Skin health in northern Australia

Achieving healthy skin requires the prevention of infectious diseases that affect the skin. Prevention activities range from environmental health improvements to address inequities in living situations, through to community-wide treatment programs to reduce transmission and improve skin health. In t...

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Published in:Microbiology Australia 2022-10, Vol.43 (3), p.98-103
Main Authors: Thomas, Hannah M. M., Enkel, Stephanie, McRae, Tracy, Cox, Victoria, Kessaris, Heather-Lynn, Ford, Abbey J., Famlonga, Rebecca, Newton, Rebekah, Amgarth-Duff, Ingrid, Whelan, Alexandra, Bowen, Asha C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
environmental health
health promotion
impetigo
infectious diseases
northern Australia
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Summary:Achieving healthy skin requires the prevention of infectious diseases that affect the skin. Prevention activities range from environmental health improvements to address inequities in living situations, through to community-wide treatment programs to reduce transmission and improve skin health. In this paper we discuss the pathogens that cause and conditions that arise when skin is infected, the burden of disease in northern Australia, and some of the current research underway to address this high burden, which predominantly affects remote-living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
ISSN:1324-4272
1324-4272
DOI:10.1071/MA22033