indigenous health
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Clinical Practice
Cultural safety key to closing the gap
Improving First Nations health outcomes requires more than addressing social determinants. Experts say culturally safe care is essential to building…
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Clinical Practice
Earlier heart screening for Indigenous people can save lives
New research shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people develop atrial fibrillation nearly 16 years earlier than other Australians, prompting…
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Culturally Informed Care
Indigenous families globally face unfair treatment during pregnancy and birth
Researchers have found many Indigenous families experience racism, neglect of the cultural aspects of their care, or poorly designed healthcare…
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Technology
‘He had no symptoms’: how wearable tech can help older Indigenous people catch heart problems – and save lives
Many people with atrial fibrillation don’t have any symptoms. But this heart condition – which involves an irregular and often…
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Specialty Focus
Life as a remote area nurse in Australia’s most isolated communities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this material may contain images of deceased persons. Across the vast, red…
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Top Stories
‘Call it out’: Inequality and racism in the midwifery sector
A new report detailing Indigenous patients' experiences of hospital care has affirmed the importance of supporting the midwifery workforce, according to…
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Clinical Practice
Improving maternal outcomes in rural and remote communities
The health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people starts at birth. The target to halve the gap in child mortality…
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News
Nursing gongs recognise patient advocates, visionaries
People with liver disease in south-east Queensland can access mobile, life-saving treatments, West Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities…
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Clinical Practice
Extended care
Two RNs and one midwife describe their roles in Closing the Gap. After moving from a hospital-based nursing career to…
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Clinical Practice
Within reach
Many factors that contribute to worse health outcomes from Indigenous people can be improved with better access to information and…
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