Topics: Physical activity

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.

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework: 2010 report

29 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Closing the gap  Environmental health  Health services  Health promotion  Overweight and obesity  Physical activity  Social issues  

Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2011) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework: 2010 report Canberra: Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Department of Health and Ageing

Peer-support preferences and readiness-to-change behaviour for chronic disease prevention in an urban Indigenous population

10 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Cardiovascular disease  Health promotion  Urban  Physical activity  Tobacco use  Research  

Adams K, Paasse G, Clinch D (2011) Peer-support preferences and readiness-to-change behaviour for chronic disease prevention in an urban Indigenous population Australian Social Work; 64: (55-67)

Possible association of high urinary magnesium and taurine to creatinine ratios with metabolic syndrome risk reduction in Australian Aboriginals

3 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Cardiovascular disease  Nutrition  Overweight and obesity  Physical activity  

Hamada A, Taguchi T, Mori H, Thorpe M, Yamori Y, Mori M (2011) Possible association of high urinary magnesium and taurine to creatinine ratios with metabolic syndrome risk reduction in Australian Aboriginals Cardiology Research and Practice; 2011: 235653 Retrieved 11 July 2011 from http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/235653

Successful chronic disease care for Aboriginal Australians requires cultural competence

4 July, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Cultural ways  Cardiovascular disease  Kidney health  Physical activity  

Liaw ST, Lau P, Pyett P, Furler J, Burchill M, Rowley K, Kelaher M (2011) Successful chronic disease care for Aboriginal Australians requires cultural competence Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 35: (238-248)

Live longer

4 July, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Health promotion  Nutrition  Physical activity  

The Live longer website shares information and stories about chronic disease health promotion activities and events specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people.

Indigenous people’s participation in sport and physical activities

21 March, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 1, January 2011 – March 2011  Physical activity  

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010) Indigenous people’s participation in sport and physical activities. (ABS Catalogue no 4156.0.55.001) Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Minister for Indigenous Health, Mr Warren Snowdon launches a national workforce to address Indigenous smoking and to improve health

13 December, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 4, October - December 2010  Cancer  Cardiovascular disease  Diabetes  Kidney health  Respiratory disease  Nutrition  Physical activity  Substance use  Workforce  

The Minister for Indigenous Health, Mr Warren Snowdon has launched a new national workforce in Canberra (8 December 2010).

Traditional Indigenous games promoting physical activity and cultural connectedness in primary schools – cluster randomised control trial

1 December, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 4, October - December 2010  Cultural ways  Infants and young children  Physical activity  

Kiran A, Knights J (2010) Traditional Indigenous games promoting physical activity and cultural connectedness in primary schools – cluster randomised control trial Health Promotion Journal of Australia; 21: (149-151)

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