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Indigenous health issues: causes and solutions

Kidney health may also be one of the most significant reasons behind the current Indigenous life expectancy gap. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is caused by a range of well … See more

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The Shadow Pandemic: Three reforms for the post-pandemic …

WEBThe Shadow Pandemic: Three reforms for the post-pandemic mental healthcare system Executive Summary. Living through the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased mental distress and ill-health among broad population groups globally.

Category:  Mental health Go Health

Decoding the Gap: Australia’s ongoing struggle to address …

WEBFrom 2013 to 2017 among all Australians, 1,900 people were diagnosed with ARF, 1,776 (93%) of whom were Indigenous. The Northern Territory had the highest such rate, with 973 diagnoses in total, 954 among Indigenous people (98% of all cases), a shocking incidence of 260 per 100,000 Indigenous people.11.

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Should dentistry be covered by Medicare

WEBInstead of relying on programs like Medicare, we should set up a national system of individual health savings accounts. Similar to super, we should have to deposit an annual sum into these accounts, which could be drawn on only for medical expenses, including dentistry. To protect the poor, the government could make annual deposits into their

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The Future of Medicare: Health Innovation in 21st Century Australia

WEBCLICK HERE TO BUY HARDCOPY. If the status quo prevails, and we do not overcome the formidable political obstacles to doing things differently in health, Medicare will not only become increasingly unaffordable.

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Charlatan Training: How Aboriginal Health Workers Are Being …

WEBCIS Policy Monograph 127 2012 Charlatan Training: How Aboriginal Health Workers Are Being Short-changed Sara Hudson

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Closing the Accountability Gap: The First Step Towards Better

WEBCIS publications on Indigenous affairs Issue Analysis No. 88 Kava and after in the Nhulunbuy (Gulf of Carpenteria) Hinterland Helen Hughes No. 86 What is Working in Good Schools in Remote Indigenous Communities? Kirsten Storry No. 78 Indigenous Governance at the Crossroads: The Way Forward John Cleary No. 73 Tackling Literacy in Remote …

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Life Before Death: Improving Palliative Care for Older …

WEBThe average total cost of health care per decedent in the last six months of life was AUD $30,001 in the cohort who died from cancer and $26,131 in the non-cancer comparison cohort. The majority in both cohorts died in hospital.42. In 2013–2014 and 2015–2016, almost 50% of Australians died in hospital.

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