New research recently published by the University of Sunshine Coast Nursing and Midwifery has found the rate of Sudden and Unexpected Death in Infants (SUDI) was more than 3.5 times higher for Indigenous Australian infants than non-Indigenous infants from 2010-2014. The Australian government’s Closing the Gap campaign had reported SUDI rates as only two times …
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Hearing Loss Affecting Indigenous Australian Children
Over 6,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) are at risk for hearing loss, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) NT hearing health report released last week. According to the report: “While a number of hearing health services have been provided to Indigenous children and …
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Adrian Chernyk: Health & Indigenous Australians 