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Book Chapters

Thorpe A; Yashadhana A; Biles B; Munro-Harrison E; Kingsley J, 2023, 'Indigenous Health and Connection to Country', in Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Global Public Health, Oxford University Press (OUP), http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190632366.013.436

Yashadhana A; Raven M; Pollard-Wharton N; Biles B, 2022, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Spatial and Place-Based Analysis', in Laituri M; Richardson RB; Kim J (ed.), Global Perspectives on Health Geography, Springer, Cham, pp. 181 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11775-6_15

de Leeuw E; McCracken K; Harris P; Yashadhana A, 2022, 'Underpromise and Overdeliver: The Failure of Political Rhetoric in Managing COVID-19 in Australia', in Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreaks, Vaccination, Politics and Society: the Continuing Challenge, pp. 17 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09432-3_2

Journal articles

Belon AP; Yashadhana A; Kongats K; Atkey K; Glenn NM; Jaques K; Nieuwendyk L; Harris P; de Leeuw E; Nykiforuk CIJ, 2024, 'Australian and Canadian financial wellbeing policy landscape during COVID-19: An equity-informed policy scan', Health Policy OPEN, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hpopen.2023.100114

Yashadhana A; Biles BJ; Serova N; Topp SM; Kingsley J; Zwi A; Fields T; Foster W; O'Leary M; Brady B; de Leeuw E; Raven M, 2024, 'Gaawaadhi Gadudha: Exploring how cultural camps support health and wellbeing among Aboriginal adults in New South Wales Australia, a qualitative study', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 52, pp. 101208 - 101208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101208

Brady B; Zwi AB; Kingsley J; O'Leary M; Serova N; Topp SM; Biles BJ; Fields T; Foster W; Yashadhana A, 2024, 'Measuring the health and wellbeing impacts of cultural camps among Aboriginal adults: preliminary evidence from the Gaawaadhi Gadhudha Research Collaborative', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 52, pp. 101200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101200

Fields T; Foster W; Biles BJ; Yashadhana A, 2024, 'Redefining the gap in Aboriginal health: from deficit to cultural connection', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101176

Biles BJ; Serova N; Stanbrook G; Brady B; Kingsley J; Topp SM; Yashadhana A, 2024, 'What is Indigenous cultural health and wellbeing? A narrative review', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101220

McCormick I; Tong K; Abdullah N; Abesamis-Dischoso C; Gende T; Hashim EB; Ho SM; Jalbert I; Jeronimo B; Matoto-Raikabakaba E; Ono K; Piyasena PN; Rogers JT; Szetu J; Tran MA; Tse DYY; Win Y; Yap TP; Yoon S; Yusufu M; Burton MJ; Ramke J; Burnett AM; Yashadhana A; Hopkins SOS; Jan CL; Taylor HR; Bi H; Kang M; Wang N; Yang X; Pan CW; Wang Y; Wu M; Zhong H; Zou H; Ansari HM; Qoqonokana MQ; Shih K; Hiratsuka Y; Kawasaki R; Ahmad N; Othman SF; Barodawala FS; Hussin DA; Ngah F; Isa MZA; Ali BM; Modidin N; Blair-Hunt TR; Findlay RW; Morar VU; Turnbull PRK; Kumar DB; Farmer J; Zuvani B; Liu YC; Ong HS; Anh VT, 2024, 'Strategies to address inequity of uncorrected refractive error in the Western Pacific: A modified Delphi process', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 44, pp. 1148 - 1161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.13348

Samuels I; Hamm LM; Silva JC; Tousignant B; Furtado JM; Goodman L; Watene R; Adams J; Yashadhana A; Wilkinson B; Dimaras H; Brea I; Rogers J; Black J; Foreman J; Arboleda JC; Yee JF; Trujillo J; Keay L; Luque LC; Oviedo-Cáceres MDP; Saboya M; Alves M; Lichter M; Silwal P; Findlay R; Barrenechea R; Simkin S; Bentley S; Hopkins S; Salomão SR; Misra S; Fricke T; Reis T; Ramke J; Harwood M, 2024, 'Use of the CONSIDER statement by eye health researchers when conducting and reporting research involving Indigenous peoples: an online survey', Eye (Basingstoke), 38, pp. 2187 - 2194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02881-6

Yashadhana A; Jaques K; Chaudhuri A; Pry J; Harris P, 2024, 'Intersectoral Partnerships Between Local Governments and Health Organisations in High-Income Contexts: A Scoping Review', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2024.7841

McKay CD; Gubhaju L; Gibberd AJ; McNamara BJ; Macniven R; Joshy G; Yashadhana A; Fields T; Williams R; Roseby R; Azzopardi P; Banks E; Eades SJ, 2024, 'Relationships between social determinants of health and healthy body composition among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in the Next Generation: Youth Well-being study', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.927

Yashadhana A; Zwi AB; Brady B; De Leeuw E; Kingsley J; O'leary M; Raven M; Serova N; Topp SM; Fields T; Foster W; Jopson W; Biles B, 2023, 'Gaawaadhi Gadudha: understanding how cultural camps impact health, well-being and resilience among Aboriginal adults in New South Wales, Australia - a collaborative study protocol', BMJ Open, 13, pp. e073551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073551

Nykiforuk CIJ; Belon AP; de Leeuw E; Harris P; Allen-Scott L; Atkey K; Glenn NM; Hyshka E; Jaques K; Kongats K; Montesanti S; Nieuwendyk LM; Pabayo R; Springett J; Yashadhana A, 2023, 'An action-oriented public health framework to reduce financial strain and promote financial wellbeing in high-income countries', International Journal for Equity in Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01877-8

Yashadhana A; Fields T; Liu E; Serova N; O’Leary M; Kenning G; Kuchelmeister V; Lockhart J; de Leeuw E, 2023, 'Therapeutic aspects of Connection to Country and cultural landscapes among Aboriginal peoples from the Stolen Generations living in urban NSW, Australia', Public Health Research and Practice, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp3342332

McKay CD; Gubhaju L; Gibberd AJ; McNamara BJ; Macniven R; Joshy G; Roseby R; Williams R; Yashadhana A; Fields T; Porykali B; Azzopardi P; Banks E; Eades SJ, 2023, 'Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’', Preventive Medicine, 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107715

Yashadhana A; Glenn NM; Jaques K; Belon AP; Harris P; de Leeuw E; Nykiforuk CIJ, 2023, 'A rapid review of initiatives to address financial strain and wellbeing in high-income contexts', Public Health Research and Practice, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp3322315

Grant J; Biles J; Yashadhana A; Derbas A, 2023, 'Racially minoritized people's experiences of racism during COVID-19 in Australia: A qualitative study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100033

Lee L; Moo E; Angelopoulos T; Dodson S; Yashadhana A, 2023, 'Integrating eye care in low-income and middle-income settings: A scoping review', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068348

Yashadhana A; Alloun E; Serova N; de Leeuw E; Mengesha Z, 2023, 'Place-making and its impact on health and wellbeing among recently resettled refugees in high income contexts: A scoping review', Health and Place, 81, pp. 103003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103003

Yashadhana A; Lee L; Serova N; Nthete E; Burnett AM, 2023, 'Access to school-based eye health programs in Central Region, Malawi: A qualitative case study', Health Promotion International, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad002

Macniven R; McKay CD; Graham S; Gubhaju L; Williams R; Williamson A; Joshy G; Evans JR; Roseby R; Porykali B; Yashadhana A; Ivers R; Eades S, 2023, 'Social and Behavioural Correlates of High Physical Activity Levels among Aboriginal Adolescent Participants of the Next Generation: Youth Wellbeing Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 3738, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043738

Nykiforuk CIJ; Belon AP; de Leeuw E; Harris P; Allen-Scott L; Atkey K; Glenn NM; Hyshka E; Jaques K; Kongats K; Montesanti S; Nieuwendyk LM; Pabayo R; Springett J; Yashadhana A, 2023, 'A Policy-Ready Public Health Guidebook of Strategies and Indicators to Promote Financial Well-Being and Address Financial Strain in Response to COVID-19', Preventing Chronic Disease, 20, pp. e09, http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/PCD20.220209

Anstice NS; Alam K; Armitage JA; Biles B; Black JM; Boon MY; Carlson T; Chinnery HR; Collins AV; Cochrane A; Duthie D; Hopkins S; Fitzpatrick G; Keay L; Watene R; Yashadhana A; Bentley SA, 2023, 'Developing culturally safe education practices in optometry schools across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 106, pp. 110 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2022.2136514

Lee L; Moo E; Angelopoulos T; Yashadhana A, 2023, 'Integrated people-centered eye care: A scoping review on engaging communities in eye care in low- and middle-income settings', PLoS ONE, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278969

Glenn NM; Yashadhana A; Jaques K; Belon A; de Leeuw E; Nykiforuk CIJ; Harris P, 2023, 'The Generative Mechanisms of Financial Strain and Financial Well-Being: A Critical Realist Analysis of Ideology and Difference', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6930

Topp SM; Tully J; Cummins R; Graham V; Yashadhana A; Elliott L; Taylor S, 2022, 'Rhetoric, Reality and Racism: The Governance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers in a State Government Health Service in Australia', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 11, pp. 2951 - 2963, http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6750

Biles B; Biles J; Friere K; Deravin L; Lawrence J; Yashadhana A, 2022, 'Appraising community driven health research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: a scoping review using the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Quality Appraisal Tool', Health promotion international, 37, pp. daac077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac077

Topp SM; Tully J; Cummins R; Graham V; Yashadhana A; Elliott L; Taylor S, 2022, 'Building patient trust in health systems: A qualitative study of facework in the context of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker role in Queensland, Australia', Social Science and Medicine, 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114984

Yashadhana A; Derbas A; Biles J; Grant J, 2022, 'Pandemic-related racial discrimination and its health impact among non-Indigenous racially minoritized peoples in high-income contexts: a systematic review', Health Promotion International, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daab144

de Leeuw E; Yashadhana A; Hitch D, 2022, 'Long COVID: sustained and multiplied disadvantage', Medical Journal of Australia, 216, pp. 222 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51435

Yashadhana A; Howie A; Veber M; Cullen P; Withall A; Lewis E; McCausland R; Macniven R; Andersen M, 2022, 'Experiences and perceptions of ageing among older First Nations Australians: A rapid review', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 41, pp. 8 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13031

Ramke J; Evans JR; Habtamu E; Mwangi N; Silva JC; Swenor BK; Congdon N; Faal HB; Foster A; Friedman DS; Gichuhi S; Jonas JB; Khaw PT; Kyari F; Murthy GVS; Wang N; Wong TY; Wormald R; Yusufu M; Taylor H; Resnikoff S; West SK; Burton MJ; Aghaji A; Adewole AT; Csutak A; Salam AS; Paduca A; Bron AM; Denniston AK; Lazo Legua A; Halim A; Tefera AW; Mwangi A; Jenkins AJ; Davis A; Meddeb-Ouertani A; Wali AH; Palis AG; Bastos de Carvalho A; Joshi A; Kreis AJ; Mueller A; Bastawrous A; Cooper A; Smith AF; Grzybowski A; Arvind A; Karanu AM; Orlina AO; Burnett A; Yashadhana A; Abeydeera AP; Abdurakhmanova A; Mohamed A; Bacchav A; Bernhisel A; Webson AW; Azuara-Blanco A; Hossain A; Ilhan B; Assumpta Lucienne B; Tousignant B; Shamanna BR; Wiafe B; Mueller B; Caglar C; Mpyet C; Abraham CH; Cheung CY; Thiel CL; Jan CL; Emedike C; Chuluunkhuu C; Chinyere C; Henein C; Gilbert CE; Bascaran C; Nitulescu CE; Patel D; Bachani D; Kiage D; Etya'ale D; Dahdal D; Woo Lawson D; Godin D; Nkanga DG; Ondeyo DM; O'Brien D; Mutie DM; Alalawi ESK; Mayorga E; Bin Hashim E; Ashrafi E; Kishiki EA; Kurian E; D'Esposito F; Masila F; Pena FY; Büsch F; Carnt N; Marmamula S; Khanna R; Keay L; Fricke T, 2022, 'Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritisation process using Delphi method', The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3, pp. e31 - e41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(21)00302-0

de Leeuw E; Harris P; Kim J; Yashadhana A, 2021, 'A health political science for health promotion', Global Health Promotion, 28, pp. 17 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17579759211034418

Hamm LM; Yashadhana A; Burn H; Black J; Grey C; Harwood M; Peiris-John R; Burton MJ; Evans JR; Ramke J, 2021, 'Interventions to promote access to eyecare for non-dominant ethnic groups in high-income countries: A scoping review', BMJ Global Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006188

MacAuley M; Macintyre A; Yashadhana A; Cassola A; Harris P; Woodward C; Smith K; de Leeuw E; Palkovits M; Hoffman SJ; Fafard P, 2021, 'Under the spotlight: understanding the role of the Chief Medical Officer in a pandemic', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76, pp. 100 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2021-216850

Yashadhana A; Fields T; Burnett A; Zwi A, 2021, 'Re-examining the gap: A critical realist analysis of eye health inequity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians', Social Science and Medicine, 284, pp. 114230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114230

Topp SM; Tully J; Cummins R; Graham V; Yashadhana A; Elliott L; Taylor S, 2021, 'Unique knowledge, unique skills, unique role: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers in Queensland, Australia', BMJ Global Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006028

Yashadhana A; Clarke NA; Zhang JH; Ahmad J; Mdala S; Morjaria P; Yoshizaki M; Kyari F; Burton MJ; Ramke J, 2021, 'Gender and ethnic diversity in global ophthalmology and optometry association leadership: a time for change', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 41, pp. 623 - 629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.12793

Yashadhana A; Serova N; Lee L; Luque LC; Ramirez L; Silva JC; Burnett AM, 2021, 'Access to school-based eye health programs: A qualitative case study, Bogotá, Colombia', Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.154

Yashadhana A; Pollard-Wharton N; Zwi AB; Biles B, 2020, 'Indigenous Australians at increased risk of COVID-19 due to existing health and socioeconomic inequities', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 1, pp. 100007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2020.100007

Yashadhana A; Zhang JH; Yasmin S; Morjaria P; Holland P; Faal H; Burton MJ; Ramke J, 2020, 'Action needed to improve equity and diversity in global eye health leadership', Eye, 34, pp. 1051 - 1054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-020-0843-y

Jalbert I; Rahardjo D; Yashadhana A; Liew G; Gopinath B, 2020, 'A qualitative exploration of Australian eyecare professional perspectives on Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) care', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0228858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228858

Yashadhana A; Morse A; Tatipata S; Lim N; Rogers A; Lee L; Burnett AM, 2020, 'Using quality improvement strategies to strengthen regional systems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health in the Northern Territory', Australian Journal of Rural Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12575

Yashadhana A; Lee L; Massie J; Burnett A, 2020, 'Non‐clinical eye care support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review', Medical Journal of Australia, 212, pp. 222 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50480

Yashadhana A; Fields T; Blitner G; Stanley R; Zwi A, 2020, 'Trust, culture, and communication: determinants of eye health and care among Indigenous people with diabetes in Australia', BMJ Global Health, 5, pp. e001999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001999

Burnett AM; Yashadhana A; Lee L; Serova N; Brain D; Naidoo K, 2018, 'Interventions to improve school-based eye-care services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 96, pp. 682 - 694d, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.18.212332

Jalbert I; Rahardjo D; Yashadhana A; Liew G; Gopinath B, 2018, 'A qualitative exploration of eyecare professional perspectives on Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) care', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/490383

Burnett A; Yashadhana A; Cabrera Aguas M; Hanni Y; Yu M, 2016, 'Experiences of vision impairment in Papua New Guinea: Implications for blindness prevention programs', Rural and Remote Health, 16

Conference Papers

Yashadhana A; Stanley R; Hayes F; Blitner G, 2015, 'Understanding eye care through the experiences of Aboriginal people in the NT', Darwin, Australia, presented at 13th National Rural Health Conference, Darwin, Australia, 24 May 2015 - 27 May 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4654.1845


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