A Collaborative Approach To Engaging Aboriginal People In Their Health

We must invest in our Aboriginal population and take a holistic view of their health incorporating not only physical, but psychological, cultural, social and emotional wellbeing. Indigenous Australians have hospitalisation and death rates with cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the underlying cause at twice the rate of non-Indigenous Australians. For instance, in 2015 –16, there were over 1.1 million indigenous Australians hospitalized with CVD related events, and one in three deaths were due to CVD.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - May 24, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Helen Mclean, Nola Naylor, Denese Griffin, Russell Simpson, Cheryl Smith, Leah Bonson, Jessica Sharp Tags: A18 Source Type: research