title: Why we need success stories in reporting the health of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a personal perspective.
abstract: A recent workshop reporting on success stories in addressing the appalling ill-health of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples has resulted in a report which is now available to visitors of the IUHPE website. This commentary presents a personal perspective on the importance of highlighting success after decades of negative reporting.
authors.affiliation: University of New South Wales-Public Health and Community Medicine, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. J.Ritchie@unsw.edu.au
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ritchie
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004493:Education; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous; D006304:Health Status; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D044382:Population Groups