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Aboriginal premature mortality within South Australia 1999-2006: a cross-sectional analysis of small area results
(BioMed Central, 2011-05)Abstract Background: This paper initially describes premature mortality by Aboriginality in South Australia during 1999 to 2006. It then examines how these outcomes vary across area level socio-economic disadvantage and ... -
Active ageing and employment in rural SA: a Health in All Policies project
(South Australian Community Health Research Unit, 2013-04-15)The South Australian (SA) Health in All Policies (HiAP) initiative provides a framework and mandate for intersectoral policy work on the social determinants of health. Participation in decent and meaningful employment is ... -
Addressing health equity through action on the social determinants of health: a global review of policy outcome evaluation methods
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2018-02-06)Background: Epidemiological evidence on the social determinants of health inequity is well-advanced, but considerably less attention has been given to evaluating the impact of public policies addressing those social ... -
Addressing social determinants of health inequities through settings: a rapid review
(Oxford University Press, 2015)Changing settings to be more supportive of health and healthy choices is an optimum way to improve population health and health inequities. This paper uses the World Health Organisation’s (1998) definition of settings ... -
Addressing the stigmatisation of social housing
(Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, 2012-02)The stigmatisation of social housing neighbourhoods in Australia can be traced to under-investment in social housing, which contributes to poor maintenance, and allocation of housing to the most disadvantaged and marginalised ... -
Analysis of breastfeeding policies and practices in childcare centres in Adelaide, South Australia
(Springer Verlag, 2011-09-25)Breastfeeding policies and practices were analysed in childcare settings in the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia. Childcare centres were purposively selected based on their geographical location, type and ... -
Are the National Preventive Health initiatives likely to reduce health inequities?
(CSIRO Publishing, 2011-11-15)This paper examines commitments to address health inequities within current (2008–11) Australian government initiatives on health promotion and chronic disease prevention. Specifically, the paper considers: the Council of ... -
Assessing the health impact of transnational corporations: a case study on McDonald’s Australia
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At home and in place? The role of housing in social inclusion
(Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, 2011-10)Having a home, living in appropriate housing and belonging to place all have a role to play in social inclusion/exclusion. All are affected by the interaction of housing market factors, government policies and the preferences ... -
Australian Aboriginal Urban Residents’ Satisfaction with Living in Their Neighbourhood: Perceptions of the Neighbourhood Socio-cultural Environment and Individual Socio-demographic Factors
(Sage Journals, 2011-12-19)This paper draws on survey data from 143 Aboriginal participants living in Adelaide, South Australia, to examine factors associated with Australian Aboriginal urban residents’ satisfaction with living in their neighbourhoods. ... -
Australian children's accounts of the closure of a car factory: global restructuring and local impacts
(Taylor and Francis, 2009-05-08)This paper presents children’s accounts from Adelaide, South Australia, about parental job losses from automotive manufacturing: an industry that is being restructured globally. The research is informed by the “new sociology ... -
Australia’s systems of primary healthcare: The need for improved coordination and implications for Medicare Locals
(Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, 2011-12)Background In Australia, primary healthcare is largely delivered through two parallel systems: Medicare supported primary care delivered by fee-for-service general practitioners, and state funded and managed community ... -
The Benefits of a Life-first employment program for Indigenous Australian families: Implications for 'Closing the Gap'
(Griffith University, 2017)There are significant and enduring inequities in education and employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In taking a ‘life-first’ approach to service provision the Building Family Opportunities ... -
"Book review: The street: A Quintessential Public Space" (by Vikas Metha)
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“Book review: Translocal Geographies: Spaces, places, connections” (eds. Katherine Brickell and Ayona Datta)
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Burn injury models of care: A review of quality and cultural safety for care of Indigenous children
(Elsevier, 2017-11-27)Safety and quality in the systematic management of burn care is important to ensure optimal outcomes. It is not clear if or how burn injury models of care uphold these qualities, or if they provide a space for culturally ... -
Can effective housing management policies address anti-social behaviour?
(Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, 2004-03)Anti-social behaviour is a generic term used to describe activities ranging from littering to serious forms of harassment, which can negatively impact on the neighbourhoods in which they occur. There are competing views ... -
Case Study of an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Service in Australia: Universal, Rights-Based, Publicly Funded Comprehensive Primary Health Care in Action
(2016-12-02)Universal health coverage provides a framework to achieve health services coverage but does not articulate the model of care desired. Comprehensive primary health care includes promotive, preventive, curative, and ...