HealthBulletin Journal
Vol 6 No 3, July 2006 - September 2006
ISSN 1445-7253
Current topics
- HealthInfoNet ‘s work on the misuse of alcohol and other drugs assisted by new Reference GroupJuly 3, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 3, July 2006 - September 2006 |
A specially-convened Alcohol and other Drugs Reference Group – which will provide a ‘sounding board’ to the HealthInfoNet on the development of web-based knowledge resources on the misuse of alcohol and other drugs among Indigenous peoples – met for the first time on 7 June 2006 at Kurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University’s School of Indigenous […]
- Dr Kelvin Kong: Australia’s first Indigenous surgeonJuly 12, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 3, July 2006 - September 2006 |
The following information has been adapted from a transcript of the ABC radio program PM (broadcast 4 July 2006) Sydney doctor, Kelvin Kong has become Australia’s first Indigenous surgeon. His choice to practice as an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist was influenced by a desire to address the high rates of ear and eye […]
- Health system reform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Cape YorkSeptember 11, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 3, July 2006 - September 2006 |
The following information has been adapted from media releases by QAIHC and ANTaRQLD (15 August 2006) The signing of the historic Cape York Health Agreement means that Queensland health and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing will transfer the management and decision making of essential primary health care services over to the Apunipima Cape […]
- National Indigenous Violence and Child Abuse Intelligence Task ForceSeptember 27, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 3, July 2006 - September 2006 |
The following information has been adapted from joint media releases by the Minster for Justice and Customs (14 July 2006) and the Australian Crime Commission (17 July 2006). A National Indigenous Violence and Child Abuse Intelligence Task Force has been established. Led by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC), the task force is designed to address […]
Original articles (peer reviewed)
- Are boys more vulnerable to nutritional stress? Child weight growth in a Queensland Aboriginal community (1950-1982) in comparison with the new WHO referencesJuly 17, 2006 Posted in:
Hilary Bambrick View PDF Abstract Background: Previous studies have universally found that Aboriginal children exhibit poor growth in relation to international references. Objective: To determine how weight-for-age growth of children born 1950-1982 in a large Queensland Aboriginal community compare with the recent World Health Organization (WHO) international reference data, and whether girls and boys show […]
