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Culturally safe midwives to birth First Nations babies at Shoalhaven Hospital

Parliamentary Inquiry into Diabetes: More Public Hearings Announced

Victorian Aboriginal Health Service celebrates 50 years making a difference and saving lives

The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) was set up in 1973 by Aunty Alma Thorpe, Uncle Bruce McGuiness and other Aboriginal community advocates as a place where Aboriginal people could access medical and social care in a time when racism and other barriers prevented Aboriginal people accessing care.

"Cervical Screening Reminders for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander" by Rowena Ivers, Trish Levett et al.

(1) Background: Aboriginal women have a higher mortality from cervical cancer, yet cervical screening rates are lower than for other Australian women. (2) Methods: A randomised controlled trial of reminder letter vs. phone call/SMS for routine cervical screening testing in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in NSW. (3) Results: 256 women aged between 25 and 74 who were due for cervical screening were randomised to receive a reminder letter (and up to two further letters for non-responders) or a phone call (followed by up to two SMS) to attend the screening. A total of 15 women (12.5%) attended for cervical screening test within 3 months following a letter, and 24 women (17.6%) after a phone call/SMS reminder; this difference was not significant (p = 0.252). Time spent on sending letters vs. phone calls/SMS was similar; the cost was lowest for SMS. (4) Conclusion: Response to reminders was lower than expected. While there was no significant difference in effectiveness in letter vs. phone call/SMS for cervical screening recalls, reminder systems, including opportunistic reminders, can play a role in encouraging women to participate in screening programs in conjunction with national screening registers. The choice of reminder type should be left to service and consumer preference.

The First Sleep Health Program for First Nations Adolescents Could Change Lives

Australia’s first sleep health program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers was co-designed in Queensland.

The first sleep health program for First Nations adolescents could change lives

The issue of poor sleep needs particular attention in the context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers who have high rates of poor health, social and emotional well-being and education.

The First Sleep Health Program For First Nations Adolescents Could Change Lives

Adolescence is a sensitive life stage when emerging independence, changing social roles, excessive screen time, academic pressures, and significant

MIL-Evening Report: The first sleep health program for First Nations adolescents could change lives

New Health Minister poised to lead nation