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COAG investment will help close the gap

The COAG commitment to invest in young Aboriginal children will produce immediate and real community benefits.

Aboriginal researcher NAIDOC Person of the Year

The head of Indigenous research at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research has been honoured as the 2008 National NAIDOC Person of the Year.

MEDIA BACKGROUNDER - WA Aboriginal Child Health Survey

The Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey is the most extensive survey of Aboriginal families ever undertaken.

Children the key to breaking the cycle of disadvantage

A national strategy that focuses on early child development is the key to breaking the cycle of Aboriginal poor health and disadvantage.

Disadvantage begins in the womb

Aboriginal children are faced with significant impediments to their chances of a healthy life even before they are born.

Social disadvantage underpins children's poor health

The impact of death, separation and divorce is having a profound impact on the lives of Aboriginal children.

Infections leave life-long scars

High rates of recurrent infection are a major risk to the health of Aboriginal children and are comparable to those of third world countries.

Severe maternal morbidity following stillbirth in Western Australia 2000–2015: a population-based study

There is scant literature about the management of stillbirth and the subsequent risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). We aimed to assess the risk of SMM associated with stillbirths compared with live births and whether this differed by the presence of maternal comorbidities.

Association between lack of dental service utilisation and caregiver-reported caries in Australian Indigenous children: A national survey

To investigate the association between the lack of dental service utilisation and dental caries in Australian Indigenous children.

The burden of bacterial skin infection, scabies and atopic dermatitis among urban-living Indigenous children in high-income countries: a protocol for a systematic review

Bacterial skin infections and scabies disproportionately affect children in resource-poor countries as well as underprivileged children in high-income countries. Atopic dermatitis is a common childhood dermatosis that predisposes to bacterial skin infection.