Topics: Substance use

Alcohol guidelines to reduce the lifetime health risks from drinking alcohol

30 January, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Health  Alcohol use  South Australia  Indigenous health workers  

Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (2011) Alcohol guidelines to reduce the lifetime health risks from drinking alcohol South Australia: Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council

Ngarra 2011 booklet

10 January, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Sexual health  Illicit drug use  

Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (2011) Ngarra 2011 booklet Sydney: Australasian Society for HIV Medicine This resource showcases the sexual health initiatives taking place across Australia which have been specifically designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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 best bang for our buck: recommendations for the provision of training for tobacco action workers and Indigenous health workers

14 December, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Tobacco use  Indigenous health workers  

Thompson M (2011) The best bang for our buck: recommendations for the provision of training for tobacco action workers and Indigenous health workers Contemporary Nurse; 37: (90-91)

Integrating treatment for mental and physical disorders and substance misuse in Indigenous primary care settings

14 December, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Health services  Social and emotional wellbeing  Remote  Rural  Substance use  Northern Territory  Workforce  

Nagel T, Kavanagh D, Barclay L, Trauer T, Chenhall R, Frendin J, Griffin C (2011) Integrating treatment for mental and physical disorders and substance misuse in Indigenous primary care settings Australasian Psychiatry; 19: (S17-S19)

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

Higher HCV antibody prevalence among Indigenous clients of needle and syringe programs

30 November, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Hepatitis C  HIV/AIDS  Offenders  Protective and risk factors  Illicit drug use  

Ward J, Topp L, Iversen J, Wand H, Akre S, Kaldor J, Maher L (2011) Higher HCV antibody prevalence among Indigenous clients of needle and syringe programs Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 35: (421-426)

Having a yarn about smoking: using action research to develop a ‘no smoking’ policy within an Aboriginal Health Organisation

30 November, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Policies  Tobacco use  Research  Victoria  

Fletcher G, Fredericks B, Adams K, Finlay S, Andy S, Briggs L, Hall R (2011) Having a yarn about smoking: using action research to develop a ‘no smoking’ policy within an Aboriginal Health Organisation Health Policy; 103: (92-97)

Jumping the hurdles for smoking cessation in pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia

23 November, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Women  Pregnancy  Tobacco use  

Gould GS, McEwen A, Munn J (2011) Jumping the hurdles for smoking cessation in pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia Journal of Smoking Cessation; 6: (33-36)

Indigenous social worker from WA acknowledged for remarkable contributions

14 November, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Family violence  Alcohol use  Social issues  Western Australia  

Associate Professor Dawn Bessarab from the Aboriginal Health and Education Unit, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, has won a 2011 Social Worker of the Year award.

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