| Injury prevention in Australian Indigenous communities. | |
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PMID: 19130919 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Injury prevention in Indigenous communities in Australia is a continuing national challenge, with Indigenous fatality rates due to injury three times higher than the general population. Suicide and transport are the leading causes of injury mortality, and assault, transport and falls the primary causes of injury morbidity. Addressing the complex range of injury problems in disadvantaged Indigenous communities requires considerable work in building or enhancing existing capacity of communities to address local safety issues. Poor data, lack of funding and absence of targeted programs are some of the issues that impede injury prevention activities. Traditional approaches to injury prevention can be used to highlight key areas of need, however adaptations are needed in keeping with Indigenous peoples' holistic approach to health, linked to land and linked to community in order to address the complex spiritual, emotional and social determinants of Indigenous injury. |
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Authors:
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Rebecca Ivers; Kathleen Clapham; Teresa Senserrick; Marilyn Lyford; Mark Stevenson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Injury Volume: 39 Suppl 5 ISSN: 1879-0267 ISO Abbreviation: Injury Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-09 Completed Date: 2009-09-21 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0226040 Medline TA: Injury Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: S61-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Australia. rivers@george.org.au |
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Australia
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ethnology Female Health Promotion / organization & administration* Health Services Needs and Demand Health Services, Indigenous / organization & administration* Humans Male Oceanic Ancestry Group / ethnology* Policy Making Program Development Wounds and Injuries / ethnology, prevention & control* |
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