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‘Mob want to see mob’: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ perspective on accessing primary health care services in urban southeast Queensland “暴民希望看到暴民”：昆士兰东南部城市土著和托雷斯海峡岛民年轻人对获得初级卫生保健服务的看法。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100273

Stephen Harfield , Judith A. Dean , Peter Azzopardi , Gita D. Mishra , James Ward

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CDC-Ready? Now is the time to secure Australia’s epidemiology workforce capacity CDC-Ready吗?现在是确保澳大利亚流行病学工作人员能力的时候了。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100287

Guddu Kaur , Emma Field , Kathryn Glass , Catherine King , Martyn Kirk

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Mental health in aged care: A dramatic increase in absolute numbers of Australians with a mental health condition accessing home care 老年护理中的心理健康：有心理健康问题的澳大利亚人获得家庭护理的绝对人数急剧增加。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100289

Marissa Dickins, Tanya E. Davison, Karen Smith

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Prevention pays: Investing in Australia's health and economic future 预防有回报：投资于澳大利亚的健康和经济未来

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100283

Jaithri Ananthapavan , Veronica Le Nevez , Suzanne Robinson , Todd Harper , Vicki Brown

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Key recommendations to improve equity and access in colorectal cancer screening for rural and remote communities. A grounded theory study 改善农村和偏远社区结直肠癌筛查公平性和可及性的主要建议。有根据的理论研究。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100295

Nicole Marinucci , Natasha Koloski , Kate Baker , Naomi Moy , Gerald Holtmann

{"title":"Key recommendations to improve equity and access in colorectal cancer screening for rural and remote communities. A grounded theory study","authors":"Nicole Marinucci , Natasha Koloski , Kate Baker , Naomi Moy , Gerald Holtmann","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100295","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100295","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To explore barriers contributing to low participation in bowel cancer screening among rural populations, while investigating community-identified recommendations to improve access.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A grounded theory approach was applied to qualitative, online, semi structured interviews. Empirical data were inductively coded with constant comparison applied across the data corpus to contextualise meaning.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>31 rural and remote Queenslanders participated. Theory surrounding the phenomena of low participation in bowel cancer screening highlighted broader system-level design-inhibited participation for geographically diverse populations. Pervasive themes prohibiting bowel cancer screening access stemmed from a lack of local healthcare availability across both primary care and endoscopic outpatient services as necessitated for community engagement and participation in bowel cancer screening.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study highlights that access to both immunochemical faecal occult blood test (iFOBT) and follow-up colonoscopy is fraught with barriers preventing equitable access to bowel cancer screening for rural and remote communities. Consumer-driven patient navigation strategies, improved healthcare availability and adjustments to the current program design are required to mitigate program disparities.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for Public Health</h3><div>Elevating the voices of lived-experience experts to influence existing models of delivery has the potential to increase participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and improve health outcomes for geographically diverse populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"49 6","pages":"Article 100295"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145666885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sleep quality, obesity and the risk of multimorbidity among Australian middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from a national longitudinal household survey 澳大利亚中老年人的睡眠质量、肥胖和多病风险：来自全国纵向家庭调查的证据。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100280

Syed Afroz Keramat , Khorshed Alam , Rabeya Basri , Aliu Mohammed , Abdul-Aziz Seidu , Bright Opoku Ahinkorah , Abdullah Al Mamun

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Optimising tuberculosis screening in high-risk groups 优化高危人群的结核病筛查

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100285

Tim Aung , Geoffrey Eather , Aleksandra Sasha Jaksic

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Public health research priorities of ANZJPH: Findings of our priority setting process 安省公共卫生研究重点：重点确定过程的结果。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100277

Sam McCrabb , Alix Hall , Madeleine Fee , Michael Tong , Adyya Gupta , Brianna Poirier , Jane Hwang , Alexandra P. Metse , Lisa McHugh , Linda Murray , Summer May Finlay , Luke Wolfenden

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Staying polio free: A capture-recapture analysis of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in the Australian Capital Territory 保持无脊髓灰质炎：澳大利亚首都地区急性弛缓性麻痹监测的捕获-再捕获分析。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100281

Sarah E. Alland , Philip N. Britton , Bruce Thorley , Linda Hobday , Matthew Kelly , Ololade Fasugba , Margaret Wilson , Anne Morris , David N. Durrheim

{"title":"Staying polio free: A capture-recapture analysis of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in the Australian Capital Territory","authors":"Sarah E. Alland , Philip N. Britton , Bruce Thorley , Linda Hobday , Matthew Kelly , Ololade Fasugba , Margaret Wilson , Anne Morris , David N. Durrheim","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100281","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100281","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Detections of acute flaccid paralysis in the Australian Capital Territory in the last decade have been lower than the target rate for polio surveillance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the case ascertainment of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in the Australian Capital Territory to determine if cases have been under-reported.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A two-source capture-recapture analysis was designed to estimate the number of acute flaccid paralysis cases in the Australian Capital Territory population aged under 15 years from 2000 to 2021 using 1) the National Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance Database (the database) and 2) Canberra Hospital inpatient records.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The capture-recapture analysis estimated there were 26 acute flaccid paralysis cases in the Australian Capital Territory during this period (95% confidence interval: 8–43), with estimated 27% case ascertainment by the database.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Under-reporting of non-polio acute flaccid paralysis in the Australian Capital Territory was identified. Lack of awareness of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance requirements among clinicians and a lack of dedicated surveillance resources may have contributed to under-reporting. Acute flaccid paralysis reporting mechanisms should be reviewed in partnership with local clinicians to ensure that all acute flaccid paralysis cases are detected and investigated for possible poliovirus infection.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for Public Health</h3><div>Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance needs to be homogenously robust so that public health response can be rapidly initiated if polio is reintroduced in Australia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"49 5","pages":"Article 100281"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145205383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Qualitative findings on consumer awareness of recommendations for effective sunscreen application 关于消费者对有效防晒霜使用建议的认识的定性研究结果。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100253

Anna Nicholson , Lucy Doherty , Anna Harrison , Helen Dixon

{"title":"Qualitative findings on consumer awareness of recommendations for effective sunscreen application","authors":"Anna Nicholson , Lucy Doherty , Anna Harrison , Helen Dixon","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100253","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100253","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To explore consumer understanding of regulated claims and expert recommendations for effective sunscreen application.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We used a Pragmatic Qualitative Research Design to explore sunscreen application practices and test sunscreen information. Five focus groups were conducted with Victorian adult sunscreen users. Subthemes were identified, cross-checked, iteratively refined and semi-quantified, consistent with a Qualitative Content Analysis approach.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Most participants were confident they knew how to apply sunscreen effectively; however, their usual reported practices (especially reapplication) rarely met recommended standards. Most participants were not aware of recommendations to ‘reapply sunscreen every 2 hours or more frequently after swimming, sweating and towel drying’ and to use sunscreen ‘when UV levels are 3 and above’. Understanding of labelling claims was poor; many mistakenly believed sunscreens labelled ‘tested 4 hours water resistance’ should be reapplied 4-hourly when swimming. Irrespective of usual behaviours, most preferred sunscreen labels to include standardised front-of-pack information on effective application and water resistance.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Changes to labelling regulation are required to address misunderstanding about water resistance and ensure consumers receive clear, accurate and consistent information about effective sunscreen application.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for Public Health</h3><div>Labelling and communications strategies to improve consumer awareness of effective sunscreen application should be further explored.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"49 5","pages":"Article 100253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145123870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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