Journal article
Recommendations for nursing students caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, to work towards Closing the Gap targets in chronic disease
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, Vol.28(8), pp.53-54
2025
Abstract
Chronic disease management is the healthcare challenge of the century, as chronic disease is the principal cause of death and disability globally. In Australia, to address chronic diseases that are prevalent in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, a government-led campaign ‘Closing the Gap’ has been in place for over a decade. This campaign which aims to reduce the gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non – Indigenous Australians has had minimal success. This calls for Schools of Nursing across Australia to educate the next generation of nurses to understand why this gap exists, so nursing students can advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by supporting them to access Indigenous-specific health services.
Details
- Title
- Recommendations for nursing students caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, to work towards Closing the Gap targets in chronic disease
- Authors
- Lynne Stuart - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Indigenous and Transcultural Research CentreAli Moloney - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication details
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, Vol.28(8), pp.53-54
- Publisher
- Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation
- Date published
- 2025
- ISSN
- 2207-1512
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991116852702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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