Their story: Homeless Indigenous women in Cairns and Mount Isa, Australia

Journal of Tropical Psychology ◽

10.1017/jtp.2014.9 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

Author(s):

Valda Wallace ◽

Deborah Graham ◽

Deb Selway ◽

Tamara Kelly

Keyword(s):

Affordable Housing ◽

Single Women ◽

Indigenous Women ◽

Access To Services ◽

Australian Population ◽

Remote Areas ◽

Mount Isa ◽

Large Families ◽

Recurrent Theme ◽

Family Groups

Homelessness is affecting Australian Indigenous women disproportionately in comparison with the Australian population. Homeless Indigenous women in Cairns and Mount Isa, Australia, were interviewed about their experiences of homelessness, understanding of causes and services available to them. Reasons for homelessness for the women interviewed circled around relationship breakdowns, patterns of repeated homelessness, lack of access to services in remote areas and lack of affordable housing. The need for affordable and safe housing, suitable to accommodate a variety of family groups, from single women to large families was a recurrent theme.

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Why are so many Indigenous Women Homeless in Far North and North West Queensland, Australia? Service Providers’ Views of Causes

Journal of Tropical Psychology ◽

10.1017/jtp.2014.8 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

Author(s):

Deborah Graham ◽

Valda Wallace ◽

Deb Selway ◽

Elizabeth Howe ◽

Tamara Kelly

Keyword(s):

Service Providers ◽

Complex Problem ◽

Indigenous Women ◽

Australian Population ◽

Women Homeless ◽

North West ◽

Far North ◽

Mount Isa ◽

Homeless Services ◽

Alcohol And Other Drugs

Homelessness is a complex problem affecting Australian Indigenous women disproportionately compared to the rest of the Australian population. Homelessness service providers in Cairns and Mount Isa, Australia, provided their perceptions as to why Indigenous women were presenting to homeless services. The key reasons cited by service providers were: domestic violence; alcohol and other drugs; and financial hardship. Other reasons included racist real estate agents; avoiding alcohol and family; overcrowding; literacy and numeracy skills; difficulty returning home and; not enough public housing. Potential solutions to help break this cycle of homelessness are explored. This research suggests that an important overall goal in reducing homelessness is to ensure that Indigenous women are safe at home in their own communities.

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Is there any health and geographical disparity in indigenous and non-indigenous women of Western Australia (WA)? A retrospective review with respect to de novo metastasis.

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.2020.38.29_suppl.115 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (29_suppl) ◽

pp. 115-115

Author(s):

Azim Khan ◽

Hilary Laura Martin ◽

Lisa Spalding ◽

Andrew David Redfern

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

De Novo ◽

Metastatic Breast ◽

Indigenous Women ◽

Treatment Center ◽

P Value ◽

Remote Communities ◽

Remote Areas ◽

Indigenous Patient ◽

Indigenous Group

115 Background: Indigenous women with breast cancer have substantially higher mortality then non-Indigenous women. They are more likely to live in more remote communities with potential delays to presentation, investigation and diagnosis as well as slower access to cancer treatment facilities, potentially impacting survival. Here we explore by evaluating the diagnosis of de-novo metastasis and any association of remoteness, highlighting the geographic and possibly early access to treatment. Methods: A cohort of patients was retrospectively selected comprising age- and remoteness matched Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in a 1:1 ratio from the Western Australian Cancer Registry. Further data were collected from medical records and results systems. Remoteness was defined by the ARIA system. In addition, the distance from the nearest treatment center was calculated. The survival analysis was performed by Indigenous status and remoteness. Results: The final cohort comprised 250 Indigenous and 261 non–Indigenous women. Of the total, 7.6% (19/250) and 7.7% (20/261) were identified to have de-novo metastasis. At 10 years of follow up, most de-novo metastatic patients in both groups were from remote communities, distributed as 10.1, 9.1, 7.8, 8.7 and 5.0 % in metropolitan, inner regional, outer regional, remote and very remote areas respectively. In Indigenous group with de-novo metastasis the average distance of patient from treatment center was 1720km for vs 1018 km in Non-Indigenous patient with a p-value of 0.03. In non-metastasis cohort, Indigenous patient has 1065 km v 1241 km in non-indigenous group. Considering outcomes for those developing metastatic disease, median survivals after metastatic diagnosis were shorter for Indigenous patients, 21 v 33 months, p = 0.03. Conclusions: Indigenous women in WA with metastatic breast cancer have inferior survival outcomes from diagnosis of metastases relative to non-Indigenous peers. Most de-novo metastatic patients were from remote locations in both cohorts but no relation between remoteness and de-novo metastasis, identified to be impacting survival. Future studies are needed to better elucidate if any geographical, health care disparities and improve on treatment related outcomes. It is suggested to derive targeted policies to improve survival outcome of all Indigenous cancer patients, particularly those residing in remote areas.

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Business model of lowrise construction development

Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo arkhitekturno-stroitel nogo universiteta JOURNAL of Construction and Architecture ◽

10.31675/1607-1859-2021-23-6-86-97 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 86-97

Author(s):

N. V. Gusakova

Keyword(s):

Affordable Housing ◽

Program Implementation ◽

Energy Efficient ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Living Conditions ◽

Economic Problems ◽

Remote Areas ◽

Regional Strategic Planning ◽

Market Construction ◽

Regional Programs

The paper considers the problems of affordable housing market, construction quality improvement with the introduction of saving technologies, modern materials for comfortable living conditions for citizens through the housing policy to solve important socio-economic problems.The aim of this work is to develop new regional programs for low-rise construction, which will contribute to an increase in the volume of low-rise construction under commission, improvement of quality and living conditions, compliance with the requirements for energy efficiency and accessibility in remote areas of specific climatic conditions for certain categories of citizens employed in socially significant industries.The proposed approach to the regional program development of low-rise construction will increase its efficiency of regional strategic planning through the interaction between the subjects of the program implementation based on the formation of base and variable models of the business mechanism of low-rise construction. Using this approach, certain categories of citizens employed in socially significant industries will be provided with inexpensive, comfortable and energy-efficient houses in remote regions with specific climatic conditions.

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The Impact of Climate Change on Migration Patterns of Rural Women in Marange, Zimbabwe. (2006-2016)

International Journal of Contemporary Research and Review ◽

10.15520/ijcrr.v10i01.645 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 20574-20584

Author(s):

Rwadzisai Abraham Mudefi ◽

Manasa Sibanda ◽

Evans Chazireni

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Rural Women ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Local Level ◽

Single Women ◽

Migration Patterns ◽

Impact Of Climate Change ◽

Prolonged Drought ◽

Large Families ◽

The Impact

The paper looks at the impact of climate change on migration patterns of women in Marange, Zimbabwe between 2006 and 2016. Correlational research design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. A sample of 384 households was selected using a systematic deliberate convenience sampling technique. Focus group discussions, direct observation, desk research, a questionnaire survey and key informant interviews were used to collect data. The SPSS version 12 software was used to analyse quantitative data, while themes were developed for qualitative data. The results established that the major push factors for migration were due to the negative impact of climate change, particularly prolonged drought (94%) and hot temperatures (88%). Locally, migrants settled at water sources, wetlands, river banks and pasture lands with the worst affected areas being Mpudzi, Odzi, Burma Valley and Vumba. These new settlements posed social, economic, and administrative challenges and generated natural resource use conflicts at local level. Internationally, migrants settled in Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. It emerged that young and single women (18-25 years) migrate more and permanently than older and married (>25 years) who were seasonal migrants. Women from large families (5-9 members) migrated more than those from smaller families (<3 members). The study concluded that the impact of climate change especially prolonged drought increases migration of young and single women from large families. It recommended an investment in infrastructure that promote irrigation and employment creation for locals in the diamond mining field to diversify their livelihood options and reduce outward migration of women

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Poverty, Local Perceptions, and Access to Services: Understanding Obstetric Choices for Rural and Indigenous Women in Guatemala in the Twenty-First Century

Global Maternal and Child Health - Maternal Death and Pregnancy-Related Morbidity Among Indigenous Women of Mexico and Central America ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-71538-4_32 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 617-633

Author(s):

Alejandra Colom ◽

Marcela Colom

Keyword(s):

Indigenous Women ◽

First Century ◽

Access To Services ◽

Local Perceptions ◽

Twenty First Century

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International Telesupervision: The Clinical Fellowship Experience

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/persp2.sig11.73 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (11) ◽

pp. 73-78

Author(s):

David W. Rule ◽

Lisa N. Kelchner

Keyword(s):

Graduate Students ◽

Clinical Supervision ◽

Rural Areas ◽

The United States ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Access To Services ◽

East African ◽

The World ◽

Language Pathology ◽

National Certification

Telepractice technology allows greater access to speech-language pathology services around the world. These technologies extend beyond evaluation and treatment and are shown to be used effectively in clinical supervision including graduate students and clinical fellows. In fact, a clinical fellow from the United States completed the entire supervised clinical fellowship (CF) year internationally at a rural East African hospital, meeting all requirements for state and national certification by employing telesupervision technology. Thus, telesupervision has the potential to be successfully implemented to address a range of needs including supervisory shortages, health disparities worldwide, and access to services in rural areas where speech-language pathology services are not readily available. The telesupervision experience, potential advantages, implications, and possible limitations are discussed. A brief guide for clinical fellows pursuing telesupervision is also provided.

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