campaign; and ▪ a specific Measles Control Campaign. While recognizing the key role played by structural and policy reform within the formulation and implementation of a social marketing strategy, this article focuses primarily on the community education components of this program.

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Losoncz, Ibolya, and Graham Tyson. "Parental Shaming and Adolescent Delinquency: A Partial Test of Reintegrative Shaming Theory." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 40, no. 2 (August 2007): 161–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/acri.40.2.161.

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The past decade has seen an increase in the application of Braithwaite's reintegrative shaming theory as a framework for restorative justice programs. However, to date the theory has received little empirical attention. The current study set out to contribute to the empirical testing of the theory by exploring the appropriateness of the causal model put forward by Braithwaite. One-hundred-and-seventy Year 9 and Year 10 high school students from 2 government high schools in the Australian Capital Territory completed a survey capturing projected delinquency, delinquent peers and family processes. Principal component analysis found an overlap between aspects of shaming with reintegration and stigmatisation. Furthermore, not all facets of reintegration and stigmatisation were found to be discrete concepts. Results from subsequent structural equation modelling were largely supportive of RST, particularly the theory's emphasis on the harmful effects of stigmatisation and the beneficial effects of reintegration. However, shaming, as defined in the theory, may not affect predatory crime in the way it is predicted by RST.

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MUNNOCH, S. A., K. WARD, S. SHERIDAN, G. J. FITZSIMMONS, C. T. SHADBOLT, J. P. PIISPANEN, Q. WANG, et al. "A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul in Australia associated with cantaloupe consumption." Epidemiology and Infection 137, no. 3 (June 18, 2008): 367–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268808000861.

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SUMMARYA multi-state outbreak of Salmonella enterica serovar Saintpaul infection occurred in Australia during October 2006. A case-control study conducted in three affected jurisdictions, New South Wales, Victoria and Australian Capital Territory, included 36 cases with the outbreak-specific strain of S. Saintpaul identified by multiple locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) in a faecal specimen and 106 controls. Consumption of cantaloupe (rockmelon) was strongly associated with illness (adjusted OR 23·9 95%, 95% CI 5·1–112·4). S. Saintpaul, with the outbreak MLVA profile, was detected on the skin of two cantaloupes obtained from an implicated retailer. Trace-back investigations did not identify the specific source of the outbreak strain of S. Saintpaul, but multiple Salmonella spp. were detected in environmental samples from farms and packing plants investigated during the trace-back operation. Cantaloupe production and processing practices pose a potential public health threat requiring regulatory and community educational interventions.

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Stanley, Timothy J. "Bringing Anti-Racism into Historical Explanation: The Victoria Chinese Students’ Strike of 1922-3 Revisited." Journal of the Canadian Historical Association 13, no. 1 (February 9, 2006): 141–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/031157ar.

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Abstract Anti-racist theory draws attention to the socially constructed and contested nature of racial categories. This paper applies anti-racist theory to a case study of the 1922-3 Chinese students' strike in Victoria, British Columbia, and argues that school segregation was less about which schools students would attend and more about whether racialized Chinese people were part of, or could be part of, the imagined community of Canada as nation. Racialized discourse not only fixed “the Chinese” as outsiders to the imagined community, it also enacted colonialism by naturalizing the Anglo-European occupation of the territory of British Columbia. But there was also a significant group of Canadian-born Chinese in Victoria who had used provincially controlled schools to assimilate to dominant values and gain sufficient cultural capital to directly challenge racialized binaries. This group claimed “Canadianness” in their own right and staunchly resisted segregation. The intervention of Anglo-European anti-racists in the dispute further underlines the socially constructed and contested nature of racial categories. Finally, the more powerful fixing of Chinese as alien in Canada through the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act helps to explain the manner in which the students' strike came to close at the beginning of the 1923-4 school year.

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Bowden, Francis J., Elissa J. O'Keefe, Ruth Primrose, and Marian J. Currie. "Sexually transmitted infections, blood-borne viruses and risk behaviour in an Australian senior high school population—the SHLiRP study." Sexual Health 2, no. 4 (2005): 229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh05014.

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Objectives: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of screening for sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses and to study the profile of sexual activity and other risk behaviours in a senior high school population. Methods: In this descriptive study we provided sexual health education and screening to students from two senior high schools in the Australian Capital Territory. We collected behavioural data using a self-administered questionnaire. Urines and swabs were tested for Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), Neisseria gonorrhoea (Ng), Trichomonas vaginalis (Tv) and human papilloma virus (HPV). Blood specimens were tested for hepatitis B and C, HIV, herpes simplex viruses (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and syphilis. Results: A total of 795 students participated (31% of the enrolled population; female to male ratio 60 : 40) and 67.0% were sexually active. Of 795 students, 644 (81.0%) were screened. Rates of infection were Ct 1.1% (95% CI: 0.4–2.6), HPV 11.7% (95% CI: 7.4–17.3), HSV-1 32.5% (95% CI: 28.9–36.3), HSV-2 2.4% (95% CI: 1.3–3.9), hepatitis B surface antigen 0.3% (95% CI: 0.04–1.1) and hepatitis C antibodies 0.7% (95% CI: 0.07–1.6). Only 22.3% (95% CI: 19.3–25.7) of students had immunity to hepatitis B. There were no cases of HIV, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis or syphilis. Of the sexually active students, 49.2% (95% CI: 38.9–59.2%) reported never or only sometimes using condoms, 41.5% (95% CI: 32.2–52.3%) reported unsafe drinking, 33.3% (95% CI: 23.9–43.1%) were smokers and 1.9% (95% CI: 0.2–7.0%) reported injecting drug use. Conclusions: Rates of STI and blood-borne viruses and immunity to hepatitis B were low in this population, but unsafe sex and other risk behaviours were common. We have demonstrated that STI screening, including serological testing, was well accepted in a senior high school population.

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Drew, Leslie R. H., Kathleen M. Griffiths, and Donna M. Hodgson. "A Five Year Follow-Up Study of the Use of Clozapine in Community Practice." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 36, no. 6 (December 2002): 780–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.01091.x.

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Objective: To present information about the value of clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Data is reported on the use of clozapine in an entire cohort of (42) patients in a community, the Australian Capital Territory. It extends a 3-year study of clinical and financial outcomes to 5 years. Method: Experiences during the 2 years before clozapine was prescribed and those of the 5 years following prescription were compared by a records review, including hospital and hostel bed use and estimated treatment costs. Changes in dose levels, living circumstances and employment status were assessed, and treating psychiatrists reported on side-effects and their impression of clinical change since clozapine was prescribed. Results: Ten subjects were excluded. The remaining cohort (32 subjects) demonstrated continuing clinical improvement and cost savings during follow-up. Those (22) remaining on clozapine after the five year period showed continuing clinical improvement, reduced hospital admissions and hospital bed usage and significantly large cost savings, and were moderately to markedly improved after 3 years. Only one patient (of 22) showed a slight deterioration in the next two years while 14 showed further improvement. After 5 years, the clinical status of four of the 10 subjects who discontinued clozapine was unchanged or deteriorated compared with their preclozapine status. There were no suicides. Conclusion: The findings of continuing clinical improvement and decreased costs after longterm (5 years) use of clozapine supports the selective use of clozapine in community practice.

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Reay, Rebecca, Scott Stuart, and Cathy Owen. "Implementation and Effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy in a Community Mental Health Service." Australasian Psychiatry 11, no. 3 (September 2003): 284–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1665.2003.00574.x.

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Objective: Although the efficacy of a number of psychotherapeutic interventions has been well established in tightly controlled, randomized trials, there remains a paucity of literature examining the effectiveness of these interventions in community practice settings. In light of this, the Australian Capital Territory Mental Health Services (Canberra, ACT) set out to investigate the effectiveness of an empirically supported psychotherapeutic intervention, interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). The present study describes a pilot evaluation of the training programme for health professionals and the IPT treatment programme. Methods: Forty community mental health professionals participated in intensive IPT training. Clinicians who completed a course of supervision were asked to apply the treatment with non-psychotic acutely depressed patients. Measures of patients’ health outcomes were taken before and after treatment using a standardized outcome measure. Results: A total of 17 out of 21 patients who were selected completed a course of 12–16 weeks of IPT. The majority of the patients had a depression originating in the post-partum period. A comparison of pre- and post-treatment scores of treatment completers revealed a significant decrease in mean depression scores. Clinicians who completed a course of training and supervision found that they were able to confidently apply IPT in a clinical setting. Conclusions: Although there were a number of barriers and obstacles to the introduction of an evidenced-based treatment, the results are promising and demonstrate that IPT can be readily taught to experienced mental health professionals. Further study is required to determine the feasibility of IPT in other non-academic settings using larger sample sizes and homogenous groups of patients.

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Rai, Sumeet, Rhonda Brown, Frank van Haren, Teresa Neeman, Arvind Rajamani, Krishnaswamy Sundararajan, and Imogen Mitchell. "Long-term follow-up for Psychological stRess in Intensive CarE (PRICE) survivors: study protocol for a multicentre, prospective observational cohort study in Australian intensive care units." BMJ Open 9, no. 1 (January 2019): e023310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023310.

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IntroductionThere are little published data on the long-term psychological outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors and their family members in Australian ICUs. In addition, there is scant literature evaluating the effects of psychological morbidity in intensive care survivors on their family members. The aims of this study are to describe and compare the long-term psychological outcomes of intubated and non-intubated ICU survivors and their family members in an Australian ICU setting.Methods and analysisThis will be a prospective observational cohort study across four ICUs in Australia. The study aims to recruit 150 (75 intubated and 75 non-intubated) adult ICU survivors and 150 family members of the survivors from 2015 to 2018. Long-term psychological outcomes and effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) will be evaluated at 3 and 12 months follow-up using validated and published screening tools. The primary objective is to compare the prevalence of affective symptoms in intubated and non-intubated survivors of intensive care and their families and its effects on HRQoL. The secondary objective is to explore dyadic relations of psychological outcomes in patients and their family members.Ethics and disseminationThe study has been approved by the relevant human research ethics committees (HREC) of Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health (ETH.11.14.315), New South Wales (HREC/16/HNE/64), South Australia (HREC/15/RAH/346). The results of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed medical journal and presented to the local intensive care community and other stakeholders.Trial registration numberACTRN12615000880549; Pre-results.

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Wyn, Johanna, Helen Cahill, Roger Holdsworth, Louise Rowling, and Shirley Carson. "MindMatters, a Whole-School Approach Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 34, no. 4 (August 2000): 594–601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2000.00748.x.

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Objective: MindMatters is an innovative, national mental health promotion program which provides a framework for mental health promotion in Australian schools. Its objectives are to facilitate exemplary practice in the promotion of whole-school approaches to mental health promotion; develop mental health education resources, curriculum and professional development programs which are appropriate to a wide range of schools, students and learning areas; trial guidelines on mental health and suicide prevention and to encourage the development of partnerships between schools, parents, and community support agencies to promote the mental wellbeing of young people. Method: A team of academics and health education professionals, supported by a reference group of mental health experts, developed MindMatters. The program was piloted in 24 secondary schools, drawn from all educational systems and each State and Territory in Australia. The pilot program was amended and prepared for dissemination nationally. Results: The program provides a framework for mental health promotion in widely differing school settings. The teacher professional development dimension of the program is central to enhancing the role of schools in broad population mental health promotion. Conclusions: Promoting the mental health and wellbeing of all young people is a vital part of the core business of teachers by creating a supportive school environment that is conducive to learning. Teachers need to be comfortable and confident in promoting and teaching for mental health. Specific, targeted interventions, provided within a whole-school framework, address the needs of the minority of students who require additional support.

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