Background It is well established that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations face
considerable health inequities, exacerbated by poorer healthcare quality. Patient …

Abstract Purpose Aboriginal Australians are under-represented in brain injury rehabilitation
services despite a high incidence of both stroke and traumatic brain injury in this population …

Introduction The delivery of services to improve Aboriginal health and well-being must
centre culture and integrate a social and emotional well-being understanding and …

Background: The overarching cultural context of the brain injury survivor, particularly that
related to minority peoples with a history of colonisation and discrimination, has rarely been …

While I was painting this work, I was thinking about our health, our capacity to sustain our
health and how many gaps are still evident in promoting our health. Yet, just like the trees …

Introduction Although Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia have higher
risk of burns compared with non-Aboriginal children, their access to burn care, particularly …

An editorial is presented on differences and challenges in indigenous stroke care. Topics
discussed include colonisation severely impacted indigenous cultural practices; health of …

Introduction The delivery of services to improve Aboriginal health and well-being must
centre culture and integrate a social and emotional well-being understanding and …

Introduction Despite higher incidence of brain injury among Aboriginal compared with non-
Aboriginal Australians, suboptimal engagement exists between rehabilitation services and …

Objectives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/Practitioners and Liaison
Officers play an important, often critical role providing advocacy and cultural and emotional …