A5082294068- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Education Systems and Policy
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
The University of Western Australia
2021-2024
Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health
2016
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background: </bold>Together with addressing social determinants of health, culturally safe healthcare provision is essential for closing the health outcomes gap experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians. Rural placements potentially provide students professions opportunities to enhance their knowledge skills regarding cultural safety. We used rural data systematically collected from allied students, including commencement-...
Together with addressing social determinants of health, culturally safe healthcare provision is essential for closing the health outcomes gap experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians. Rural placements potentially provide students professions opportunities to enhance their knowledge skills regarding cultural safety. We used rural data systematically collected from allied students, including commencement- end-of-placement questionnaire responses,...
While disparities in educational outcomes for Aboriginal children have narrowed early childhood education and Year 12 completions, these positive trends are not replicated the intervening years where attendance, reading, writing, numeracy targets been missed. Erratic attendance primary has greatest impact on achievement; literacy scores decline as absences increase. Family functioning health, caregiver expectations, past encounters with system socio-economic disadvantage all implicated...