Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin

COAG holds meeting with Indigenous focus

Jane — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:16:50 +0000

The main purpose of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting on 2 July 2009 in Darwin, was to discuss further measures to overcome Indigenous disadvantage. (more…)

Review of the misuse of kava among Indigenous people

leah — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:18:34 +0000

Urquhart, B and Thomson, N
Review of the misuse of kava among Indigenous people.
Retrieved [access date] from http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/Review-of-the-misuse-of-kava-among-Indigenous-people
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Hep C, what’s it all about? (Torres Strait Islanders)

belinda — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:18:19 +0000

Cairns Hepatitis C Health Promotion Project (2009)
Hep C, what’s it all about?
Brisbane, Queensland: Hepatitis Council of Queensland (more…)

Hep C, what’s it all about?

belinda — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:17:58 +0000

Cairns Hepatitis C Health Promotion Project (2009)
Hep C, what’s it all about?
Brisbane, Queensland: Hepatitis Council of Queensland (more…)

A picture of Australia’s children 2009

Ineke — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:52:42 +0000

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
A picture of Australia’s children 2009
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (more…)

Indigenous Allied Health Australia

kathy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:47:52 +0000

Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) is a website aimed at Indigenous allied health professionals, students, and their non-Indigenous allied health colleagues and people interested in improving Indigenous health. (more…)

Australian hospital statistics 2007–08

andrea — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:43:32 +0000

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Australian hospital statistics 2007-08.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (more…)

Aboriginal perinatal service expansion baseline evaluation report

olivier1 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:31:06 +0000

Brooks J (2008)
Aboriginal perinatal service expansion baseline evaluation report
Perth: WA Perinatal Mental Health Unit (more…)

Outcomes of cardiac surgery in Indigenous Australians

christine — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:03:15 +0000

Lehman SJ, Baker RA, Aylward PE, Knight JL, Chew DP (2009)
Outcomes of cardiac surgery in Indigenous Australians.
Medical Journal of Australia;190(10):588-593 (more…)

Timing of transfer for pregnant women from Queensland Cape York communities to Cairns for birthing

christine — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:02:56 +0000

Arnold JL, de Costa CM, Howat PW (2009)
Timing of transfer for pregnant women from Queensland Cape York communities to Cairns for birthing.
Medical Journal of Australia;190(10):594-596 (more…)

Coronary heart disease events in Aboriginal Australians: incidence in an urban population

christine — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:02:42 +0000

Bradshaw PJ, Alfonso HS, Finn JC, Owen J, Thompson PL (2009)
Coronary heart disease events in Aboriginal Australians: incidence in an urban population.
Medical Journal of Australia;190(10):583-586 (more…)

Barriers to participation of Aboriginal people in cancer care: communication in the hospital setting

christine — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:02:25 +0000

Shahid S, Finn LD, Thompson SC (2009)
Barriers to participation of Aboriginal people in cancer care: communication in the hospital setting.
Medical Journal of Australia;190(10):574-579 (more…)

Adult health checks for Indigenous Australians: the first year’s experience from the Inala Indigenous Health Service

christine — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:39:22 +0000

Spurling GKP, Hayman NE, Cooney AL (2009)
Adult health checks for Indigenous Australians: the first year’s experience from the Inala Indigenous Health Service.
Medical Journal of Australia;190(10):562-564 (more…)

Middle ear disease in Aboriginal children in Perth: analysis of hearing screening data, 1998-2004

christine — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:38:15 +0000

Williams CJ, Coates HL, Pascoe EM, Axford Y, Nannup I (2009)
Middle ear disease in Aboriginal children in Perth: analysis of hearing screening data, 1998-2004. Medical Journal of Australia;190(10):598-600 (more…)

Liaison psychiatry with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

christine — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:37:26 +0000

Wand AP, Corr MJ, Eades SJ (2009)
Liaison psychiatry with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry;43(6):509-517 (more…)

A review of engagement of Indigenous Australians within mental health and substance abuse services

christine — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:36:24 +0000

Berry SL, Crowe TP (2009)
A review of engagement of Indigenous Australians within mental health and substance abuse services.
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health;8(1):1-12 (more…)

Close the Gap: social justice

christine — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:35:21 +0000

Calma T (2009)
Close the Gap: social justice.
Medical Journal of Australia;190(10):526
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Knowledge and attitudes regarding smoking during pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

christine — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:33:47 +0000

Gilligan C, Sanson-Fisher RW, D’Este C, Eades S, Wenitong M (2009)
Knowledge and attitudes regarding smoking during pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
Medical Journal of Australia;190(10):557-561 (more…)

Report on Government services 2009: Indigenous compendium

olivier1 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:34:51 +0000

Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth Service Provision (2009)
Report on Government services 2009: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission (more…)

New portfolio announced for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery

Jane — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:48:20 +0000

A new portfolio for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery has been created in a Federal Government Cabinet shuffle. (more…)

Indigenous ENT anaesthesia. Humanitarians at home

christine — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:36:48 +0000

Donaldson A, Murray R (2009)
Indigenous ENT anaesthesia. Humanitarians at home.
Paediatric Anaesthesia;19(5):555-556 (more…)

Research priorities and policy-research interface - views of selected senior Aboriginal health policy makers

olivier1 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:43:40 +0000

Sibthorpe B (2009)
Research priorities and policy-research interface - views of selected senior Aboriginal health policy makers.
Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (more…)

An overview of cancer and beliefs about the disease in Indigenous people of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US

christine — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:29:35 +0000

Shahid S, Thompson SC (2009)
An overview of cancer and beliefs about the disease in Indigenous people of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;33(2):109 - 118 (more…)

How do trends in smoking prevalence among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian secondary students between 1996 and 2005 compare?

christine — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:20:22 +0000

White V, Mason T, Briggs V (2009)
How do trends in smoking prevalence among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian secondary students between 1996 and 2005 compare?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;33(2):147-153 (more…)

Grog cut’s mixed blessings

christine — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:14:49 +0000

Akesson G (2009)
Grog cut’s mixed blessings.
Of Substance;7(2):23 (more…)

Mainstream organisations’ interaction with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Muuji Region of the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales

christine — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:52:07 +0000

Tongs J, Poroch N, Fisher J, Thompson D, Arabena K (2009)
Mainstream organisations’ interaction with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Muuji Region of the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal;33(1):8-10 (more…)

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation consultations begin

Jane — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:33:09 +0000

The Healing Foundation Development Team has begun conducting community workshops across Australia to listen to ideas for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation. The establishment of the Healing Foundation was announced by the Australian Government in its 2009-10 Budget and funding of $26.6 million over four years was allocated. (more…)

Queensland Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health plan 2008-2013

christine — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:53:40 +0000

Environmental Health Unit, Queensland Health (2008)
Queensland Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health plan 2008-2013
Brisbane: Queensland Health (more…)

New estimates of Indigenous life expectancy

Ineke — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:28:50 +0000

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has produced substantially revised estimates of the life expectancy of Indigenous people in Australia. (more…)

There should be more help out here! A qualitative study of the needs of Aboriginal adolescents in rural Australia

christine — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:35:13 +0000

Mohajer N, Bessarab D, Earnest J (2009)
There should be more help out here! A qualitative study of the needs of Aboriginal adolescents in rural Australia.
Rural and Remote Health;(9):Article 1137. (more…)