TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Addressing the barriers to driver licensing for Aboriginal people in New South Wales and South Australia
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Clapham, Kathleen
A1  - Hunter, Kate
A1  - Cullen, Patricia
A1  - Helps, Yvonne
A1  - Senserrick, Teresa M.
A1  - Byrne, Jake
A1  - Harrison, James E.
A1  - Ivers, Rebecca Q.
SP  - 280
EP  - 286
VL  - 41
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Low rates of driver licensing have been linked to increased risk of transport-related injury, and reduced access to health services, employment and educational opportunities in the Aboriginal population. This paper reports on how barriers to obtaining a driver licence are being addressed in four Aboriginal communities in New South Wales and South Australia. <br><br>METHODS: Qualitative data were collected over a four-month period in 2013. Interviews with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal stakeholders (n=31) and 11 focus groups with Aboriginal participants (n=46) were analysed thematically using a framework approach. <br><br>RESULTS: Factors facilitating licensing included: family support, professional lessons, alternative testing and programs that assist with literacy, fines management, financial assistance and access to a supervising driver. Stakeholders recommended raising awareness of existing services and funding community-based service provision to promote access to licensing. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Facilitating licence participation requires systemic change and long-term investment to ensure interagency collaboration, service use and sustainability of relevant programs, including job search agencies. Implications for public health: The disadvantage faced by Aboriginal people in driver licensing is a fundamental barrier to participation and a social determinant of health. Understanding the factors that promote licensing is crucial to improving access for under-serviced populations; recommendations provide pragmatic solutions to address licensing disadvantage.<br><br>© 2017 The Authors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12654
ID  - ref1
ER  -