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Westhead, Seth, Appleby, Quinton, Andrews, Brittney, Brodie, Tina, Brown, Alex, Canuto, Karla, Cooke, Josh, Garay, Mahlia, Harrington, Thomas, Hunter, Djai, Kennedy, Corey, Lenoy, Jaeda, Lester, Olivia, McCleary, Hannah, Pearson, Odette, Randall, Lorraine, Reilly, Rachel, Rose, Hamish, Rosendale, Daniel, Telfer, Jakirah |
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Medical Journal of Australia; Jul2022, Vol. 217 Issue 1, p13-15, 3p |
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Population health, Population policy, Health policy, Adolescence, Public policy For these reasons, adolescent health is a core focus for health policy and action, not only for Indigenous peoples but all populations. Keywords: Population health; Population policy; Health policy; Adolescence; Public policy EN Population health Population policy Health policy Adolescence Public policy 13 15 3 07/05/22 20220701 NES 220701 The current lack of a national strategy for Indigenous adolescent health in Australia is a glaring gap Adolescence (10-24 years of age) is now recognised as a key developmental window for the health of individuals, their communities and the next generation.1 One-third of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) population in Australia are adolescents,2 and our earlier work has shown that Indigenous adolescents have distinct health needs largely unmet by existing policies and services.3 Fundamentally, adolescence is a dynamic developmental phase characterised by transitions in the social and cultural determinants of health - - key targets for addressing health inequities experienced by Indigenous Australians. [Extracted from the article] |
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Complementary Index |
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