Topics: Workforce

Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis and opportunistic trachoma screening in an Indigenous community in the Northern Territory, 2011

1 February, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Eye conditions  Infectious conditions  Kidney health  Health promotion  Adolescents  Infants and young children  Remote  Protective and risk factors  Northern Territory  Indigenous health workers  

Mansfield K, Gunn J, Wilson N, Scott L (2011) Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis and opportunistic trachoma screening in an Indigenous community in the Northern Territory, 2011 The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin; 18: (8-12)

Can cultural differences affect access of families to health care?

1 February, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Closing the gap  Cultural ways  Traditional medicine  Health services  Indigenous health workers  

Lewis T (2011) Can cultural differences affect access of families to health care? Nuritinga; (10) Retrieved August 2011 from http://www.utas.edu.au/nursing-midwifery/about-snm/nuritinga-electronic-journal/nuritinga-issues/issue-10

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

Reaching those with the greatest need: how Australian primary health care service managers, practitioners and funders understand and respond to health inequity

18 January, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Closing the gap  Health services  Northern Territory  South Australia  Indigenous health workers  

Freeman T, Baum F, Lawless A, Jolley G, Labonte R, Bentley M, Boffa J (2011) Reaching those with the greatest need: how Australian primary health care service managers, practitioners and funders understand and respond to health inequity Australian Journal of Primary Health; 17: (355-361)

Social work with Aboriginal clients: perspectives on educational preparation and practice

10 January, 2012 | Posted in Vol 12 No 1, January 2012 – March 2012  Cultural ways  Research  Education  Social issues  Workforce  

Harms L, Middleton J, Whyte J, Anderson I, Clarke A, Sloan J, Hagel M, Smith M (2011) Social work with Aboriginal clients: perspectives on educational preparation and practice Australian Social Work; 64: (156-168)

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)

Implementing the Indigenous Diabetic Foot Project in the lower gulf of Australia

7 December, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Diabetes  Health measurement  Queensland  Indigenous health workers  

Radowski C, Willett C, Thomas C, Wisely R (2011) Implementing the Indigenous Diabetic Foot Project in the lower gulf of Australia Journal of Foot and Ankle Research; 4: (P46)

Indigenous health and community services employment in remote Northern Territory: a baseline examination of 2006 and 2001 census data

7 December, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 4, October 2011 – December 2011  Health services  Remote  Education  Northern Territory  Employment  Indigenous health workers  

Carson D, McConnel F (2011) Indigenous health and community services employment in remote Northern Territory: a baseline examination of 2006 and 2001 census data Australian Journal of Rural Health; 19: (255-258)

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