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The University of Newcastle College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Introduction: Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and the single most significant risk behaviour contributing to adverse health conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. There is an urgent need for innovative approaches to support reductions in smoking prevalence. This study will assess the implementation and effectiveness of a mailed smoking cessation support programme that includes nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) () for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Aust J Rural Health
February 2025
The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Objective: To measure current levels and experiences of food and water security in Walgett to guide a community-led program and to provide a baseline measure.
Design: A community-led cross-sectional survey conducted in April 2022 by trained local researchers.
Setting: Walgett, a regional town in NSW, Australia.
ObjectiveThe shortage of oral health professionals in rural and remote regions of Australia directly impacts the access to oral health services for people who live in these regions, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This scoping review aims to explore where and how these services are provided for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the relevant workforce model used.MethodsElectronic databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, and CINAHL, were searched.
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Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Aims: Compare the prevalence of age-related cataract and the cataract surgical coverage rate between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and explore differences in these estimates across location and time.
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Characteristics, care and support needs of older Victorians requiring a government-funded Home Care Package: An observational study.
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Objectives: To describe sociodemographic characteristics and comprehensive day-to-day care and support needs of older Victorians requiring government-funded home-based aged-care, and to explore associations between vulnerability factors and complexity indicators in this population.
Methods: A population-based observational study was conducted using de-identified, routinely collected aged-care assessment data for Victorians approved for a Home Care Package (HCP) between January 2019 and June 2022.
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