Topics: Substance use

Restrictions reap rewards

2 November, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Remote  Rural  Alcohol use  Social issues  Western Australia  

Duncan B (2011) Restrictions reap rewards Of Substance; 9: (18-21)

More Indigenous Australians accessing targeted health services

26 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Health services  Social and emotional wellbeing  Policies  Substance use  

There was a significant increase in the use of services targeted at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in 2009-10 compared with the previous year, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Stronger futures in the Northern Territory: report on consultations

26 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Closing the gap  Environmental health  Health services  Injury  Policies  Alcohol use  Social issues  Northern Territory  

Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2011) Stronger futures in the Northern Territory: report on consultations Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report 2009–10: OATSIH Services Reporting-key results

26 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Health services  Social and emotional wellbeing  Policies  Substance use  

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report 2009–10: OATSIH Services Reporting-key results Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Cardiovascular risk among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal smoking male prisoners: inequalities compared to the wider community

19 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Cardiovascular disease  Men  Offenders  Protective and risk factors  Tobacco use  Research  

Richmond RL, Wilhelm KA, Indig D, Butler TG, Archer VA, Wodak AD (2011) Cardiovascular risk among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal smoking male prisoners: inequalities compared to the wider community BMC Public Health; 11: 783 Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-783

Estimating cancer incidence in Indigenous Australians

12 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Cancer  Respiratory disease  Tobacco use  

Zhang X, Condon JR, Rumbold AR, Cunningham J, Roder DM (2011) Estimating cancer incidence in Indigenous Australians Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 35: (477-485)

Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service’s fetal alcohol spectrum disorders program: Big steps, solid outcome

4 October, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Health promotion  Pregnancy  Alcohol use  

Bridge P (2011) Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service’s fetal alcohol spectrum disorders program: Big steps, solid outcome. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin 11 (4). Retrieved [access date] from http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/ ord-valley-aboriginal-health-service’s-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-program-big-steps-solid-outcome

Maternal smoking during pregnancy among Aboriginal women in New South Wales is linked to social gradient

31 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Women  Pregnancy  Tobacco use  Social issues  New South Wales  

Thrift AP, Nancarrow H, Bauman AE (2011) Maternal smoking during pregnancy among Aboriginal women in New South Wales is linked to social gradient Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 35: (337-342)

Improving access to hard-to-reach services: a soft entry approach to drug and alcohol services for rural Australian Aboriginal communities

17 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Cultural ways  Remote  Rural  Alcohol use  Illicit drug use  Research  Services  

Allan J, Campbell M (2011) Improving access to hard-to-reach services: a soft entry approach to drug and alcohol services for rural Australian Aboriginal communities Social Work in Health Care; 50: (443-465)

The National Summit on Tobacco Smoking in Prison: Australian National University, Canberra, August 2010 – an Aboriginal perspective

10 August, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 3, July 2011 – September 2011  Closing the gap  Offenders  Tobacco use  

Doyle M, Butler T, Stevens C (2011) The National Summit on Tobacco Smoking in Prison: Australian National University, Canberra, August 2010 – an Aboriginal perspective Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 35: (10-12)

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