Negative Attitudes Towards Aboriginal Australians

Racial prejudice, an everyday experience for Aboriginal people in Australia, has detrimental effects on mental and physical health. Negative, prejudicial attitudes among healthcare professionals can increase existing access barriers to services. This study, "Comparative validation of self-report measures of negative attitudes towards Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders", published in April 2013 in "Rural and Remote Health", used three tools to examine negative attitudes towards Aboriginal Australians, and suggests an opportunity to address racial prejudice in undergraduate curricula. (NRHA eforum 12/4/13)