title: History, law, and policy as a foundation for health care delivery for Australian indigenous children.
abstract: This article identifies significant historical and contemporary issues, programs, and progress to better understand the current policy in Australia relating to Aboriginal child health and well-being. A legislative perspective gives context to contemporary issues based on legally sanctioned historical practices specifically designed to make Aboriginal peoples disappear, particularly through the control and assimilation of Indigenous children.
authors: Bullana, the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Edward Ford Building A27, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. n.brown@usyd.edu.au
authors: Ngiare
authors: N
authors: Brown
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples