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Overweight/obesity and other predictors of gestational diabetes among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in Western Australia

This population-based study investigated the association of BMI and other predictors with gestational diabetes mellitus among Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers. We conducted a state-wide retrospective cohort study that included all singleton births in Western Australia between 2012 and 2015 using population health datasets linked by the Western Australian Data Linkage Branch.

First Nations populations' perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and myths about prevention and bereavement in stillbirth: a mixed methods systematic review protocol

The objective of this review is to investigate First Nations populations' perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and myths about stillbirth.

Socioeconomic disparities in the mental health of Indigenous children in Western Australia

The burden of mental health problems among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is a major public health problem in Australia.

Climate change, child health and the role of the paediatric profession in under-resourced settings

Climate change and its health impacts are increasingly recognised by the world's leading medical organisations and journals.

Awareness and impact of the ‘Bubblewrap’ advertising campaign among Aboriginal smokers in Western Australia

Antismoking mass media campaigns have been shown to reduce smoking prevalence in the mainstream community.

Knowing your audience: Investigating stillbirth knowledge and perceptions in the general population to inform future public health campaigns

The prevalence of stillbirth in many high income countries like Australia has remained unchanged for over 30 years. The 2018 Australian government Senate Select Committee on Stillbirth Research and Education highlighted the need for a public health campaign to encourage public conversations and increase awareness.

Rio Tinto Child Health Partnership Final Report

In 2002, the Founding Director of The Kids for Child Health Research, Professor Fiona Stanley, approached Rio Tinto Ltd about the possibility...

Start Stronger, Live Longer National Aboriginal Health Worker Symposium: Final Report

The Rio Tinto Aboriginal Health Partnership marries Rio Tinto's commitment and dedication to community investment with research expertise of the Telethon Inst

Maternal ethnicity, stillbirth and neonatal death risk in Western Australia 1998–2010

Difference in stillbirth and neonatal death rates in Western Australia (1998-2010) by maternal ethnicity

Bush Tucker and Vitamin D

This five-year project in Western Australia (WA) aims to promote vitamin D sufficiency among Aboriginal people by developing food-based dietary strategies to increase vitamin D intakes and by encouraging safe sun exposure.