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		<title>Closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage: progress towards this important goal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vol 10 No 3, July 2010 - September 2010]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russell L, Wenham S (2010) Closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage: progress towards this important goal Canberra: Menzies Centre for Health Policy This report examines whether the Australian government&#8217;s commitment to &#8216;closing the gap&#8217; has made any progress. The report compares time elapsed since the government commitment, with what has actually occurred in relation to: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estimating tobacco consumption in remote Aboriginal communities using retail sales data: some challenges and opportunities</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/estimating-tobacco-consumption-in-remote-aboriginal-communities-using-retail-sales-data-some-challenges-and-opportunities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caitlin.m</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journal articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tobacco use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 10 No 3, July 2010 - September 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MacLaren D, Redman-MacLaren M, Clough A (2010) Estimating tobacco consumption in remote Aboriginal communities using retail sales data: some challenges and opportunities Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34: (S66-S70) View abstract: Estimating tobacco consumption in remote Aboriginal communities using retail sales data: some challenges and opportunities View website: Australian and New Zealand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The validation of a self-report measure and physical activity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural children</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/the-validation-of-a-self-report-measure-and-physical-activity-of-australian-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-and-non-indigenous-rural-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caitlin.m</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infants and young children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rural]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 10 No 3, July 2010 - September 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gwynn JD, Hardy LL, Wiggers JH, Smith WT, D&#8217;Este CA, Turner N, Cochrane J, Barker DJ, Attia JR (2010) The validation of a self-report measure and physical activity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural children Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34: (S57-S65) View abstract: The validation of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gudaga Study: establishing an Aboriginal birth cohort in an urban community</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/the-gudaga-study-establishing-an-aboriginal-birth-cohort-in-an-urban-community/</link>
		<comments>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/the-gudaga-study-establishing-an-aboriginal-birth-cohort-in-an-urban-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caitlin.m</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Births]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infants and young children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journal articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New South Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Urban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 10 No 3, July 2010 - September 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Comino E, Craig P, Harris E, McDermott D, Harris M, Henry R, Jackson L (2010) The Gudaga Study: establishing an Aboriginal birth cohort in an urban community Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(s1): S9-S17 View abstract: The Gudaga Study: establishing an Aboriginal birth cohort in an urban community View website: Australian and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: does it work for Indigenous Australians?</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/australias-national-bowel-cancer-screening-program-does-it-work-for-indigenous-australians/</link>
		<comments>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/australias-national-bowel-cancer-screening-program-does-it-work-for-indigenous-australians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caitlin.m</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journal articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 10 No 3, July 2010 - September 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Christou A, Katzenellenbogen J, Thompson SC (2010) Australia&#8217;s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: does it work for Indigenous Australians? BMC Public Health: Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-373.pdf View abstract: Australia&#8217;s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: does it work for Indigenous Australians? View website: BMC Public Health]]></description>
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		<title>Assessing cognition following petrol sniffing for Indigenous Australians</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/assessing-cognition-following-petrol-sniffing-for-indigenous-australians/</link>
		<comments>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/assessing-cognition-following-petrol-sniffing-for-indigenous-australians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caitlin.m</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journal articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 10 No 2, April 2010 - June 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volatile substance use]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dingwall KM, Lewis MS, Maruff P, Cairney S, (2010) Assessing cognition following petrol sniffing for Indigenous Australians Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry;44:631-639 View abstract: informa healthcare View website: informa healthcare]]></description>
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		<title>Development and evaluation of an Aboriginal mental health screening instrument</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/development-and-evaluation-of-an-aboriginal-mental-health-screening-instrument/</link>
		<comments>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/development-and-evaluation-of-an-aboriginal-mental-health-screening-instrument/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caitlin.m</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social and emotional wellbeing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 10 No 2, April 2010 - June 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Janca A (2010) Development and evaluation of an Aboriginal mental health screening instrument European Psychiatry;25:(542) View abstract: ScienceDirect View website: ScienceDirect]]></description>
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		<title>Evaluation of primary health care funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/evaluation-of-primary-health-care-funding-to-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health-services/</link>
		<comments>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/evaluation-of-primary-health-care-funding-to-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[States and Territories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 10 No 2, April 2010 - June 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of Evaluation and Audit (Indigenous Programs) (2009) Evaluation of primary health care funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services. Canberra: Department of Finance and Deregulation, Australia The purpose of this report is to provide findings and recommendations in relation to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Primary Health Care Funding (PHCF) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/national-best-practice-guidelines-for-collecting-indigenous-status-in-health-data-sets/</link>
		<comments>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/national-best-practice-guidelines-for-collecting-indigenous-status-in-health-data-sets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 08:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural ways]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010) National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are under identified in health related data sets. These guidelines have been developed to provide a national approach for collecting and recording accurate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relationships between birthweight and biomarkers of chronic disease in childhood: Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987-2001</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/relationships-between-birthweight-and-biomarkers-of-chronic-disease-in-childhood-aboriginal-birth-cohort-study-1987-2001/</link>
		<comments>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/relationships-between-birthweight-and-biomarkers-of-chronic-disease-in-childhood-aboriginal-birth-cohort-study-1987-2001/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Births]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Infants and young children]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kidney health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Respiratory disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 9 No 4, October 2009 - December 2009]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sayers S, Singh G, Mott S, McDonnell J, Hoy W (2009) Relationships between birthweight and biomarkers of chronic disease in childhood: Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987-2001. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology;23(6):548-556 View abstract: Wiley InterScience View website: Wiley InterScience]]></description>
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		<title>The Deadlys: Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/the-deadlys-outstanding-achievement-in-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health/</link>
		<comments>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/the-deadlys-outstanding-achievement-in-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 9 No 4, October 2009 - December 2009]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Deadly Awards have again highlighted the outstanding achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 15th Deadly Awards, held 15 October, 2009, celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence in sport, music, health, education, employment, film, media, art and design, literature and theatre. The Deadly Academy gave the award for Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement 2006, Canberra</title>
		<link>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/international-group-for-indigenous-health-measurement-2006-canberra/</link>
		<comments>http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/international-group-for-indigenous-health-measurement-2006-canberra/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Births]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deaths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reports and publications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vol 9 No 2, April 2009 - June 2009]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009) International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement 2006, Canberra. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare This report gives an overview of the second meeting of the International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement in 2006. The Group includes people from Indigenous organisations, national statistical agencies, departments of health, and [...]]]></description>
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