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Focused cardiac ultrasound screening for rheumatic heart disease by briefly trained health workers: A study of diagnostic accuracy

Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) can identify individuals with subclinical disease who could benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis.

Is neighbourhood access to tobacco outlets related to smoking behaviour and tobacco-related health outcomes and hospital admissions?

Smokers with greater access to tobacco outlets were more likely to be diagnosed with or admitted to hospital for heart disease

Tightrope walking: Using predictors of 25 (OH)D concentration based on multivariable linear regression to infer associations with health risks

The approach of predicted 25 (OH)D concentration derived from multivariable linear regression may be valid..

The social and emotional well-being and mental health implications for adolescents transitioning to secondary boarding school

This paper explores the social and emotional wellbeing and mental health complexities for Western Australian adolescents when they transition to boarding school

Diagnostic work-up of neurological syndromes in a rural African setting: Knowledge, Attitudes and practices of health care providers

This publication documented health care provider knowledge, attitudes and practices related to this syndrome in two rural health zones in Bandundu Province,...

A time series analysis of presentations to Queensland health facilities for alcohol-related conditions, following the increase in 'alcopops' tax

We measured changes in admissions for alcohol-related harm to health throughout Queensland, before and after the tax increase in April 2008.

A descriptive study of the experiences of lesbian, gay and transgender parents accessing health services for their children

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of lesbian, gay and transgender families accessing health care for their children.

“Ngany Kamam, I Speak Truly”: First-Person Accounts of Aboriginal Youth Voices in Mental Health Service Reform

Aboriginal young people are experts in their own experience and are best placed to identify the solutions to their mental health and wellbeing needs. Given that Aboriginal young people experience high rates of mental health concerns and are less likely than non-Indigenous young people to access mental health services, co-design and evaluation of appropriate mental health care is a priority.

The relationship between parental mental health, reflective functioning coparenting and social emotional development in 0-3 year old children

The transition to parenthood is a high-risk period for many parents and is an important period for child development. Research has identified that parental mental health, reflective functioning (capacity to consider mental states of oneself and others) and coparenting (capacity to work together well as a parenting team) may be particularly significant predictors of later child outcomes, however these factors have seldom been considered together.

Effects of a positive education programme on secondary school students’ mental health and wellbeing; challenges of the school context

Previous research has demonstrated wellbeing benefits for positive education programmes (PEPs) facilitated by clinicians or experts or outside the school context. The current study explored the effects of a Year 10 PEP led by teachers trained in positive education and embedded within the Australian secondary school context.