Immunity to hepatitis B, poliomyelitis and measles in fully vaccinated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
JN HANNA ◽  
WL SEXTON ◽  
JL FAOAGALI ◽  
PJ BUDA ◽  
ML KENNETT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Torres Strait Island ◽  
Torres Strait

Torres Strait Islanders‘ understandings of chronic hepatitis B and attitudes to treatment

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elayne Anderson ◽  
Jeanne Ellard ◽  
Jack Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Liver Cancer ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis B ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Cancer Surveillance ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Torres Strait

Indigenous Australians are disproportionally affected by hepatitis B compared with non-Indigenous Australians. The higher prevalence of hepatitis B among Indigenous Australians has been linked to an increased incidence of liver cancer in this population. There is evidence that comprehensive programs of hepatitis B virus management, which include liver cancer surveillance and appropriate antiviral therapy, offer a cost-effective approach to reduce the incidence of liver cancer in Australia. This paper reports on data from the first study investigating understandings of hepatitis B and attitudes to treatment among Torres Strait Islanders living with chronic hepatitis B. Forty-two participants completed an interview questionnaire. Participants typically had an unclear understanding of hepatitis B and reported significant gaps in monitoring and follow up. A majority of participants indicated a willingness to use treatment if required. The findings of this study suggest the need for a new service delivery model that is appropriate to remote communities such as the Torres Strait Islands, to improve hepatitis B follow up, disease monitoring and management, and where appropriate, the uptake of treatment.

Anzac, Race and Empire

2018 ◽  
pp. 169-186
Author(s):  
Shanti Sumartojo ◽  
Ben Wellings
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Torres Strait Island ◽  
New Public ◽  
Torres Strait ◽  
The Military

In 2015, a new memorial was unveiled in Sydney’s Hyde Park, the formal green rectangle in the city’s centre. In a creative and vibrant city like Sydney, the launch of a new public artwork was not remarkable, but this event differed because it was a new war memorial, and even more unusually, it commemorated the military service of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australians. Designed by Indigenous artist Tony Albert, ...

Who is an Aborigine?

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-58
Keyword(s):  
Social Structure ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Strong Sense ◽  
Torres Strait Island ◽  
Torres Strait ◽  
Sense Of Identity ◽  
Aboriginal Groups ◽  
Aboriginal Person

The answer to the question above may seem obvious, but it often appears that there is misunderstanding among the community at large about who and what Aborigines are.The Federal Government sums up the answer this way:An Aboriginal person is one of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent who identifies as Aboriginal or Islander and is accepted as such by the community with which he or she is associated.While Aboriginal people often differ markedly in their outlook and values from non-Aboriginal people, it is not so well known that Aboriginal groups themselves vary in language, culture and social structure.These differences between Aboriginal people depend on their attachment to traditional cultural values, the degree to which they have adopted a European lifestyle and in the customs of differing regional groups.Whatever their background. Aboriginal people have a strong sense of identity and pride in being Aboriginal.

Community Involvement: The Saibai State School Experience

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Castley
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Active Role ◽  
School Experience ◽  
Active Part ◽  
State School ◽  
Torres Strait Island ◽  
Torres Strait

The purpose of this report is to investigate the need for and purposes of parental and community involvement in an Outer Torres Strait Island school, namely Saibai State School, and to explore and report on some of the approaches to community involvement that we have trialled in our school.If a school is aiming to educate its students for an active role in the society, then it is vital that the school be a living, active part of that society. It is unrealistic for teachers to assume that the school can stay separated from the community but still educate its students in a real and meaningful way.

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