Elsevier,
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 18, February 2023
This Article supports SDG 3 by revealing high levels of household food insecurity among people with disabilities in Brazil. The Continuous Cash Benefit, a social security payment made to people with disabilities, was noted to be an important contributor to food security in this population.
Elsevier,
Clinical Imaging, Volume 96, April 2023, Pages 9-14
This Study explores the racial disparities that exist in the emergency departments of 4 hospitals, when they are most prevalent, and how patients' sociodemographic characteristics impact image acquisition time, raising awareness for SDGs 3, 9 and 10.
Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 31, February 2023
Emerging evidence from the western literature suggests an increasing focus on applying nature-based interventions for mental health improvements. However, in Indigenous communities, caring for country has always been central to the Indigenous way of life. Knowing that nature-based interventions effectively improve mental health outcomes, this review collated evidence on the application of caring for country in improving social and emotional well-being (SEWB) of Indigenous peoples in Australia and New Zealand.
Elsevier,
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Volume 47, February 2023
This article estimates the coverage of Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) teams in Australia and highlights that expanding the programme to a higher proportion of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is an important step towards ensuring equitable access to tobacco control.
Elsevier,
Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 18, February 2023
This Health Policy paper supports SDG 3 and 10 by discussing the situation of Indigenous peoples of Canada in the context of "opt out" organ donation in Novia Scotia, the first area in North America to pass such legislation. The paper explores the potential impacts and issues of such legislation on Indigenous peoples, and makes a series of recommendations which would help to respect the rights and interests of these communities.
Elsevier,
Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 18, February 2023
This Personal View supports SDG 3 and 10 by discussing the ethical issues surrounding the use of psychedelic pharmacotherapies in Western medicine; as some of these agents are used in traditional medicines by Indigenous people. The authors make a series of recommendations on how these issues can be addressed.
