Fintan Thompson

1 month ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Chenoa Wapau |Malcolm McDonald |Fintan Thompson |Rachel Quigley

What is already known about this topic? ○ Research with First Nations Peoples has traditionally taken a deficit discourse, which fails to celebrate the strengths within communities that can be harnessed to promote ageing well. ○ This includes measures of Healthy Ageing, based on mainstream indices, which are not always appropriate for Indigenous populations. What this paper adds? ○ A new Torres Strait-focused healthy ageing index has been developed.