Original articles (peer reviewed)

• No articles available.

Reviews (peer reviewed)

• Review of cardiovascular health among Indigenous Australians
  14 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cardiovascular health  

Brief reports

• No articles available.

Current topics

• HealthInfoNet celebrates 15 years
  8 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Research  Translational research  
• 2012 Deadly Awards: recognition of contributions to the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  5 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Services  Workforce  Indigenous health workers  

Journal articles

• The development of culturally safe and relevant health promotion resources for effective trachoma elimination in remote Aboriginal communities
  19 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Environment  Eye health  Infectious conditions  Health promotion  Remote  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Western Australia  
• ‘We don’t have anyone with dementia here’: A case for better intersectoral collaboration for remote Indigenous clients with dementia
  19 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Dementia  Health services  Social and emotional wellbeing  Older people  Remote  Northern Territory  
• Cancer support services – are they appropriate and accessible for Indigenous cancer patients in Queensland, Australia?
  19 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cancer  Health services  Remote  Rural  Queensland  
• Setting a new agenda: developing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s health strategy
  19 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Health services  Women  
• Nits the Pits – head lice advice launch 2012
  19 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Environmental health  Infectious conditions  Disease control  Skin infections  Health promotion  Infants and young children  Northern Territory  
• Measuring what matters in delivering services to remote-dwelling Indigenous mothers and infants in the Northern Territory, Australia
  12 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Births  Cultural ways  Health services  Infants and young children  Remote  Women  Pregnancy  Northern Territory  
• Invasive pneumococcal disease in Australia 2007 and 2008
  12 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Deaths  Immunisation  Infectious conditions  Disease control  Respiratory health  Infants and young children  Older people  
• Lungurra Ngoora: a pilot model of care for aged and disabled in a remote Australian Aboriginal community – can it work?
  12 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Disability  Dementia  Health services  Social and emotional wellbeing  Older people  Remote  Services  Western Australia  Workforce  
• Smoking or alcohol dependence among Indigenous Australians: treatment may be needed, not just education
  12 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Alcohol use  Tobacco use  
• Impact of recent antibiotics on nasopharyngeal carriage and lower airway infection in Indigenous Australian children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
  5 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Infectious conditions  Respiratory health  Infants and young children  
• The development of a supportive care needs assessment tool for Indigenous people with cancer
  5 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Cancer  Health services  Queensland  
• Continuing disparities in cardiovascular risk factors and complications between Aboriginal and Anglo-Celt Australians with Type 2 Diabetes: The Fremantle Diabetes Study
  5 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cardiovascular health  Diabetes  Urban  Protective and risk factors  Western Australia  
• Hepatitis B in the Northern Territory – an analysis of hepatitis B notifications
  5 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Immunisation  Infectious conditions  Hepatitis  Northern Territory  
• Changes in invasive pneumococcal disease serotypes in a regional area of Australia following three years of 7vPCV introduction
  28 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Immunisation  Infectious conditions  Disease control  Respiratory health  Infants and young children  Remote  Rural  New South Wales  
• Spatial analysis of suicide mortality in Australia: investigation of metropolitan-rural-remote differentials of suicide risk across states/territories
  28 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Deaths  Social and emotional wellbeing  Remote  Rural  Urban  
• Medical schools as agents of change: socially accountable medical education
  28 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health services  Remote  Rural  Education  Workforce  Indigenous health workers  
• Changes in smoking intensity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 1994–2008
  28 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health measurement  Tobacco use  
• Bringing our voices into the research world: lessons from the Kanyini Vascular Collaboration
  21 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Ethics  Chronic conditions  Health services  Research  Indigenous health workers  
• A socio-economic profile of families in the first wave of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
  21 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Closing the gap  Infants and young children  Women  Social determinants  Social issues  
• Enhanced reporting of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples using linked administrative health datasets
  21 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Deaths  Health measurement  Research  New South Wales  
• Colorectal cancer screening knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intention among Indigenous Western Australians
  21 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cancer  Health promotion  Western Australia  
• An intensive smoking intervention for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: a randomised controlled trial
  14 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health promotion  Urban  Women  Pregnancy  Tobacco use  Queensland  Western Australia  
• The Closing the Gap Initiative: successes and ongoing challenges for divisions of general practice
  14 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Closing the gap  Cultural ways  Health services  Workforce  Indigenous health workers  
• Prevalence of mental illness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland prisons
  14 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Social and emotional wellbeing  Offender health  Substance use  Queensland  
• A simple diabetes vascular severity staging instrument and its application to a Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal adult cohort of north Australia
  14 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cardiovascular health  Diabetes  Remote  Queensland  
• Intercultural communications in remote Aboriginal Australian communities: what works in dementia education and management?
  7 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Disability  Dementia  Health services  Health promotion  Older people  Remote  
• Type 2 diabetes in young Indigenous Australians in rural and remote areas: diagnosis, screening, management and prevention
  7 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Diabetes  Adolescents  Infants and young children  Remote  Rural  Protective and risk factors  Overweight and obesity  
• The tobacco industry and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  7 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Tobacco use  
• Community development: improving patient safety by enhancing the use of health services
  31 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Health services  Health promotion  Northern Territory  South Australia  Workforce  
• Genetic research in Indigenous health: significant progress, substantial challenges
  31 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Ethics  Health  Research  
• The Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Service: a decade of achievement in the health of women and babies in NSW
  31 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Births  Cultural ways  Health promotion  Infants and young children  Women  Pregnancy  Services  New South Wales  Workforce  Indigenous health workers  
• Home safely: Aboriginal women post-prison and their children
  24 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Housing  Offender health  Women  Services  New South Wales  
• Closing the gap in a regional health service in NSW: a multistrategic approach to addressing individual and institutional racism
  24 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Health services  Policies  Social issues  New South Wales  Workforce  Indigenous health workers  
• Aboriginal women, alcohol and the road to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
  24 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Family violence  Adolescents  Infants and young children  Women  Pregnancy  Substance use  Alcohol use  Queensland  
• Ten principles relevant to health research among Indigenous Australian populations
  24 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Ethics  Health  Research  
• Differences between Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous maintenance hemodialysis patients
  17 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Kidney health  South Australia  
• Prevalence and correlates of alcohol dependence in adult prisoners vary according to Indigenous status
  17 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Offender health  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Social determinants  Queensland  
• The Kuranya/‘Rainbow’ service for Indigenous Australians, in New South Wales: innovative practice
  17 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Dementia  Health services  Older people  Remote  New South Wales  
• Developing and implementing a state-wide Aboriginal health promotion program: the process and factors influencing successful delivery
  17 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health promotion  Tobacco use  Education  New South Wales  Indigenous health workers  
• The DRUID study: racism and self-assessed health status in an Indigenous population
  10 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Social and emotional wellbeing  Rural  Social determinants  Northern Territory  
• An oral health literacy intervention for Indigenous adults in a rural setting in Australia
  10 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Oral health  Health promotion  Rural  South Australia  
• Eye health services for Aboriginal people in the western region of NSW, 2010
  10 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Eye health  Remote  Rural  New South Wales  
• Lack of folate improvement in high risk Indigenous Australian adults over an average of 6.5 years: a cohort study
  10 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Nutrition  Remote  Overweight and obesity  Alcohol use  Tobacco use  Queensland  
• Successful partnerships are the key to improving Aboriginal health
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health  Policies  New South Wales  
• A population-based investigation into inequalities amongst Indigenous mothers and newborns by place of residence in the Northern Territory, Australia
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Births  Infants and young children  Remote  Urban  Women  Pregnancy  Tobacco use  Northern Territory  
• Clinical aspects of adult syphilis
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Infectious conditions  HIV/AIDS  Sexual health  Adolescents  Remote  Queensland  
• Diet, physical activity, and obesity in school-aged Indigenous youths in northern Australia
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Nutrition  Adolescents  Remote  Overweight and obesity  Physical activity  Queensland  

Reports and publications

• Northern Territory emergency response child health check initiative – follow-up services for oral and ear health: final report 2007-2012
  17 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Closing the gap  Ear health  Oral health  Infants and young children  Remote  Rural  Northern Territory  
• Social justice report 2012
  5 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Housing  Family violence  Injury  Adolescents  Infants and young children  Offender health  Social issues  
• Native title report 2012
  5 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Policies  Social issues  
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework: 2012 report
  5 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Births  Closing the gap  Deaths  Disability  Environmental health  Cancer  Cardiovascular health  Diabetes  Ear health  Eye health  Health measurement  Health services  Hepatitis  HIV/AIDS  Injury  Kidney health  Oral health  Respiratory health  Sexual health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Health promotion  Hospitalisation  Policies  Infants and young children  Offender health  Overweight and obesity  Physical activity  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Tobacco use  Volatile substance use  Social issues  Indigenous health workers  
• Commonwealth Indigenous-specific expenditure 1968–2012
  26 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Policies  Services  Education  Social issues  
• South Australian Aboriginal health survey
  19 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Environmental health  Cardiovascular health  Diabetes  Infectious conditions  Kidney health  Respiratory health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Nutrition  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Tobacco use  Road safety  South Australia  
• Palliative care services in Australia 2012
  19 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Palliative care  Services  
• The relationship between alcohol and drugs and mental health: a resource book for Aboriginal workers
  12 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Social and emotional wellbeing  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Volatile substance use  Indigenous health workers  
• Our Healing Ways: putting wisdom into practice: working with co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol issues: Aboriginal way
  12 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Social and emotional wellbeing  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Indigenous health workers  
• Our Healing Ways: supervision: a culturally appropriate model for Aboriginal workers
  12 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Social and emotional wellbeing  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Volatile substance use  Indigenous health workers  
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report, 2010-11: OATSIH services reporting – key results
  31 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Health services  Social and emotional wellbeing  Nutrition  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Tobacco use  Volatile substance use  
• An evaluation of the benefits of swimming pools for the hearing and ear health status of young Indigenous Australians: a whole-of-population study across multiple remote Indigenous communities
  24 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Environmental health  Ear health  Remote  South Australia  
• Dementia in Australia
  15 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Dementia  Older people  
• Gynaecological cancers in Australia: an overview
  15 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cancer  Women  
• Young men and yarndi: a pilot to diffuse information on cannabis, its use and potential risks among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
  8 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Adolescents  Men  Illicit drug use  New South Wales  
• Safe and supportive Indigenous families and communities for children: a synopsis and critique of Australian research
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Family violence  Child protection  Infants and young children  Research  
• Parenting in the early years: effectiveness of parenting support programs for Indigenous families
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health services  Social and emotional wellbeing  Infants and young children  Social determinants  
• Effectiveness of participative community singing intervention program on promoting resilience and mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Social and emotional wellbeing  Research  Queensland  

Resources

• Kyle the crocodile [online video]
  3 December, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health promotion  Nutrition  Overweight and obesity  Northern Territory  
• Otitis media: don’t get tackled, get checked [online video]
  26 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Ear health  Health promotion  Western Australia  
• No germs on me
  5 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Environmental health  Gastrointestinal  Respiratory health  Health promotion  Infants and young children  
• Guiding our children, our way: Aboriginal parenting WA guides
  31 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Social and emotional wellbeing  Health promotion  Adolescents  Infants and young children  Western Australia  
• No smokes study guides
  31 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health promotion  Adolescents  Remote  Rural  Urban  Tobacco use  
• Gary goanna goes healthy
  24 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Diabetes  Health promotion  Infants and young children  Western Australia  
• Strong body: healthy lifestyle: health promotion resources and strategies [DVD]
  8 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health promotion  Nutrition  Physical activity  Indigenous health workers  
• The gunja brain story
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health promotion  Illicit drug use  
• Making up your mind: mental health [MP3]
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Social and emotional wellbeing  Health promotion  Services  South Australia  

Conference presentations

• Living longer stronger: Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) chronic disease conference 2012
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Cultural ways  Cancer  Cardiovascular health  Diabetes  Health services  Kidney health  Oral health  Respiratory health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Health promotion  Nutrition  Physical activity  Social issues  Indigenous health workers  

Theses

• The food and nutrient intake and physical activity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural children
  5 November, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Nutrition  Infants and young children  Rural  Physical activity  Research  
• ‘It’s been a long hard fight for me’: the stolen generations and narratives of poor health in Australia 1883-2009
  24 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Social and emotional wellbeing  Policies  Social issues  
• Addressing uncomfortable issues : the role of white health professionals in Aboriginal health
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Health services  Health promotion  Nutrition  Overweight and obesity  Research  South Australia  

Websites

• Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation
  2 October, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 4, October 2012 - December 2012  Chronic conditions  Eye health  Health services  Immunisation  Infectious conditions  Sexual health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Health promotion  Nutrition  Remote  Rural  Substance use  Northern Territory  Indigenous health workers