This qualitative sub-study sought to understand access to, and perceptions of, environmental health initiatives by yarning with those living and working in remote Aboriginal communities.
Between 2019 and 2022, 208 people participated in individual or group yarning activities.
Using a political economy of health lens, analysis of 137 yarning sessions revealed barriers to health, including infrequent services, inadequate housing, and entrenched challenges to achieving household maintenance.
Inadequate housing and infrastructure contribute to poor health in remote Aboriginal communities.
Community voices highlight systemic barriers to achieving safe environmental health conditions.
Findings reinforce the urgent need for targeted investment in housing and essential services.
Addressing environmental health is critical to closing health and life expectancy gaps.
This remote Australian perspective has relevance for Aboriginal communities nationwide.