Rachel Burgess
Biographic Data
| ID | 6533498 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Burgess |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Burgess |
| SIGNATURE | BURGESS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5689-036X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The need for community-controlled tools to monitor health impacts of housing and living conditions in Australia
Despite millennia of strong and continuous culture, inadequate housing has profound consequences on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. For example, the excessive and inequitable burden of childhood skin infections, rheumatic fever, gastrointestinal disease and ear infections can all be linked to failures in housing policy, funding and maintenance. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communitie…
Housing Initiatives to Address Strep A Infections and Reduce RHD Risks in Remote Indigenous Communities in Australia
Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) skin infections (impetigo) can contribute to the development of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). This is of particular concern for Indigenous residents of remote communities, where rates of ARF and RHD are much higher than their urban and non-Indigenous counterparts. There are three main potential Strep A transmission pathways: skin to skin, surface to skin, and transmission through th…
A national approach to greenhouse gas abatement through blue carbon management
Morality, duty, and the arts in health
Underage pregnancy in the Aboriginal population of Australia represents a serious set of physical, social, and mental problems. The shifts that have taken place in the population make-up of the communities due to this birth pattern are having detrimental effects on the well-being of individuals and families, including a destabilising of the sense of identity and belonging. The paper looks at the social and medical problems involved and summarises…
Feminine Stubble
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Feminine Stubble
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A national approach to greenhouse gas abatement through blue carbon management
Morality, duty, and the arts in health
Underage pregnancy in the Aboriginal population of Australia represents a serious set of physical, social, and mental problems. The shifts that have taken place in the population make-up of the communities due to this birth pattern are having detrimental effects on the well-being of individuals and families, including a destabilising of the sense of identity and belonging. The paper looks at the social and medical problems involved and summarises…
Feminine Stubble
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Feminine Stubble
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Morality, duty, and the arts in health
Underage pregnancy in the Aboriginal population of Australia represents a serious set of physical, social, and mental problems. The shifts that have taken place in the population make-up of the communities due to this birth pattern are having detrimental effects on the well-being of individuals and families, including a destabilising of the sense of identity and belonging. The paper looks at the social and medical problems involved and summarises…
A national approach to greenhouse gas abatement through blue carbon management
Housing Initiatives to Address Strep A Infections and Reduce RHD Risks in Remote Indigenous Communities in Australia
Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) skin infections (impetigo) can contribute to the development of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). This is of particular concern for Indigenous residents of remote communities, where rates of ARF and RHD are much higher than their urban and non-Indigenous counterparts. There are three main potential Strep A transmission pathways: skin to skin, surface to skin, and transmission through th…
The need for community-controlled tools to monitor health impacts of housing and living conditions in Australia
Despite millennia of strong and continuous culture, inadequate housing has profound consequences on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. For example, the excessive and inequitable burden of childhood skin infections, rheumatic fever, gastrointestinal disease and ear infections can all be linked to failures in housing policy, funding and maintenance. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communitie…
Business (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cultural History and Identity Formation (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work)