title: Managing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data for Public Health Research.
abstract: Good quality data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are needed to assess the effectiveness of programs and interventions, and to evaluate policies that are designed to improve the status of, and service delivery to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Due to the lack of longitudinal data it is difficult to gain knowledge on the specific causes or consequences of changes in indigenous outcomes. Variables such as name, date of birth and address for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders may be subject to more variation and be less consistently reported than other Australians. Improving the collection and management of key identifying variables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are key to providing more quality information on this population group.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research Excellence in the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural and Remote Populations, University of South Australia, South Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Gaans
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research Excellence in the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural and Remote Populations, University of South Australia, South Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research Excellence in the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural and Remote Populations, University of South Australia, South Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: D'Onise
authors.affiliation: Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James cook University, Queensland.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McDermott
keywords: Aboriginal; Data management; Informatics; Population Health; Research