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Wet cough prevalence among Aboriginal children ‘concerningly high’The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children’s Hospital clinician-researchers have found more than one in ten children across four remote Kimberley communities have protracted bacterial bronchitis.
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Homes crucial for healthy earsThe Kids researchers discovered that overcrowding is the strongest predictor of carriage of bacteria that cause otitis media
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Pneumonia rates improve in Aboriginal childrenNew research from The Kids for Child Health Research shows that the pneumococcal vaccine program has contributed to closing of the gap
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Little improvement in Aboriginal educational performanceThe most comprehensive survey every undertaken of Aboriginal education has found little significant improvement in outcomes for children in more than 30 years
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Socioeconomic disparities in the mental health of Indigenous children in Western AustraliaThe burden of mental health problems among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is a major public health problem in Australia.
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Socioeconomic disparities in physical health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Western AustraliaWe sought to provide insights by examining socio-economic disparities in physical health outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in WA.
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Maternal death and the onward psychosocial circumstances of Australian Aboriginal children and young peopleThis study sought to determine the social and emotional impact of maternal loss on Aboriginal children and young people using data from the Western...
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Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort (Our Children, Our Heart) ProgramBrings the Aboriginal community(s) of Perth together with service providers & policy makers to improve outcomes for Aboriginal kids and their families.
As Head of Aboriginal Research Development at Telethon Kids, Glenn Pearson believes his work brings us closer to identifying the real and whole Australian story