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A large proportion of poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians are attributable to smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assaultA large proportion of adverse outcomes were attributable to the modifiable risk factors of substance use and assault
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Community-based participatory action research on rheumatic heart disease in an Australian Aboriginal homeland: Evaluation of the ‘On track watch’ projectBased in 'both-way learning', the aim of this study was to co-design, implement and evaluate community-based participatory action research to achieve this vision
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Trends in mental health related contacts among mothers of Aboriginal children in Western Australia (1990-2013)Many of the mental health issues that women develop earlier in life are chronic at the time of conception, during pregnancy and at birth
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Improving cardiovascular outcomes among Aboriginal Australians: Lessons from research for primary carePrimary care practitioners have an important role in improving Aboriginal cardiovascular care outcomes
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The emerging role of the urban-based aboriginal peer support worker: A Western Australian studyAboriginal Peer Support Workers identified their emerging integral role in the development of this unique culturally acceptable home visiting support for Aboriginal parents

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Study finds high rates of chronic lung disease in remote-living Aboriginal childrenAlmost one in five children across four remote Kimberley communities has some form of chronic lung disease, according to a new study co-designed and conducted in partnership with Aboriginal communities.

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New national guideline set to tackle skin infectionsWhen health organisations in the north-west of WA requested urgent action to address the region’s high rate of skin infections, Dr Asha Bowen answered the call.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia says yes to "The Voice"The Kids Research Institute Australia gives its full support for a First Nations Voice to Parliament to be enshrined in Australia’s constitution.

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Bold bid to end rheumatic heart diseaseSome of the nation’s leading medical researchers will converge on Darwin this week to step out a plan to wipe out rheumatic heart disease.

The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Team follows an holistic definition of Aboriginal Health which means that health is not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but includes the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole community.