Topics: Health promotion

Lung health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders: breathing easy is not so easy

8 February, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Health services  Respiratory disease  Health promotion  Policies  Queensland  Indigenous health workers  

O’Grady KF, Revell A, Maguire GP, Millonig R, Newman MA, Reid DW, Hill DC, Chang AB (2011) Lung health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders: breathing easy is not so easy Australian Health Review; 35: (512-519)

A qualitative evaluation of the views of community workers on the dental health education material available

8 February, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Cultural ways  Oral health  Health promotion  New South Wales  Indigenous health workers  

Blinkhorn A, Gittani J (2009) A qualitative evaluation of the views of community workers on the dental health education material available in New South Wales for culturally and linguistically diverse communities Health Education Journal; 68: (314-319)

Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis and opportunistic trachoma screening in an Indigenous community in the Northern Territory, 2011

1 February, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Eye conditions  Infectious conditions  Kidney health  Health promotion  Adolescents  Infants and young children  Remote  Protective and risk factors  Northern Territory  Indigenous health workers  

Mansfield K, Gunn J, Wilson N, Scott L (2011) Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis and opportunistic trachoma screening in an Indigenous community in the Northern Territory, 2011 The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin; 18: (8-12)

New resources for tackling Indigenous chronic disease and smoking

10 January, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Closing the gap  Health promotion  Nutrition  Physical activity  Tobacco use  Indigenous health workers  

Two new resources have been produced to help workers tackle the high rates of chronic disease and smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The West Australian Indigenous storybook : celebrating and sharing good news stories: the Kimberley and Pilbara edition

12 December, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Environmental health  Infectious conditions  Social and emotional wellbeing  Health promotion  Nutrition  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Tobacco use  Western Australia  

Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA (2011) The West Australian Indigenous storybook : celebrating and sharing good news stories : the Kimberley and Pilbara edition Perth, WA: Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA

A pilot study of Aboriginal health promotion from an ecological perspective

26 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Health promotion  Nutrition  Physical activity  Victoria  

Reilly RE, Cincotta M, Doyle J, Firebrace BR, Cargo M, van den Tol G, Morgan-Bulled D, Rowley KG (2011) A pilot study of Aboriginal health promotion from an ecological perspective BMC Public Health; 11: 749 Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-749

Performative evaluation and social return on investment: potential in innovative health promotion interventions

12 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Health services  Sexual health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Health promotion  Education  

Gibson J, Jones A, Travers H, Hunter E (2011) Performative evaluation and social return on investment: potential in innovative health promotion interventions Australasian Psychiatry; 19: (S53-S57)

Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service’s fetal alcohol spectrum disorders program: Big steps, solid outcome

4 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Health promotion  Pregnancy  Alcohol use  

Bridge P (2011) Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service’s fetal alcohol spectrum disorders program: Big steps, solid outcome. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin 11 (4). Retrieved [access date] from http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/ ord-valley-aboriginal-health-service’s-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-program-big-steps-solid-outcome

Broken glass as an injury hazard in an Indigenous community

3 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Physical environment  Injury  Health promotion  Queensland  

Henshaw R, Eley R, Gorman D (2011) Broken glass as an injury hazard in an Indigenous community Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 35: (18-21,26)

Hip hopping the gap – performing arts approaches to sexual health disadvantage in young people in remote settings

21 September, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Closing the gap  Sexual health  Health promotion  Adolescents  Remote  Rural  Queensland  

Crouch A, Robertson H, Fagan P (2011) Hip hopping the gap – performing arts approaches to sexual health disadvantage in young people in remote settings Australasian Psychiatry; 19: (S34-S37)

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