Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Promoting oral health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women through Aboriginal Health Workers - The Grinnin’ Up Mums & Bubs Program
  1. Kong, AC., Dickson, M., Ramjan, L., Sousa, M., Jones, N., Srinivas, R., Chao, J., Goulding, J., George, A. (2021) Aboriginal Health Workers promoting oral health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women during pregnancy: Development and pilot testing of the Grinnin’ Up Mums & Bubs program, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 9576. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189576
  2. Kong, AC., Sousa, M; Ramjan, L., Dickson, M., Gouldin, J., Jones, N., Srinivas, R., George, A. (2021) A qualitative study exploring the experiences and perspectives of Australian Aboriginal women about oral health during pregnancy, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(15), 8061; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158061
  3. Kong, AC., Sousa, M; Ramjan, L., Dickson, M., Gouldin, J., Gwynne, K., Talbot, F., Jones, N., Srinivas, R., George, A. (2020) Got to build that trust”: Aboriginal Health Workers’ perspectives and experiences of maternal oral health. International Journal for Equity in Health
  4. Villarosa, AC., Ramjan, LM., Sousa, MS., Srinivas, R., Jones, N., George, A., (2019) Oral health knowledge, attitudes, practices and challenges of Indigenous pregnant women: a mixed systematic review. Women and Birth, IF: 2.079
  5. Villarosa, AC., Villarosa, AR., Salamonson, Y., Ramjan, LM., Sousa, MS., Srinivas, R., Jones, N., George, A., (2018) The role of Indigenous health workers in promoting oral health during pregnancy: A scoping review. BMC Public Health 18:381
Conferences
  1. Jones, N., Srinivas, N., George A. (2023-invited speaker) Improving the oral health of the Aboriginal community in SWSLHD. NSW Prevention and Oral health promotion Network. 22 Feb 2023, Sydney, Australia
  2. Kong, A., Chao, J., Sousa, M. S., Ramjan, L., Dickson, M., Goulding, J., George, A. (2021). Promoting oral health during pregnancy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Preventive Health Conference 2021, 10-12 May 2021, Hybrid Conference, Public Health Association of Australia. 
The oral health status and behaviours of Aboriginal children in South Western Sydney, NSW - The Bulundidi Gudaga Program
  1. George A., Villarosa, A., Ingram, S., Fatema, K., Elliott, K., Grace, R., Kemp L., Scharkie, S., Anderson C., Bucknall, N., Wright, D.C., Comino, E. (2021) The oral health status, behaviours, food and beverage consumption practices of young Aboriginal school children in South Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.354
  2. George A., Villarosa, A., Ingram, S., Fatema, K., Elliott, K., Grace, R., Kemp L., Scharkie, S., Anderson C., Bucknall, N., Wright, D.C., Comino, E. (2020) The oral health status, behaviours, food and beverage consumption practices of young Aboriginal school children in South Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.354
  3. Kemp, L.,Grace, R.,Comino, E.,Jackson PL.,McMahon, C.,Harris, E.,Harris, M., George, A., Mack, H (2018). The effectiveness of a sustained nurse home visiting intervention for Aboriginal infants compared with non-Aboriginal infants and with Aboriginal infants receiving usual child health care: a quasi-experimental trial. BMC Health Services Research 18: 599. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3394-1
  4. George A., Grace, R., Elcombe, E., Villarosa, A., Mack, H.A, Kemp, L., Ajwani, S., Wright, D.C., Anderson, C., Bucknall, N., Comino, E., (2018)’ The oral health behavior and fluid consumption practices of young urban Aboriginal preschool children in South-Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia’ Health Promotion Journal of Australia. https://doi.org/10.1.1002/hpja.29