Developing a sustainable community-based response to asbestos-related disease in Aboriginal communities

• Reach:

  Not specified

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

This project conducted by the National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases investigated Aboriginal communities where asbestos mining took place, and the burden of asbestos-related diseases for its people. The project supported two Aboriginal community-controlled health care services and aimed to:

• estimate the number of people affected by asbestos related diseases
• discover the best way to diagnose and manage lung and asbestos related diseases and prevent the complications which may occur
• generate support for those individuals, families and communities affected by these diseases

Contacts

Associate Professor Richard Murray
James Cook University
Queensland
Ph: (07) 4781 5338
Email: Richard.murray@jcu.edu.au

Links

• View information: Developing a sustainable community-based response to asbestos-related disease in Aboriginal communities
• View website: National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases