Health services for aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in remote Australia: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: In Australia, there is a significant gap between health outcomes in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children, which may relate to inequity in health service provision, particularly in remote areas. The aim was to conduct a scoping review to identify publications in the academic and grey literature and describe 1) Existing health services for Indigenous children in remote Australia and service use, 2) Workforce challenges in remote settings, 3) Characteristics of an effective health service, and 4) Models of care and solutions. Electronic databases of medical/health literature were searched (Jan 1990 to May 2021). Grey literature was identified through investigation of websites, including of local, state and national health departments. Identified papers (n = 1775) were screened and duplicate

SUBMITTER: Dossetor PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022200 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature