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Sheldon, Mark. "Psychiatric Assessment in Remote Aboriginal Communities." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 35, no. 4 (August 2001): 435–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00920.x.

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Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the psychiatric assessment of Aboriginal patients from remote Aboriginal communities in Central Australia. Method: The method consisted of a summary of the experiences gained during a dissertation year placement as senior registrar with the Northern Territory Remote Area Mental Health Team. Results: Remote area Aboriginal psychiatry entails learning a whole new set of skills in terms of history taking and the mental state examination, a knowledge of the importance of extended kinship ties and cultural issues, the use of Aboriginal mental health workers as partners in assessing and managing patients via their families and accepting referrals from a wide range of sources. Conclusions: Working on a service providing psychiatric care to remote area Aboriginal communities can be a deeply rewarding personal and professional experience.

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Torzillo, Paul, Stephan Rainow, and Paul Pholeros. "Environmental Health in. Remote Aboriginal Communities." Journal of the Royal Society of Health 113, no. 6 (December 1993): 310–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/146642409311300608.

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Chadwick, Graham, and George Rrurrambu. "Music education in remote aboriginal communities." Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology 5, no. 2 (August 2004): 159–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1444221042000247698.

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Venner, Mary. "Broadcasting for Remote Aboriginal Communities Scheme." Media Information Australia 47, no. 1 (February 1988): 37–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x8804700107.

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Jackson, Hal. "Policing Remote Aboriginal Communities—Wiluna 1994." Current Issues in Criminal Justice 7, no. 1 (July 1995): 88–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.1995.12036684.

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Heslop, J. P. "Teaching in Remote Aboriginal Communities: Practical Strategies." Aboriginal Child at School 13, no. 3 (July 1985): 52–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0310582200013845.

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To go into an isolated Aboriginal community as the only teacher requires very careful preparation and demands a unique type of individual. However, out of the challenge of the situation can develop warm and lasting friendships and the arrival at the position where the school is a key point in the community, playing a vital role in the growth of the locality and the individuals in it. The teacher must initiate the effort to develop sound relations and the best place to start is in the classroom.

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Lloyd, C. R. "Washing machine usage in remote Aboriginal communities." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 22, no. 6 (October 1998): 695–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.1998.tb01472.x.

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Lee, Amanda J., Kerin O'Dea, and John D. Mathews. "Apparent dietary intake in remote Aboriginal communities." Australian Journal of Public Health 18, no. 2 (February 12, 2010): 190–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1994.tb00224.x.

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Stephens, D. "Critical Illness and its Impact on the Aboriginal People of the Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia." Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 31, no. 3 (June 2003): 294–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0303100310.

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The Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) services a relatively large and geographically remote Aboriginal population who account for 45% of intensive care unit admissions. Critical illness in the Aboriginal population is different from the non-Aboriginal population of the “Top End” of the Northern Territory. The critically ill Aboriginal patient is younger, has more chronic health problems and a higher severity of illness at presentation. The city and the hospital environment are foreign to many Aboriginal patients retrieved from remote communities and this adds to the stress of the critical illness. English is a second, third or fourth language for many Aboriginal people from remote communities and strategies must be put in place to ensure informed consent and effective communication are achieved. Despite the increased severity of illness and complexity, the Royal Darwin Hospital ICU achieves the same survival rates for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients.

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Guenther, John, Samantha Disbray, and Sam Osborne. "Building on ‘Red Dirt’ Perspectives: What Counts as Important for Remote Education?" Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 44, no. 2 (November 3, 2015): 194–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jie.2015.20.

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The Remote Education Systems (RES) project within the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP) has, over the last four years, gathered and analysed qualitative data directly from over 230 remote education stakeholders and from more than 700 others through surveys. The research was designed to answer four questions: (1) What is education for in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?; (2) What defines ‘successful’ educational outcomes from the remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standpoint?; (3) How does teaching need to change in order to achieve ‘success’ as defined by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standpoint?; and (4) What would an effective education system in remote Australia look like? Based on this data, the paper reveals how perceptions differ for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from remote communities compared with people who come from elsewhere. The analysis points to the need for some alternative indicators of ‘success’ to match the aspirations of local people living in remote communities. It also points to the need for school and system responses that resonate with community expectations of education, and to develop narratives of aspiration and success alongside community views.

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Lee, Amanda J., Anthony Smith, Suzy Bryce, Kerin O'Dea, Ingrid H. E. Rutishauser, and John D. Mathews. "Measuring dietary intake in remote australian aboriginal communities." Ecology of Food and Nutrition 34, no. 1 (July 1995): 19–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670244.1995.9991444.

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Stock, Carolin, Sarah Mares, and Gary Robinson. "Working together in a good way: Relationships between local Indigenous and fly-in workers delivering a parent–child programme in remote Aboriginal communities." International Social Work 62, no. 1 (June 12, 2017): 48–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872817710545.

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This article considers what successful working relationships between fly-in professionals and Aboriginal community workers involve. Interviews with six Aboriginal workers and the experience of the jointly delivered Let’s Start parent–child programme in remote north Australian Indigenous communities confirm the importance of developing positive relationships within a both-ways learning approach, drawing on each other’s strengths, and the significance of reflection on practice. Working cooperatively enables effective programme implementation, supports incorporation of new learning into practice, and benefits local Aboriginal community members through employment and development opportunities. This model has relevance for health and community programmes delivered in remote Aboriginal communities.

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Nolan-Isles, Davida, Rona Macniven, Kate Hunter, Josephine Gwynn, Michelle Lincoln, Rachael Moir, Yvonne Dimitropoulos, et al. "Enablers and Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services for Aboriginal People in New South Wales, Australia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6 (March 15, 2021): 3014. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063014.

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Background: Australia’s healthcare system is complex and fragmented which can create challenges in healthcare, particularly in rural and remote areas. Aboriginal people experience inequalities in healthcare treatment and outcomes. This study aimed to investigate barriers and enablers to accessing healthcare services for Aboriginal people living in regional and remote Australia. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with healthcare delivery staff and stakeholders recruited through snowball sampling. Three communities were selected for their high proportion of Aboriginal people and diverse regional and remote locations. Thematic analysis identified barriers and enablers. Results: Thirty-one interviews were conducted in the three communities (n = 5 coastal, n = 13 remote, and n = 13 border) and six themes identified: (1) Improved coordination of healthcare services; (2) Better communication between services and patients; (3) Trust in services and cultural safety; (4) Importance of prioritizing health services by Aboriginal people; (5) Importance of reliable, affordable and sustainable services; (6) Distance and transport availability. These themes were often present as both barriers and enablers to healthcare access for Aboriginal people. They were also present across the healthcare system and within all three communities. Conclusions: This study describes a pathway to better healthcare outcomes for Aboriginal Australians by providing insights into ways to improve access.

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Straw, Sarah, Erica Spry, Louie Yanawana, Vaughan Matsumoto, Denetta Cox, Erica Cox, Sally Singleton, Naomi Houston, Lydia Scott, and Julia V. Marley. "Understanding lived experiences of Aboriginal people with type 2 diabetes living in remote Kimberley communities: diabetes, it don't come and go, it stays!" Australian Journal of Primary Health 25, no. 5 (2019): 486. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py19021.

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This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of Kimberley Aboriginal people with type 2 diabetes managed by remote Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services using phenomenological analysis. Semi-structured interviews formulated by Aboriginal Health Workers, researchers and other clinicians were used to obtain qualitative data from 13 adult Aboriginal patients with type 2 diabetes managed in two remote communities in the Kimberley. Together with expert opinion from local Aboriginal Health Workers and clinicians, the information was used to develop strategies to improve diabetes management. Of 915 regular adult patients in the two communities, 27% had type 2 diabetes; 83% with glycated haemoglobin A >10%. Key qualitative themes included: the need for culturally relevant education and pictorial resources; importance of continuous therapeutic relationships with healthcare staff; lifestyle management advice that takes into account local and cultural factors; and the involvement of Aboriginal community members and families in support roles. Recommendations to improve diabetes management in the remote communities have been made collaboratively with community input. This study provides a framework for culturally relevant recommendations to assist patients with diabetes, for collaborative research, and for communication among patients, Aboriginal Health Workers, community members, researchers and other clinicians. Interventions based on recommendations from this study will be the focus of further collaborative research.

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Lobo, Roanna, Belinda D'Costa, Linda Forbes, and James Ward. "Young Deadly Free: impact evaluation of a sexual health youth peer education program in remote Australian communities." Sexual Health 17, no. 5 (2020): 397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh20069.

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Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote and very remote communities in Australia experience high rates of sexually transmissible infections (STIs), 4- to 29-fold the rates reported for non-Aboriginal people living in remote areas. Young people aged 16–29 years are particularly vulnerable to STIs. The Young Deadly Free (YDF) sexual health youth peer education program was implemented in 15 remote or very remote communities in four Australian jurisdictions in an effort to address endemic STI rates in these communities. The present study sought to evaluate the effect of YDF for Aboriginal young people. Methods: Young people (n = 128) participated in youth peer educator training to deliver peer education sessions on sexual health topics to other young people in their communities. Pre and post surveys were used to examine changes in STI knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions of the young people attending the peer education sessions. GHRANITE software extracted deidentified STI testing data for young people attending 13 community health services. Results: Young people (n = 426) attended peer education sessions delivered by trained youth peer educators. Pre and post surveys were completed by 174 and 172 young people respectively (median age 20 years). Gains were reported in STI knowledge, intentions to test (χ2 = 10.58, d.f. = 4, n = 142, P < 0.001) and number of STI tests (50.8% increase from baseline). Feelings of shame associated with STI testing remained high (39.5% post survey). Conclusions: Peer education can enhance the sexual health literacy of young Aboriginal people residing in remote communities. The extent to which knowledge gains result in behaviours that prevent STI transmission requires further evaluation. Normalising STI testing among Aboriginal young people would help reduce feelings of shame.

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Lobo, Roanna, Belinda D'Costa, Linda Forbes, and James Ward. "Corrigendum to: Young Deadly Free: impact evaluation of a sexual health youth peer education program in remote Australian communities." Sexual Health 17, no. 6 (2020): 547. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh20069_co.

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Background:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote and very remote communities in Australia experience high rates of sexually transmissible infections (STIs), 4- to 29-fold the rates reported for non-Aboriginal people living in remote areas. Young people aged 16–29 years are particularly vulnerable to STIs. The Young Deadly Free (YDF) sexual health youth peer education program was implemented in 15 remote or very remote communities in four Australian jurisdictions in an effort to address endemic STI rates in these communities. The present study sought to evaluate the effect of YDF for Aboriginal young people. Methods: Young people (n = 128) participated in youth peer educator training to deliver peer education sessions on sexual health topics to other young people in their communities. Pre and post surveys were used to examine changes in STI knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions of the young people attending the peer education sessions. GHRANITE software extracted deidentified STI testing data for young people attending 13 community health services. Results: Young people (n = 426) attended peer education sessions delivered by trained youth peer educators. Pre and post surveys were completed by 174 and 172 young people respectively (median age 20 years). Gains were reported in STI knowledge, intentions to test (χ2 = 10.58, d.f. = 4, n = 142, P Conclusions: Peer education can enhance the sexual health literacy of young Aboriginal people residing in remote communities. The extent to which knowledge gains result in behaviours that prevent STI transmission requires further evaluation. Normalising STI testing among Aboriginal young people would help reduce feelings of shame.

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Donovan, Robert J., and Ross Spark. "Towards guidelines for survey research in remote Aboriginal communities." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 21, no. 1 (February 1997): 89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.1997.tb01660.x.

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Wang, Zhiqiang, Wendy Hoy, and Stephen McDonald. "Body Mass Index in Aboriginal Australians in remote communities." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 24, no. 6 (December 2000): 570–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.2000.tb00519.x.

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Ramke, Jacqueline, Nitin Verma, and Brien Holden. "PREVENTING VISION LOSS IN REMOTE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA." Optometry and Vision Science 78, SUPPLEMENT (December 2001): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006324-200112001-00197.

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Hall, G. "Health benefits of swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities." BMJ 327, no. 7412 (August 23, 2003): 407–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7412.407.

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Ruddell, Rick, Savvas Lithopoulos, and Nicholas A. Jones. "Crime, costs, and well being: policing Canadian Aboriginal communities." Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management 37, no. 4 (November 11, 2014): 779–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pijpsm-01-2014-0013.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the community level factors associated with police strength and operational costs in Aboriginal police services from four different geographic zones, including remote communities inaccessible by road[1]. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of variance was used to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference in per capita policing costs, the officer to resident ratio, an index of community well-being and crime severity in 236 rural and remote Canadian communities. Findings – The authors found that places that were geographically inaccessible or further from urban areas had rates of police-reported crime several times the national average and low levels of community well-being. Consistent with those results, the per capita costs of policing were many times greater than the national average, in part due to higher officer to resident ratios. Research limitations/implications – These results are from rural Canada and might not be generalizable to other nations. Practical implications – Given the complex needs of these communities, these findings reinforce the importance of delivering full-time professional police services in rural and remote communities. Short duration or temporary postings may reduce police legitimacy as residents may perceive that their rural or Aboriginal status makes them less valued than city dwellers. As a result, agencies should prioritize the retention of experienced officers in these communities. Originality/value – These findings validate the observations of officers about the challenges that must be overcome in policing these distinctive communities. This information can be used to inform future studies of rural and remote policing.

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Gunzburg, S., M. Gracey, V. Burke, and B. Chang. "Epidemiology and microbiology of diarrhoea in young Aboriginal children in the Kimberley region of Western Australia." Epidemiology and Infection 108, no. 1 (February 1992): 67–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800049517.

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Infectious diarrhoea is common in young Australian Aborigines [1–3] and is one of the main causes for their unsatisfactory health standards with consequent widespread failure to thrive and undernutrition [4–5]. Most published reports relate to patients in hospital or to hospital admission statistics and give little indication of the extent or severity of diarrhoeal disease in children in Aboriginal communities.The present investigation involved more than 100 Aboriginal children up to 5 years of age living in remote communities in the tropical north of Western Australia who were studied prospectively over a 12–month period.

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Sinclair, Craig, Peter Keelan, Samuel Stokes, Annette Stokes, and Christine Jeffries-Stokes. "Participatory video making for research and health promotion in remote Australian Aboriginal communities." International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies 8, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 2–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ijcis.v8i1.129.

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This paper describes the participatory video (PV) method as a means of engaging children in remote Aboriginal communities as participants in health research. The PV method was piloted in two remote communities in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. There was widespread community acceptance of this approach and preliminary findings are discussed with reference to the key themes of perspectives on health, benefits to participants and benefits to communities. The PV method has a number of strengths, including flexibility to respond to community priorities, a lack of dependence on verbal or written data collection and the capacity to generate immediate benefits for participants. While not without methodological problems, these pilot projects suggest that the PV method is well suited to the remote Aboriginal communities who participated. The ethical implications of the PV method are discussed with specific reference to published ethical guidelines.

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Cuthbert, Kiarah E., Clare Brown, Melinda Hammond, Tiffany A. Williams, Desmond Tayley, Eileen Deemal-Hall, and David P. Thomas. "Engaging with Aboriginal Shire Councils in remote Cape York communities to address smoke-free environments." Australian Journal of Primary Health 25, no. 5 (2019): 419. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py19023.

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The high prevalence and health effect of tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke exposure among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is well known. Due to its significance, the responsibility of tackling smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should not remain solely with health service providers. The creation of supportive environments and collaboration beyond the health sector are critical elements of comprehensive primary health care practised by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. This paper discusses how Apunipima Cape York Health Council worked with three Aboriginal Shire Councils to create more smoke-free places, using local working groups, information sessions and community-based health promotion. The flexibility and the time allocated to the engagement process with councils, community leaders, organisations and community members were important. All three communities acknowledged the benefits of role modelling and working together to improve health, with addressing tobacco smoking seen as ‘everyone’s business’ and ‘not just service providers’. Aboriginal Shire Councils can play a critical role, in partnership with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, in creating healthy places that enable healthy choices.

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Wilson, Byron, Tammy Abbott, Stephen J. Quinn, John Guenther, Eva McRae-Williams, and Sheree Cairney. "Empowerment is the Basis for Improving Education and Employment Outcomes for Aboriginal People in Remote Australia." Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 48, no. 2 (March 28, 2018): 153–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jie.2018.2.

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In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people score poorly on national mainstream indicators of wellbeing, with the lowest outcomes recorded in remote communities. As part of a ‘shared space’ collaboration between remote Aboriginal communities, government and scientists, the holistic Interplay Wellbeing Framework and accompanying survey were designed bringing together Aboriginal priorities of culture, empowerment and community with government priorities of education, employment and health. Quantitative survey data were collected from a cohort of 841 Aboriginal people aged 15–34 years, from four different Aboriginal communities. Aboriginal community researchers designed and administered the survey. Structural equation modelling was used to identify the strongest interrelating pathways within the framework. Optimal pathways from education to employment were explored with the concept of empowerment playing a key role. Here, education was defined by self-reported English literacy and numeracy and empowerment was defined as identity, self-efficacy and resilience. Empowerment had a strong positive impact on education (β = 0.38, p < .001) and strong correlation with employment (β = 0.19, p < .001). Education has a strong direct effect on employment (β = 0.40, p < .001). This suggests that education and employment strategies that foster and build on a sense of empowerment are mostly likely to succeed, providing guidance for policy and programs.

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Bowden, Francis J. "Eliminating syphilis in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities." Medical Journal of Australia 195, no. 3 (August 2011): 158. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03253.x.

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Benveniste, Tessa, and Lorraine King. "Researching together: Reflections on ethical research in remote Aboriginal communities." Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts 23 (November 2018): 52–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.18793/lcj2018.23.05.

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Cercarelli, L. Rina, G. Anthony Ryan, Matthew W. Knuiman, and Robert J. Donovan. "Road safety issues in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia." Accident Analysis & Prevention 32, no. 6 (November 2000): 845–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0001-4575(00)00004-x.

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Jennings, Stephanie, and John Healey. "Appropriate renewable hybrid power systems for the remote aboriginal communities." Renewable Energy 22, no. 1-3 (January 2001): 327–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0960-1481(00)00029-x.

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Miller, Penny, and Stephan Rainow. "Commentary: Don't forget the plumber: research in remote Aboriginal communities." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 21, no. 1 (February 1997): 96–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.1997.tb01661.x.

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Paterson, Barbara, Alan Ruben, and Victor Nossar. "School screening in remote Aboriginal communities - results of an evaluation." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 22, no. 6 (October 1998): 685–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.1998.tb01470.x.

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Rajapakse, Jay, Semone Rainer‐Smith, Graeme J. Millar, Peter Grace, Allison Hutton, Wendy Hoy, Christine Jeffries‐Stokes, and Brian Hudson. "Unsafe drinking water quality in remote Western Australian Aboriginal communities." Geographical Research 57, no. 2 (October 26, 2018): 178–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12308.

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Hall, Lisa. ""Not looking at us level": Systemic barriers faced by Aboriginal teachers in remote communities in Central Australia." Journal of Critical Race Inquiry 5, no. 1 (February 16, 2018): 74–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.24908/jcri.v5i1.6549.

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This essay is based on doctoral research that examined the reasons behind the low number of young Aboriginal teachers currently undertaking and completing teacher education in remote communities in Central Australia. By listening to the stories of a group of fully qualified and experienced Aboriginal teachers, this doctoral research explored the complex array of barriers, as well as supports, that Aboriginal people from remote communities encounter as educators. The seven teacher participants in this research have each spent between 20 and 35 years working in their respective schools in their home communities (see map below) and have undertaken and completed the requisite study to become fully qualified teachers. The purpose of this essay is to focus exclusively on the examples of systemic barriers experienced by these teachers through the theoretical lens of race, using settler colonial theory, whiteness theory and critical race theory (CRT).

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Hengel, Belinda, Lisa Maher, Linda Garton, James Ward, Alice Rumbold, Debbie Taylor-Thomson, Bronwyn Silver, et al. "Reasons for delays in treatment of bacterial sexually transmissible infections in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia: a qualitative study of healthcentre staff." Sexual Health 12, no. 4 (2015): 341. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh14240.

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Background Remote Aboriginal communities in Australia experience high rates of bacterial sexually transmissible infections (STIs). To control the transmission and decrease the risk of complications, frequent STI testing combined with timely treatment is required, yet significant delays in treatment have been reported. Perceived barriers to timely treatment for asymptomatic patients in remote communities were explored. Methods: A qualitative study was undertaken as part of the STRIVE (STIs in Remote communities, ImproVed and Enhanced primary health care) project; a cluster randomised controlled trial of a sexual health quality improvement program. During 2012, we conducted 36 in-depth interviews with staff in 22 clinics in remote Australia. Results: Participants included registered nurses (72%) and Aboriginal health practitioners (28%). A key barrier to timely treatment was infrequent transportation of specimens to laboratories often hundreds of kilometres away from clinics. Within clinics, there were delays checking and actioning test results, and under-utilisation of systems to recall patients. Participants also described difficulties in physically locating patients due to: (i) high mobility between communities; and (ii) low levels of community knowledge created by high staff turnover. Participants also suggested strategies to overcome some barriers such as dedicated clinical time to follow-up recalls and taking treatment out to patients. Conclusions: Participants identified barriers to timely STI treatment in remote Aboriginal communities, and systems to address some of the barriers. Innovative strategies such as point-of-care testing or increased support for actioning results, coupled with incentives to individual patients to attend for results, may also assist in decreasing the time to treatment.

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Moreton-Robinson, Aileen, Mark McMillan, and David Singh. "Editorial." International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies 8, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ijcis.v8i1.128.

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This edition includes a diverse range of contributions that collectively illustrate two elevated concerns of critical Indigenous studies: First, an interest in establishing ways and means of conducting ethical research with Indigenous communities; and second, critically engaging with constructions of Indigeneity. The first article, by Craig Sinclair, Peter Keelan, Samuel Stokes, Annette Stokes and Christine Jefferies-Stokes, examines the increasingly popular use of participatory video (PV) as a means of engagement, in this case with children in remote Aboriginal communities as participants in health research. The authors note that, whilst not without methodological disadvantages, the PV method, with its flexibility to respond to community priorities is particularly well suited to research with remote Aboriginal communities.

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Leggat, Sandra G. "Improving Aboriginal health." Australian Health Review 32, no. 4 (2008): 587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah080587.

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In recognition of the recent achievements of the Close the Gap campaign, this issue of AHR contains a set of papers focusing on Aboriginal health. At the national Indigenous Health Equality Summit in Canberra in March 2008, the Close the Gap Statement of Intent was signed. This Statement of Intent requires the government, health and social service agencies and the Aboriginal communities to work together to achieve equality in health status and life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by the year 2030. (See http:// www.hreoc.gov.au/Social_Justice/health/statement_ intent.html) The first three papers present important policy lessons. Matthews and her colleagues stress the need to strengthen the link between policy formulation and implementation (page 613). Their study found that the lack of progress in improving Aboriginal health may be the result of lack of Indigenous involvement in policy formulation at the senior Australian Government level, limited participation of Indigenous community controlled health organisations in the policy making process and insufficient resources for implementation. Anderson, Anderson and Smylie outline the achievements of the National Indigenous Health Performance Measurement System (page 626), and change management lessons from Aboriginal community controlled health organisations are discussed by Leanne Coombe from the Apunipima Cape York Health Council (page 639). Other papers with a focus on Aboriginal health include a review of emergency department access (page 648), overseas-trained doctors working in rural and remote Aboriginal health settings (page 655) and eye health programs within remote Aboriginal communities (page 664).

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Watson, Ian. "Balancing Opportunity and Affordability: Use of mobile phones in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities." Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy 3, no. 3 (September 28, 2015): 17–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v3n3.20.

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This article reports on the findings of a research project that investigated the use of mobile phones and the internet in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. Indigenous Australians living in remote areas have previously had little access to and use of the internet (Rennie et al 2013) and are far less likely to access the internet within the home than non-Indigenous Australians (Rennie et al 2010). The proliferation of mobile phone ownership in Indigenous communities in Australian and internationally (Brady et al 2008) is resulting in increased access to the internet via mobile devices, as well as new communication, social and economic implications for phone owners. Using qualitative methodologies, including focus groups and semi-structured interviews in four remote communities, this article explores the ways that remote community members are using mobile phones; their access to online information and social media; and the problems they experience with service provision, bills and connectivity. It reinforces the need for more research into barriers to phone and internet usage by Aboriginal and Torres Strait people in remote areas, as well as the importance of informing remote community members of their telecommunications rights.

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Gunaratnam, Praveena, Gill Schierhout, Jenny Brands, Lisa Maher, Ross Bailie, James Ward, Rebecca Guy, et al. "Qualitative perspectives on the sustainability of sexual health continuous quality improvement in clinics serving remote Aboriginal communities in Australia." BMJ Open 9, no. 5 (May 2019): e026679. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026679.

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ObjectivesTo examine barriers and facilitators to sustaining a sexual health continuous quality improvement (CQI) programme in clinics serving remote Aboriginal communities in Australia.DesignQualitative study.SettingPrimary health care services serving remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Australia.ParticipantsSeven of the 11 regional sexual health coordinators responsible for supporting the Northern Territory Government Remote Sexual Health Program.MethodsSemi-structured in-depth interviews conducted in person or by telephone; data were analysed using an inductive and deductive thematic approach.ResultsDespite uniform availability of CQI tools and activities, sexual health CQI implementation varied across the Northern Territory. Participant narratives identified five factors enhancing the uptake and sustainability of sexual health CQI. At clinic level, these included adaptation of existing CQI tools for use in specific clinic contexts and risk environments (eg, a syphilis outbreak), local ownership of CQI processes and management support for CQI. At a regional level, factors included the positive framing of CQI as a tool to identify and act on areas for improvement, and regional facilitation of clinic level CQI activities. Three barriers were identified, including the significant workload associated with acute and chronic care in Aboriginal primary care services, high staff turnover and lack of Aboriginal staff. Considerations affecting the future sustainability of sexual health CQI included the need to reduce the burden on clinics from multiple CQI programmes, the contribution of regional sexual health coordinators and support structures, and access to and use of high-quality information systems.ConclusionsThis study contributes to the growing evidence on how CQI approaches may improve sexual health in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Enhancing sustainability of sexual health CQI in this context will require ongoing regional facilitation, efforts to build local ownership of CQI processes and management of competing demands on health service staff.

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Kit, J. Ah, C. Prideau x, PW Harve y, J. Collin s, M. Battersb y, PD Mill s, and S. Dansi e. "Chronic disease self-management in Aboriginal Communities: Towards a sustainable program of care in rural communities." Australian Journal of Primary Health 9, no. 3 (2003): 168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py03043.

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The Chronic Disease Self-Management (CDSM) strategy for Aboriginal patients on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, was designed to develop and trial new program tools and processes for goal setting, behaviour change and self-management for Aboriginal people with diabetes. The project was established as a one-year demonstration project to test and trial a range of CDSM processes and procedures within Aboriginal communities and not as a formal research project. Over a one-year period, 60 Aboriginal people with type-2 diabetes in two remote regional centres participated in the pilot program. This represents around 25% of the known Aboriginal diabetic population in these sites. The project included training for four Aboriginal Health Workers in goal setting and self-management strategies in preparation for them to run the program. Patients completed a Diabetes Assessment Tool, a Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF12), the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WASAS) at 0, 6 and 12 months. The evaluation tools were assessed and revised by consumers and health professionals during the trial to determine the most functional and acceptable processes for Aboriginal patients. Some limited biomedical data were also recorded although this was not the principal purpose of the project. Initial results from the COAG coordinated care trial in Eyre suggest that goal setting and monitoring processes, when modified to be culturally inclusive of Aboriginal people, can be effective strategies for improving self-management skills and health-related behaviours of patients with chronic illness. The CDSM pilot study in Aboriginal communities has led to further refinement of the tools and processes used in chronic illness self-management programs for Aboriginal people and to greater acceptance of these processes in the communities involved. Participation in a diabetes self-management program run by Aboriginal Health Workers assists patients to identify and understand their health problems and develop condition management goals and patient-centred solutions that can lead to improved health and wellbeing for participants. While the development of self-management tools and strategies led to some early indications of improvements in patient participation and resultant health outcomes, the pilot program and the refinement of new assessment tools used to assist this process has been the significant outcome of the project. The CDSM process described here is a valuable strategy for educating and supporting people with chronic conditions and in gaining their participation in programs designed to improve the way they manage their illness. Such work, and the subsequent health outcome research planned for rural regions, will contribute to the development of more comprehensive CDSM programs for Aboriginal communities generally.

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Townsend, Philip. "Mobile Devices for Tertiary Study – Philosophy Meets Pragmatics for Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women." Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 44, no. 2 (September 30, 2015): 139–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jie.2015.26.

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This paper outlines PhD research which suggests mobile learning fits the cultural philosophies and roles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who are preservice teachers in the very remote Australian communities where the research was conducted. The problem which the research addresses is the low completion rates for two community-based Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs in South Australia (SA) and Queensland (Qld). Over the past decade, the national completion rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in teacher training was 36 per cent, and in these two community-based programs it was less than 15 per cent. This paper identifies the perceptions of the benefits of using mobile devices by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who are preservice teachers in very remote communities. They report ways in which mobile learning supports their complex roles and provides pragmatic positive outcomes for their tertiary study in remote locations. The paper describes the apparent alignment between mobile learning and cosmology, ontology, epistemology and axiology, which may underpin both the popularity of mobile devices and the affordances of mobile learning.

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Lempert, William. "Gesturing Across Settler Divides in Marumpu Wangka! Kukatja Hand Talk." Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy 4, no. 2 (December 24, 2019): 11–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/23644583-00401015.

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In 2014, the government of Western Australia proposed a plan to defund, and in effect close, about half of the nearly three hundred remote Aboriginal communities in the state. During this time, the author collaborated on a hand sign video project with five women Elders at the Kapululangu Women’s Law and Culture Centre in Balgo, an Aboriginal community in the Great Sandy Desert. The author articulates why Marumpu Wangka! Kukatja Hand Talk—an unassuming and largely improvised video—struck a chord at this precarious moment for Aboriginal communities. The author argues that hand sign videos provide a rare mode of intercultural engagement that is simultaneously culturally specific and broadly relatable. In a mediascape in which most Australian viewers are inundated with visual tropes of Aboriginal communities as either suffering or mystical, representations of jovial gesture encourage understanding beyond these stereotypes by intimately engaging everyday community interaction. Referencing the supplemental eight-minute video throughout, the author (1) overviews the significance of hand sign systems in Aboriginal Australian communities, (2) describes the collaborative and improvised hand sign video production process, and (3) argues for the importance of visual representations that can transcend—even if modestly—settler/Indigenous divides during the current dangerous times for Aboriginal communities.

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Walsh, Grant. "Aboriginal Primary Education." Aboriginal Child at School 15, no. 2 (May 1987): 3–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0310582200014826.

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Aboriginal children attending school have special needs that should be recognised and catered for by the school system. This paper will deal with the practical aspects of Aboriginal education. In particular the focus will be on Aboriginal Primary education within Western Australia. The paper also limits itself by addressing issues related to more traditionally oriented Aboriginal groups living in remote communities. However, while the main emphasis is given to more traditionally oriented Aboriginal groups, many aspects can be usefully employed and extended to Aboriginal education in general. Therefore the aim of this paper is to give teachers and educators basic information about Aboriginal education so that they can develop appropriate education programs to meet the needs of the Aboriginal children within their schools.

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Smith, Anthony C., Nigel R. Armfield, and Liam J. Caffery. "Telehealth a game changer: closing the gap in remote Aboriginal communities." Medical Journal of Australia 211, no. 1 (June 2, 2019): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50208.

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Willis, EM, and KE Ross. "Review of principles governing dog health education in remote Aboriginal communities." Australian Veterinary Journal 97, no. 1-2 (January 2019): 4–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/avj.12776.

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McDonald, E., R. Bailie, J. Grace, and D. Brewster. "An ecological approach to health promotion in remote Australian Aboriginal communities." Health Promotion International 25, no. 1 (February 18, 2010): 42–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daq004.

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McDonald, Elizabeth, and Ross Bailie. "Hygiene improvement: Essential to improving child health in remote Aboriginal communities." Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 46, no. 9 (September 20, 2010): 491–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01846.x.

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Hick, Steven. "Connecting Aboriginal Learners in Remote Communities: An Online Social Work Course." Journal of Technology in Human Services 20, no. 3-4 (June 2002): 267–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j017v20n03_04.

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Ivers, Rowena, Anthony Castro, David Parfitt, Ross S. Bailie, Robyn L. Richmond, and Peter H. D'Abbs. "Television and delivery of health promotion programs to remote Aboriginal communities." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 16, no. 2 (2005): 155–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/he05155.

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Robinson, Gary, Sarah Mares, and Fiona Arney. "Continuity, Engagement and Integration: Early Intervention in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities." Australian Social Work 70, no. 1 (March 21, 2016): 116–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407x.2016.1146315.

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Colles, Susan L., Suzanne Belton, and Julie Brimblecombe. "Insights into nutritionists’ practices and experiences in remote Australian Aboriginal communities." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 40, S1 (April 22, 2015): S7—S13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12351.

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