Topics: Environment

This list is a topic specific collection of information relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. It includes peer reviewed original articles and reports and non-peer reviewed summaries or reviews published in the HealthBulletin. Journal articles, reports and other publications, conference presentations, theses, resources and websites published or presented elsewhere are also included. Please see the about section for further information.

Improving housing and service responses to domestic and family violence for Indigenous individuals and families

24 February, 2020 | Posted in Vol 20 No 1, January 2020 - March 2020  Environment  Environmental health  Health  Injury  Policies  Population  Infants and young children  Women  States and Territories  Australian Capital Territory  National  New South Wales  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia  

Cripps K, Habibis D (2019) Improving housing and service responses to domestic and family violence for Indigenous individuals and families Melbourne: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute This report looks at the housing pathways available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children in the aftermath of domestic and family violence (DFV).

Managing emergencies in general practice

24 February, 2020 | Posted in Vol 20 No 1, January 2020 - March 2020  Environment  Environmental health  Physical environment  Health  Health services  States and Territories  Australian Capital Territory  National  New South Wales  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia  Workforce  

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (2017) Managing emergencies in general practice Melbourne: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Managing emergencies in general practice: A guide for preparation, response and recovery is a report produced by The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Kurdiji 1.0

17 February, 2020 | Posted in Vol 20 No 1, January 2020 - March 2020  Cultural ways  Caring for country  Social and emotional wellbeing  Health promotion  Remote  Northern Territory  

Lajamanu Community, The Black Dog Institute (2019) Kurdiji 1.0 Lajamanu: The Black Dog Institute Retrieved from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Kurdiji Kurdiji 1.0 is an app that was developed by Warlpiri Elders in the Northern Tanami Desert. It includes videos, games, stories and information for anyone wishing to connect with Warlpiri community, culture and Country.

Partnering with Indigenous organisations for a sustainable environment

10 February, 2020 | Posted in Vol 20 No 1, January 2020 - March 2020  Cultural ways  Environment  Environmental health  States and Territories  Australian Capital Territory  National  New South Wales  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia  

Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy (2019) Partnering with Indigenous organisations for a sustainable environment Canberra: Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy This document is intended as a resource for people from non-Indigenous organisations considering actions they could take to build effective and respectful partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]

Healthy Mepla

20 January, 2020 | Posted in Vol 20 No 1, January 2020 - March 2020  Environment  Environmental health  Health  Infectious conditions  Population  Infants and young children  Remote  Queensland  

Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (2019) Healthy Mepla Cairns: Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service The Healthy Mepla 2:52 minute video was developed from a community-run research workshop that identified the need to raise awareness about the importance of good skin health hygiene and healthy living through music and hip hop.

Addressing profound disadvantages to improve Indigenous health and reduce hospitalisation: a collaborative community program in remote Northern Territory

13 January, 2020 | Posted in Vol 20 No 1, January 2020 - March 2020  Environment  Physical environment  Housing  Health  Hospitalisation  Population  Remote  Rural  Research  States and Territories  Northern Territory  

Quilty S, Wood L, Scrimgeour S, Shannon G, Sherman E, Lake B, Budd R, Lawton P, Moloney M (2019) Addressing profound disadvantages to improve Indigenous health and reduce hospitalisation: a collaborative community program in remote Northern Territory International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 16(22): 4306 Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/22/4306/pdf

Investigation of the temporal roaming behaviour of free-roaming domestic dogs in Indigenous communities in northern Australia to inform rabies incursion preparedness

18 November, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 4, October 2019 – December 2019  Environment  Environmental health  Health  Infectious conditions  Infectious other  Population  Remote  Research  States and Territories  Northern Territory  

Maher EK, Ward MP, Brookes VJ (2019) Investigation of the temporal roaming behaviour of free-roaming domestic dogs in Indigenous communities in northern Australia to inform rabies incursion preparedness Scientific Reports; 9: 14893 Retrieved from https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51447-8.pdf

Indigenous eye health measures 2018

4 November, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 4, October 2019 – December 2019  Environment  Environmental health  Health  Eye health  Health services  Services  States and Territories  Australian Capital Territory  National  New South Wales  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia  

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Indigenous eye health measures 2018 Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare The third annual report on the Indigenous eye health measures covers: prevalence of eye health conditions diagnosis and treatment services eye health workforce outreach services.

Insights into vulnerabilities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 and over: 2019

28 October, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 4, October 2019 – December 2019  Environment  Environmental health  Health  Kidney health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Population  Older people  Substance use  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Social determinants  States and Territories  Australian Capital Territory  National  New South Wales  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia  

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Insights into vulnerabilities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 and over: 2019 Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare This report presents information on the complex and varied needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged fifty years and over.

National Housing Conference 2019: Indigenous presentations and audio

28 October, 2019 | Posted in Vol 19 No 4, October 2019 – December 2019  Environment  Environmental health  Housing  States and Territories  Australian Capital Territory  National  New South Wales  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia  

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (2019) National Housing Conference 2019: Indigenous presentations and audio Paper presented at the National Housing Conference. 27-30 August 2019, Darwin

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