Planning for and responding to pandemic influenza emergencies: it’s time to listen to, prioritize and privilege Aboriginal perspectives

Authors

  • Kristy Crooks Hunter New England Local Health District, Population Health, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia; Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
  • Peter Massey Hunter New England Local Health District, Population Health, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia; College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
  • Kylie Taylor Hunter New England Local Health District, Population Health, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
  • Adrian Miller Office of Indigenous Engagement, Central Queensland University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  • Sandra Campbell Indigenous Health, Research Division, Central Queensland University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
  • Ross Andrews Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia; National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2018.9.5.005

Abstract

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to experience disproportionately higher rates of mortality and hospitalisation for many infectious diseases.  In the past, infectious disease emergency planning and response failed to include Aboriginal people.  Aboriginal worldviews and Aboriginal voices must now be valued, and incorporated into health policy and practice.

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06-11-2018

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Crooks K, Massey P, Taylor K, Miller A, Campbell S, Andrews R. Planning for and responding to pandemic influenza emergencies: it’s time to listen to, prioritize and privilege Aboriginal perspectives. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 6 [cited 2026 Apr. 2];9(5). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/614

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Vol. 9 No. 5 (2018): Suppl 1 Centennial Influenza Pandemic

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