Availability of drinking water in rural and remote communities in New South Wales, Australia.

Many rural communities in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, have poor-quality water supplies. The lack of a palatable alternative increases the risk of the high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, a significant contributor to adverse health outcomes. This disproportionately effects Aboriginal people living in these towns, who are also profoundly affected by the social determinants of health.

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cardiac Rehabilitation program delivered in a non-Indigenous health service (Yeddung Gauar): a mixed methods feasibility study.

Background: There is limited evidence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people attending cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs despite high levels of heart disease. One key enabler for CR attendance is a culturally safe program. This study evaluates improving access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to attend a CR program in a non-Indigenous health service, alongside improving health workforce cultural safety.

Lowering hospital walls to achieve health equity.

Hospitals have a pivotal role in reducing health inequities for indigenous people and other marginalised groups, argue

Long-term review of sutureless ward reduction in neonates with gastroschisis in the neonatal unit.

Background: A sutureless ward reduction (SWR) protocol was implemented in the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary level hospital in 1999. Although the short-term outcomes associated with SWR have been documented, the long-term outcomes are unknown.

Methods: Retrospective data were collected from the medical records of all neonates with gastroschisis from September 1999 to December 2010.