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Maternity Coalition: Australia's national maternity consumer advocacy organization
(Demeter Press, 2011-05)
This chapter tells the story of the Maternity Coalition (MC), an Australian advocacy organization which represents an often ‘forgotten’ strand of the women’s movement — the maternalist feminist emphasis on reclaiming women’s ...
“Never mind the logic, give me the numbers”: Former Australian health ministers’ perspectives on the social determinants of health
(Elsevier, 2013-04-03)
The articulation of strong evidence and moral arguments about the importance of social determinants of
health (SDH) and health equity has not led to commensurate action to address them. Policy windows
open when, simultaneously, ...
Positive and negative impacts of job loss on family life: the perceptions of Australian car workers
(Australian Council of Social Service, 2011)
This article contributes to research on the impact of job loss on families. It
is based on survey responses from 371 workers and in‑depth interviews with
39 of them about the family impacts of their job loss from the ...
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 ...
A rapid appraisal case study of South Australia's Social Inclusion Initiative
(Government of South Australia Department of the Premier and Cabinet, 2007-06)
This Rapid Appraisal Case Study of South Australia’s Social Inclusion Initiative was undertaken to contribute to the work of the Social Exclusion Knowledge Network (SEKN) of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health ...
The social support and service needs of Australia’s ageing Greek migrants: a literature review.
(Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand (MGSAANZ), 2011)
This paper presents the results of a literature review undertaken to shape an emerging social research program on the service and support needs of Australia’s ageing Greek migrants. In late 2009 a narrative review was ...
The social support and service needs of Australia’s ageing Greek migrants: a pilot project
(Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand (MGSAANZ), 2011)
This article explores the social support and service needs of Greek-speakers in Australia who migrated as young adults mostly in the 1940s and 1950s. The article reports the findings of a pilot research project initiated ...
Identifying better systems design in Australian maternity care: a boundary critique analysis
(2013-08-05)
This article examines the background and limitations of maternity care policy and provision in Australia using the Boundary Critique method from critical systems thinking. We argue that the historical legacy of funding ...
Partnership in knowledge creation: lessons learned from a researcher–policy actor partnership to co-produce a rapid appraisal case study of south australia’s social Inclusion Initiative
(Policy Press, 2011-01)
This paper describes a partnership between researchers and policy actors which was developed within a short time-frame to produce a rapid appraisal case study of a government policy initiative - South Australia’s Social ...
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 ...