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Communicating cancer and its treatment to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with cancer: a qualitative study by Olver, Ian, Gunn, Kate M., Chong, Alwin, Knott, Vikki, Spronk, Kristiaan, Cominos, Nayia, Cunningham, Joan

“…Purpose To investigate the successful strategies of health workers who support and regularly communicate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…”
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Narrative and fixed‐field Data: Are we underestimating the risk of family and domestic violence? by Octoman, Olivia, Cox, Sarah, Arney, Fiona, Chong, Alwin, Tucker, Ebony

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Can a continuous quality improvement program create culturally safe emergency departments for Aboriginal people in Australia? A multiple baseline study by Gadsden, Thomas, Wilson, Gai, Totterdell, James, Willis, John, Gupta, Ashima, Chong, Alwin, Clarke, Angela, Winters, Michelle, Donahue, Kym, Posenelli, Sonia, Maher, Louise, Stewart, Jessica, Gardiner, Helen, Passmore, Erin, Cashmore, Aaron, Milat, Andrew

“…Providing culturally safe health care can contribute to improved health among Aboriginal people. However, little is known about how to make hospitals…”
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Reducing disease burden and health inequalities arising from chronic disease among Indigenous children: an early childhood caries intervention by Merrick, Jessica, Chong, Alwin, Parker, Eleanor, Roberts-Thomson, Kaye, Misan, Gary, Spencer, John, Broughton, John, Lawrence, Herenia, Jamieson, Lisa

“…This study seeks to determine if implementing a culturally-appropriate early childhood caries (ECC) intervention reduces dental disease burden and oral health…”
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Association of Built Environmental Features with Rates of Infectious Diseases in Remote Indigenous Communities in the Northern Territory, Australia by Chakraborty, Amal, Oguoma, Victor Maduabuchi, Coffee, Neil T, Markey, Peter, Chong, Alwin, Cargo, Margaret, Daniel, Mark

“…The health of Indigenous Australians is far poorer than non-Indigenous Australians, including an excess burden of infectious diseases. The health effect of…”
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Evaluation of existing experimental evidence for treatment of depression in indigenous populations: A systematic review by Justyna Pollok, Joseph Van agteren, Alwin Chong, Kristin Carson‐chahhoud, Brian Smith

“…Objective To review available literature and identify the experimental evidence for effective treatment of depression in Indigenous populations worldwide…”
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An oral health literacy intervention for Indigenous adults in a rural setting in Australia by Parker, Eleanor J, Misan, Gary, Chong, Alwin, Mills, Helen, Roberts-Thomson, Kaye, Horowitz, Alice M, Jamieson, Lisa M

“…Indigenous Australians suffer substantially poorer oral health than their non-Indigenous counterparts and new approaches are needed to address these…”
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A preliminary adaptation of the Problem Gambling Severity Index for Indigenous Australians: internal reliability and construct validity by Bertossa, Sue, Harvey, Peter, Smith, David, Chong, Alwin

“…This paper describes the process employed to adapt the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) for use with Indigenous Australian populations. This study…”
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"I know it's bad for me and yet I do it": exploring the factors that perpetuate smoking in Aboriginal Health Workers--a qualitative study by Dawson, Anna P, Cargo, Margaret, Stewart, Harold, Chong, Alwin, Daniel, Mark

“…Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) have a mandate to deliver smoking cessation support to Aboriginal people. However, a high proportion of AHWs are smokers and…”
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Aboriginal health workers experience multilevel barriers to quitting smoking: a qualitative study by Dawson, Anna P, Cargo, Margaret, Stewart, Harold, Chong, Alwin, Daniel, Mark

“…Long-term measures to reduce tobacco consumption in Australia have had differential effects in the population. The prevalence of smoking in Aboriginal peoples…”
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South Australian four‐year‐old Aboriginal children: residence and socioeconomic status influence weight by Spurrier, Nicola J., Volkmer, Robert E., Abdallah, Christina Abi, Chong, Alwin

“…Obesity rates have increased in children in Australia in the past 15 years. However, there is little available population data describing rates of overweight…”
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Risk factors identified in prenatal child protection reports by Meiksans, Jenna, Arney, Fiona, Flaherty, Rosemaria, Octoman, Olivia, Chong, Alwin, Ward, Fiona, Taylor, Cathy

“…•Risk factors were identified from the narratives of prenatal child protection reports.•Most families were reported to be experiencing three or more risk…”
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Communicating cancer and its treatment to Australian Aboriginal patients with cancer: A qualitative study by Olver, Ian N., Gunn, Kate M, Knott, Vikki E, Chong, Alwin, Spronk, Kristiaan, Cunningham, Joan

“…Abstract only e24188 Background: To enable clinicians to effectively communicate about cancer and its treatment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait (Aboriginal)…”
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Exploring differences in survival from cancer among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: implications for health service delivery and research by Chong, Alwin, Roder, David

“…The aim of this study is to compare cancer survivals of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and consider health-service and research implications Cancer…”
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Identifying Environmental Determinants Relevant to Health and Wellbeing in Remote Australian Indigenous Communities: A Scoping Review of Grey Literature by Chakraborty, Amal, Daniel, Mark, Howard, Natasha J, Chong, Alwin, Slavin, Nicola, Brown, Alex, Cargo, Margaret

“…The high prevalence of preventable infectious and chronic diseases in Australian Indigenous populations is a major public health concern. Existing research has…”
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The nature of domestic and family violence reported to child protection prenatally by Meiksans, Jenna, McDougall, Stewart, Arney, Fiona, Flaherty, Rosemaria, Chong, Alwin, Ward, Fiona, Taylor, Cathy

“…•First Australian study to examine the nature of violence in prenatal reports.•Violence experienced within families reported prenatally was severe.•Violence…”
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Built Environment Features and Cardiometabolic Mortality and Morbidity in Remote Indigenous Communities in the Northern Territory, Australia by Chakraborty, Amal, Cargo, Margaret, Oguoma, Victor Maduabuchi, Coffee, Neil T., Chong, Alwin, Daniel, Mark

“…Indigenous Australians experience poorer health than non-Indigenous Australians, with cardiometabolic diseases (CMD) being the leading causes of morbidity and…”
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Tailoring service and system design for families known to child protection: A rapid exploratory analysis of the characteristics of families by Octoman, Olivia, Arney, Fiona, Chong, Alwin, O'Donnell, Melissa, Meiksans, Jenna, Hawkes, Martine, Ward, Fiona, Taylor, Cathy

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Subsequent child protection contact for a cohort of children reported to child protection prenatally in one Australian jurisdiction by Octoman, Olivia, Arney, Fiona, Meiksans, Jenna, Flaherty, Rosemaria, Chong, Alwin, Ward, Fiona, Taylor, Cathy

“…Repeated reporting to child protection is common. One approach to early intervention is for jurisdictions to receive and respond to child protection concerns…”
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Prioritizing Built Environmental Factors to Tackle Chronic and Infectious Diseases in Remote Northern Territory (NT) Communities of Australia: A Concept Mapping Study by Chakraborty, Amal, Howard, Natasha J., Daniel, Mark, Chong, Alwin, Slavin, Nicola, Brown, Alex, Cargo, Margaret

“…High prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases in Indigenous populations is a major public health concern both in global and Australian contexts. Limited…”
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