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References used for this fact sheet
- They should talk to us – inclusivity and physical education (2005) [online] (56kb, pdf), University of South Australia. More information here.
- FoodChain (April 2002) [online] (617kb,pdf), Nutrition and Physical Activity Program, Western Australian Department of Health. More information here.
- Health profiles for indigenous people across Australia in parallel with those of the Northern Rivers [online], Medicine Australia. More information here.
- Diabetes [online], Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. More information here.
- Health services – provision, access and use (2003) [online] (585kb, pdf), Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). More information here.
- Physical inactivity (2008) [online] (654kb, pdf), Chapter 8, Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). More information here.
- The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (2008) [online] (163kb, pdf). Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. More information here.
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