HealthBulletin Journal

Vol 7 No 1 January 2007 - March 2007

ISSN 1445-7253

Current topics

  • Alcohol attributable deaths among Indigenous Australians – National Drug Research Institute releases report
    February 19, 2007 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 7 No 1 January 2007 - March 2007 |

    he following information has been adapted from information provided by the National Drug Research Institute and media releases from the ABC. The National Alcohol Indicators Project (NAIP), is a nationally coordinated project aimed at tracking and reporting on trends in alcohol-related harm in Australia at national, state and local levels. One of the main objectives […]

  • New national qualifications for Indigenous health workers
    February 22, 2007 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 7 No 1 January 2007 - March 2007 |

    The following information has been adapted from the Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council website and PARTYline (newsletter of the National Rural Health Alliance). The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council, the peak body for the health and community services industries, was contracted by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) to develop new […]

  • East Kimberley and Alice Springs to gain from funding to counter petrol sniffing
    March 26, 2007 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 7 No 1 January 2007 - March 2007 |

    he following information has been adapted from information provided by Australian Department of Health Ageing and the ABC The Commonwealth Government is expanding efforts to help Indigenous communities to counter petrol sniffing and other substance abuse problems. The Government’s Central Australian anti-petrol sniffing strategy will be expanded north of Alice Springs above Ti Tree as […]