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Yaqoot Fatima is a prominent researcher affiliated with James Cook University, specializing in public health with a strong focus on sleep health, Indigenous health disparities, and child/adolescent well-being. Her work bridges epidemiological research and clinical practice, addressing global health challenges such as obesity, bullying impacts, and maternal-child health outcomes. She has conducted systematic reviews on sleep patterns among Indigenous Australian children and adolescents, emphasizing cultural determinants of health.
Key research interests include: sleep health equity, global epidemiology of caesarean sections, bullying’s psychosomatic effects, and multigenerational obesity transmission. Fatima has contributed to policy-relevant studies on healthcare utilization in rural emergency departments and the role of 'caring for country' initiatives in Indigenous communities. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates qualitative and quantitative methods across 50+ peer-reviewed publications.
Recent work highlights include a 2023 Lancet Regional Health paper on Indigenous social-emotional wellbeing and a 2024 Rural and Remote Health study on healthcare provider perspectives regarding patient discharges. She has collaborated internationally on projects analyzing global health trends in malnutrition and anemia, and her research extends into pandemic impacts, notably linking shift work to higher COVID-19 risk.
