Topics: Social determinants

Professor Hugh Taylor honoured for dedication to eye health

29 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Eye conditions  Research  Education  

The Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) founder, Professor Hugh Taylor AC, has been appointed as a Melbourne Laureate Professor for his work in ophthalmology.

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

Social determinants and the health of Indigenous Australians

24 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Closing the gap  Health  Policies  Social determinants  

Marmot M (2011) Social determinants and the health of Indigenous Australians Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 35: (21-22)

Rethinking the “best interests” of the child: voices from Aboriginal child and family welfare practitioners

17 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Child protection  Infants and young children  Research  Social issues  Victoria  

Long M, Sephton R (2011) Rethinking the “best interests” of the child: voices from Aboriginal child and family welfare practitioners Australian Social Work; 64: (96-112)

Identity and this skin colour business: a university student’s perspective

17 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Social and emotional wellbeing  Social issues  

Toombs M (2011) Identity and this skin colour business: a university student’s perspective Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 35: (14-15)

Racism and health among urban Aboriginal young people

3 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Social and emotional wellbeing  Adolescents  Urban  Social issues  Victoria  

Priest N, Paradies Y, Stewart P, Luke J (2011) Racism and health among urban Aboriginal young people BMC Public Health; 11: 568 Retrieved 15 July 2011 from http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-568

A profile of homelessness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

1 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Housing  Services  Social determinants  

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011) A profile of homelessness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Racism: a major impediment to optimal Indigenous health and health care in Australia

27 July, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Social and emotional wellbeing  Social issues  

Awofeso N* (2011) Racism: a major impediment to optimal Indigenous health and health care in Australia. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin 11 (3). Retrieved [access date] from http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/racism-a-major-impediment-to-optimal-indigenous-health-and-health-care-in-australia

The impact of housing improvement and socio-environmental factors on common childhood illnesses: a cohort study in Indigenous Australian communities

13 July, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Environmental health  Housing  Infants and young children  Remote  Rural  Social issues  

Bailie RS, Stevens M, McDonald EL (2011) The impact of housing improvement and socio-environmental factors on common childhood illnesses: a cohort study in Indigenous Australian communities Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health; Online First: http://dx.doi.org/10 Retrieved 21 June 2011 from http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.134874

Housing and homelessness services: access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

11 July, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Housing  Services  Social issues  

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011) Housing and homelessness services: access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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