Topics: Health risk factors

10 out of 10 Deadly Health Stories: Nutrition and Physical Activity

4 February, 2010 | Posted in Vol 9 No 4, October 2009 - December 2009  Cardiovascular disease  Diabetes  Physical activity  Nutrition  Obesity  New South Wales  

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (2009)
10 out of 10 deadly health stories - nutrition and physical activity.
Surry Hills, NSW: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW:44 

Natural history, definitions, risk factors and burden of otitis media

17 December, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 4, October 2009 - December 2009  Ear health  Health risk factors  Children  Remote  Urban  

Kong K, Coates HLC (2009)
Natural history, definitions, risk factors and burden of otitis media.
Medical Journal of Australia;191(9):S39-S43

Kukumbat gudwan daga: really cooking good food

23 November, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 4, October 2009 - December 2009  Physical activity  Nutrition  

Women’s centres of Manyallaluk, Gulin Gulin and Wugularr, Fred Hollows Foundation (2009)
Kukumbat gudwan daga: really cooking good food.
Darwin: Batchelor Press

Living strong: healthy lifestyle cookbook

23 November, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 4, October 2009 - December 2009  Physical activity  Nutrition  

Charteris D, Elwell M, Robertson H (2008)
Living strong: healthy lifestyle cookbook
Brisbane: Queensland Health

Closing the nutrition & physical activity gap in Victoria: Victorian Aboriginal nutrition & physical activity strategy

8 September, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Physical activity  Nutrition  Victoria  

Thorpe S, Browne J (2009)
Closing the nutrition & physical activity gap in Victoria: Victorian Aboriginal nutrition & physical activity strategy.
Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Revision of the preventable chronic disease strategy: background paper: preventable chronic diseases in Aboriginal populations

21 August, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Cardiovascular disease  Diabetes  Kidney health  Respiratory disease  Alcohol misuse  Tobacco use  Health risk factors  Nutrition  Northern Territory  

Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (2009)
Revision of the preventable chronic disease strategy: background paper: preventable chronic diseases in Aboriginal populations.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families

A picture of Australia’s children 2009

1 July, 2009 | Posted in Health risk factors  Obesity  Children  

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
A picture of Australia’s children 2009
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Beyond GAA to healthy under 5 kids in the bush: adapted from rationale for routine child health contacts draft, November 2007

30 March, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 1, January 2009 - March 2009  Health  Health risk factors  Children  Services  Social and emotional wellbeing  Northern Territory  

McKinnon T, Chatterji M (2008)
Beyond GAA to healthy under 5 kids in the bush: adapted from rationale for routine child health contacts draft, November 2007.
The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin;15(4):24-26

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: an examination of smoking during pregnancy

19 January, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 1, January 2009 - March 2009  Tobacco use  Health risk factors  Children  Women's health  

Gilligan C (2008)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: an examination of smoking during pregnancy.
Unpublished Research Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis, University of Newcastle, Newcastle

No germs on me

9 January, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 1, January 2009 - March 2009  Health risk factors  

The Northern Territory’s Department of Health and Families ‘No germs on me’ campaign raises awareness of the importance of handwashing in schools, at home and in the community to prevent the spread of diarrhoeal and respiratory illness.