Recent articles

Dr Noel Hayman wins Deadlys Award

10 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Health  

 

Dr Noel Hayman was the winner of the 14thDeadlys Awards for Outstanding achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.                     

How is Aboriginal health policy implemented?

9 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Policy  

Lloyd J (2008)
How is Aboriginal health policy implemented?
Unpublished Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine thesis, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales

Don’t be Buntha, Hep C - Don’t let it be

3 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Hepatitis C  

Hepatitis C Council of South Australia (2008)
Don’t be Buntha, Hep C - Don’t let it be [CD]
Hackney, South Australia: Hepatitis C Council of South Australia

Australian Indigenous Mental Health

1 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Social and emotional wellbeing  

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health website has been developed by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), in collaboration with Beyondblue: the national depression initiative.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at higher risk of invasive meningococcal disease in NSW

1 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Communicable diseases  Children  New South Wales  

Massey P, Durrheim D (2008)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at higher risk of invasive meningococcal disease in NSW.
NSW Public Health Bulletin;19(5-6):100-103

Responding to health impacts of climate change in the Australian desert

1 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Environment  Remote  Rural  

Campbell D, Smith MS, Daview J, Kuipers P, Wakerman J, et al. (2008)
Responding to health impacts of climate change in the Australian desert.
Rural and Remote Health;8(Online):Article 1008.

Minister for Health and Ageing outlines the Rudd Government’s plans to ‘Close the gap’

1 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Policy  Workforce  

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, outlined the Rudd Government’s plans to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians at the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses Annual Conference, ‘CATSIN Dreaming’, held on 10 September 2008 in Adelaide.

A review of the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous Australian peoples – considerations, challenges and opportunities

1 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Social and emotional wellbeing  

Garvey D (2008)
A review of the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous Australian peoples - considerations, challenges and opportunities.
Retrieved [access date] from http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/a-review-of-the-social-and-emotional-wellbeing-of-indigenous-australian-peoples-%E2%80%93-considerations-challenges-and-opportunities/

Injury of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people due to transport, 2001-02 to 2005-06

1 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Injury  Northern Territory  Queensland  South Australia  Western Australia  

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Harrison JE, Berry JG (2008)
Injury of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people due to transport, 2001-02 to 2005-06 (AIHW Catalogue no. INJCAT 120)
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

What do we know about 7vpcv coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children? A 2007 update

1 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Communicable diseases  Children  

Hull BP, Deeks S, Menzies R, McIntyre PB (2008)
What do we know about 7vpcv coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children? A 2007 update.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;32(2):257-260