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Posted: December 11, 2001
The late Dr Arnold ‘Puggy’ Hunter has been named by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission as the recipient of the Human Rights Medal 2001. Dr Hunter fought uncompromisingly for human rights for the Aboriginal community. Upon his untimely and recent death, tributes to Dr Hunter poured in from around Australia -click here to […]

Posted: December 10, 2001
The 33rd Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference was held in Sydney from the 23-26 September. Titled 2001: A Public Health Odyssey – Popular Culture, Science and Politics, the conference explored the influence of community preferences, scientific evidence and political realities in addressing various health issues, and highlighted the need to properly engage the […]

Posted: November 21, 2001
In February 1991 Guwardi Ngadu Frail Aged Hostel was officially opened by the Hon Peter Staples the then Minister for Health. At this point in time the hostel like so many others in the Kimberley was ran by well meaning individuals, predominantly non-Aboriginal. The staff during this time were also non-Aboriginal who were dedicated to […]

Posted: November 20, 2001
The 25 October meeting of AHMAC (Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council) agreed to establish the Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (SCATSIH) with the following draft terms of reference: (1) To assist AHMAC to meets its whole-of-health system responsibilities to improve Indigenous health; (2) To coordinate and promote jurisdictional activities in relation […]

Posted: November 1, 2001
Following a series of meetings in Ottawa and Toronto on 8-11 October with people and organisations involved in Aboriginal health in Canada, the HealthInfoNet has been approached to assist in the development of a Canadian resource along the lines of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. The meetings began in Ottawa on 8 October, when HealthInfoNet Director, […]

Posted: November 1, 2001
Senior officials of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Health Canada expressed great interest in the work of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet in meetings with the HealthInfoNet Director, Neil Thomson, and Manager, Bronwyn Gee, in Ottawa, Canada on 9-10 October. These meetings need to be seen in the context of the establishment in […]

Posted: November 1, 2001
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet was one of about 60 finalists from around the world that participated in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2001 Final Events, held in Stockholm, Sweden on 23-26 October. The HealthInfoNet was represented by Sandy Angus, Bronwyn Gee and Neil Thomson. The Stockholm Challenge is an international award that highlights the benefits information […]

Posted: October 11, 2001
In February 1991 Guwardi Ngadu Frail Aged Hostel was officially opened by the Hon Peter Staples the then Minister for Health. At this point in time the hostel like so many others in the Kimberley was ran by well meaning individuals, predominantly non-Aboriginal. The staff during this time were also non-Aboriginal who were dedicated to […]

Posted: October 1, 2001
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board, a peak advisory body to the Government on Indigenous issues, has recently begun a new 2 year term. The Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, Judy Spence, announced the names of the twelve members. She said “The Board is now a mixture of experience and new […]

Posted: August 1, 2001
Hilary Bambrick School of Archaeology & Anthropology The Australian National University Suggested citation: Bambrick H (2001, 1 August) Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes in a Queensland Aboriginal community. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin, 1(1), Article 1. Retrieved [access date] from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/html/html_bulletin/bull_11/bulletin_original_articles.htm Abstract Objectives: To determine the prevalence of diagnosed Type 2 diabetes and to […]