This thesis presents an illustration of the access barriers to health care as experienced by
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. This …

Discussion about the on-going poor health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island
peoples in Australia needs to be better informed about both history, and the nature of health …

Objective: Access barriers to health care for minority populations has been a feature of
medical, health and social science literature for over a decade. Considerations of cultural …

Objective There continue to be disparate health outcomes for people who are Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander. The aim of the present study was to measure whether there were …

Objective: To explore equity of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
compared to non-Indigenous Australians within a ____________-wide musculoskeletal …

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HEALTH
A major component of the solution to addressing the unacceptable health outcomes …

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) provide culturally safe,
holistic primary health care, and are well placed to address barriers experienced by …

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Chapter955Oct+ 2010 (accessed May 2014). 5 Rosenthal TC. The medical home: growing …

Abstract Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have suffered violence and extreme prejudice
in every walk of life as a result of the European colonisation of Australia. We acknowledge …

This chapter will offer the reader an understanding of the meanings of health from an
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspective and brief overview of the impact of …