Mandy Truong

ORCID: 0000-0001-9406-3405
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Research Areas
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Cultural Competency in Health Care
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Romani and Gypsy Studies
  • Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Service-Learning and Community Engagement
  • Healthcare Systems and Challenges
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Australian Institute of Family Studies
2024

Monash University
2020-2024

Menzies School of Health Research
2020-2024

Deakin University
2022

Victoria University
2022

Western Sydney University
2022

Australian National University
2020

Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2019-2020

Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
2020

Royal Darwin Hospital
2020

Abstract Anatomy educators are often at the forefront of adopting innovative and advanced technologies for teaching, such as artificial intelligence (AI). While AI offers potential new opportunities anatomical education, hard lessons learned from deployment tools in other domains (e.g., criminal justice, healthcare, finance) suggest that these likely to be tempered by disadvantages least some learners within certain educational contexts. From perspectives an anatomy educator, public health...

10.1002/ase.2221 article EN cc-by-nc Anatomical Sciences Education 2022-08-28

To determine the prevalence of direct and vicarious racial discrimination experiences from peer, school societal sources, examine associations between these socioemotional sleep outcomes.

10.1136/archdischild-2020-318875 article EN Archives of Disease in Childhood 2020-07-28

In 2020, the continuing murder of Black Americans by police officers received widespread media attention and sparked global outrage. Public health responses to these events focused on discrimination structural racism in broader society. However, violence is but one many forms racialized propagated anti-Black particular. We aim expand current public dialogue describing how are deeply interrelated; embedded institutions, systems, processes; threaten health, safety, well-being across life...

10.3389/fpubh.2021.676783 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Public Health 2022-02-03

Racism and racial discrimination are fundamental causes determinants of health inequalities globally, with children adolescents particularly vulnerable. Racial is a common stressor in the lives many adolescents, growing evidence negative associations between multiple domains child adolescent health. Addressing racism must be core public priorities, even more so among young people. Schools key settings become increasingly important to identity formation. School communities, teachers peers...

10.1186/s12889-021-11469-2 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2021-07-21

Introduction Racism is a critical determinant of health and inequities for children youth. This protocol aims to update the first systematic review conducted by Priest et al (2013), including meta-analysis findings. Based on previous empirical data, it anticipated that child youth will be negatively impacted racism. Findings from this provide updated evidence effect sizes across outcomes identify moderators mediators relationships between racism health. Methods analysis include studies...

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043722 article EN cc-by-nc BMJ Open 2021-06-01

People seeking asylum are at risk of receiving poorer quality healthcare due, in part, to racist and discriminatory attitudes, behaviours policies the health system. Despite fleeing war conflict; exposure torture traumatic events living with uncertainty; people high-risk experiencing long-term poor physical mental outcomes their host country. This article aims raise awareness bring attention some common issues face when high-income countries where system is dominated by a Western biomedical...

10.1111/nin.12440 article EN Nursing Inquiry 2021-07-26

Abstract Family and domestic violence (FDV) is a major social, economic health issue that associated with range of physical, mental behavioural outcomes. Religion faith are powerful influential in shaping the lives many individuals societies, addition to social practices, norms structures significant understanding responding FDV. This study examines influence religious beliefs values on attitudes FDV among culturally diverse communities Australia. Interviews focus groups were conducted 64...

10.1002/ajs4.210 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Australian Journal of Social Issues 2022-03-17

BackgroundThis study is an investigation of how Australian and New Zealand schools optometry prepare students for culturally competent practice. The aims are: (1) to review optometric courses educators teach their work with diverse patients; (2) determine the demographic characteristics current obtain views on cultural diversity.MethodsAll were invited participate in study. Data collected two surveys: a curriculum survey about content relation competency issues second year containing...

10.1111/cxo.12196 article EN Clinical and Experimental Optometry 2014-08-19

Introduction Inequalities are evident in early childhood caries rates with the socially disadvantaged experiencing greater burden of disease. This study builds on formative qualitative research, conducted Moreland/Hume local government areas Melbourne, Victoria 2006–2009, response to community concerns for oral health children from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Development community-based intervention described here extends partnership approach cogeneration contemporary evidence continued...

10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004260 article EN cc-by-nc BMJ Open 2014-03-01

Health and social service agencies need to be responsive the healthcare requirements of culturally linguistically diverse (CALD) groups in community. This is a challenging proposition, particularly due shifting demographics developed Western countries such as Australia. Organisations that strive for cultural competence can potentially reduce barriers associated with inequitable access services by CALD groups. Community health play vital role provision competent people from Additional...

10.1071/py16073 article EN Australian Journal of Primary Health 2017-01-01

Racism contributes to health inequities faced by people of colour and marginalised groups. Despite widespread recognition the impacts racism, mitigating strategies legislation have been largely unsuccessful. Research into racism in healthcare has mostly examined personal experiences workers patients, assuming that definitions race are similarly understood all. However, ethnicity often conflated, seen as primarily interpersonal ahistorical. This paper explores hospital employee understandings...

10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116364 article EN cc-by Social Science & Medicine 2023-11-09

ABSTRACT Background Disparities in aspects of chronic kidney disease progression and management exist for patients from culturally linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, including with treatment outcomes transplantation. Objective This study aimed to explore factors that impact transplant the perspective recipients (KTRs) CALD backgrounds their family caregivers. Methods A descriptive qualitative design was utilised. Participants were recruited two tertiary hospitals Victoria, Australia....

10.1111/hex.14166 article EN cc-by Health Expectations 2024-08-01
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