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‘Beyond core business’: A qualitative review of activities supporting environmental health within remote Western Australian schools

Aboriginal children and families contend with higher rates of preventable infectious diseases that can be attributed to their immediate living environment. The environments in which children spend most of their time are their homes and schools. We aimed to understand the opportunities in the school setting to support student skin health and wellbeing through environmental health activities, how these activities were completed, and the barriers to their implementation.

Citation:
Enkel SL, Dalton R, Clements C, Thomas HMM, McRae T, Amgarth-Duff I, Mullane M, Wiese L, Bedford L, Lansbury N, Carapetis JR, Wright E, Bowen AC. ‘Beyond core business’: A qualitative review of activities supporting environmental health within remote Western Australian schools. Dialogue Health. 2025;6.

Keywords:
Aboriginal environmental health; Indigenous health; Qualitative research; Skin health

Abstract:
Aboriginal children and families contend with higher rates of preventable infectious diseases that can be attributed to their immediate living environment. The environments in which children spend most of their time are their homes and schools. We aimed to understand the opportunities in the school setting to support student skin health and wellbeing through environmental health activities, how these activities were completed, and the barriers to their implementation.