HealthBulletin Journal

Vol 11 No 1, January 2011 – March 2011

ISSN 1445-7253

Current topics

  • Pneumonia rates improve in Aboriginal children
    February 7, 2011 Posted in: Current topics | Infants and young children | Respiratory health | Vol 11 No 1, January 2011 – March 2011 |

    The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has released a new report showing that the pneumococcal vaccine program has contributed to ‘closing the gap’ in the levels of pneumonia between Indigenous children and non-Indigenous children in Australia.

  • Menzies School of Health Research project, Strong teeth for little kids, recognised in a top ten of medical research projects
    February 23, 2011 Posted in: Current topics | Infants and young children | Northern Territory | Oral health | Vol 11 No 1, January 2011 – March 2011 |

    A preventative oral health project by the Menzies School of Health Research, Strong teeth for little kids, has been recognised as one of the best ten medical research projects in Australia by the National Health and Medical Research Council.

  • Aboriginal Health Workers and national registration and accreditation
    March 14, 2011 Posted in: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers | Current topics | Vol 11 No 1, January 2011 – March 2011 |

    On 1 July 2012, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners will join the national registration and accreditation scheme (the national scheme).

Reviews

  • Review of volatile substance use among Indigenous people (peer reviewed)
    March 28, 2011 Posted in:

    Midford R1, MacLean S2, Catto M1, Thomson N1, Debuyst O1 Review of volatile substance use among Indigenous people. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin 11(1). Retrieved [access date] from http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/Review-of-volatile-substance-use-among-indigenous-people 1Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet 2Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre