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Healthy Country, Healthy People: The Relationship Between Indigenous Health Status and "Caring for Country"

2009

Burgess, C.P., Johnston, F.H., Berry, H.L., McDonnell, J., Yibarbuk, D., Gunabarra, C., Mileran, A., & Bailie, R.S.

Wiley & Sons

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"Caring for country" is an activity considered by Indigenous people in Australia to promote good health. This article investigates associations between "caring for country" and health outcomes related to health behaviours, obesity, diabetes, blood pressure, mental health, and cardiovascular disease risk among Indigenous adults in an Arnhem Land community.

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Healthy Country, Healthy People: The Relationship Between Indigenous Health Status and "Caring for Country"

Burgess, C.P., Johnston, F.H., Berry, H.L., McDonnell, J., Yibarbuk, D., Gunabarra, C., Mileran, A., & Bailie, R.S. (2009). Healthy country, healthy people: The relationship between Indigenous health status and "caring for country". Medical Journal of Australia, 190(10), 567-572.

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