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Vol 2 No 2 April 2002 - June 2002

ISSN 1445-7253

Current topics

  • Recipients of the 2002 Puggy Hunter Aboriginal Health Scholarships are announced
    May 17, 2002 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 2 No 2 April 2002 - June 2002 |

    The first recipients of the Puggy Hunter Scholarships for Indigenous students in medicine and nursing were recently announced by Federal Health Minister Kay Patterson in Melbourne. Speaking at the 5th Wonca World Rural Health Conference (1 – 3 May 2002), Senator Patterson announced that the first round of scholarships had been awarded to five medicine […]

  • Links to Commonwealth Budget 2002-03: information of relevance to Indigenous health and well being
    May 17, 2002 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 2 No 2 April 2002 - June 2002 |

    Federal Treasurer Peter Costello delivered his seventh Commonwealth Budget on Tuesday evening, 14 May 2002. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health and well being. They include statements by various ministers, and comments by peak Indigenous bodies before and after the release of the Budget. Full Budget details […]

  • Pap test management review seeks input from Indigenous stakeholders
    May 24, 2002 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 2 No 2 April 2002 - June 2002 |

    The National Cervical Screening Program has begun a review of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Screening to Prevent Cervical Cancer: Guidelines for the management of women with screen detected abnormalities. The current guidelines were released in 1994 and need to be updated in light of the current evidence on management of cervical disease. […]

  • NAIDOC week, 7 July to 14 July 2002
    July 3, 2002 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 2 No 2 April 2002 - June 2002 |

    The National Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week is an annual event of national importance. It is the outcome of a long history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander efforts to bring issues of concern to the attention of governments and the general public. Comprehensive historical details about the origins of NAIDOC week are […]

Brief reports

  • Indigenous palliative care needs study 2002
    May 10, 2002 Posted in:

    The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing has initiated a national scoping study into the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the area of palliative care. The study is being done by consultants Kate Sullivan and Associates and will be conducted throughout 2002. The primary aim of the study is to identify […]

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