The characteristics, implementation and effects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion tools: a systematic literature search.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health promotion by and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Indigenous) Australians is critically important given a wide gap in health parity compared to other Australians. The development and implementation of step-by-step guides, instruments, packages, frameworks or resources has provided a feasible and low-resource strategy for strengthening evidence-informed health promotion practice. Yet there has been little assessment of where and how these tools are implemented or their effectiveness. This paper reviews the characteristics, implementation and effects of Indigenous health promotion tools.

Methods

Indigenous health promotion tools were identified through a systematic literature search including a prior scoping study, eight databases, refere

SUBMITTER: McCalman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4227054 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature