Managing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data for Public Health Research

Good quality data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are needed to assess the effectiveness of programs and interventions, and to evaluate policies that are designed to improve the status of, and service delivery to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Due to the lack of lon...

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Published inOnline journal of public health informatics Vol. 8; no. 3; p. e202
Main Authors van Gaans, D, Ahmed, S, D'Onise, K, Taylor, S M, McDermott, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Illinois at Chicago Library 28.12.2016
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Aboriginal
Population Health
Research
Data management
Informatics
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Summary:Good quality data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are needed to assess the effectiveness of programs and interventions, and to evaluate policies that are designed to improve the status of, and service delivery to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Due to the lack of longitudinal data it is difficult to gain knowledge on the specific causes or consequences of changes in indigenous outcomes. Variables such as name, date of birth and address for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders may be subject to more variation and be less consistently reported than other Australians. Improving the collection and management of key identifying variables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are key to providing more quality information on this population group.
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ISSN:1947-2579
1947-2579
DOI:10.5210/ojphi.v8i3.7055