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Posted: April 20, 2005
The following summary has been adapted from the ABC and Fred Hollows Foundation media releases, 1 March 2005 The Fred Hollows Foundation recently announced the appointment of Wes Miller as Manager of its Indigenous Health Program. The program works with local partners and has a specific focus on nutrition, child and maternal health, literacy, and […]

Posted: April 1, 2005
The 8th National Rural Health Conference, 10 -13 March 2005, was the largest ever public meeting on remote and rural health. Held at Alice Springs Convention Centre, Northern Territory, it was attended by 1,100 delegates from around Australia including health service providers, students and consumers. The conference was organised by the National Rural Health Alliance […]

Posted: February 3, 2005
The following summary has been adapted from the ABC Message Stick media release, 5 January 2005 (view media release) Just days after the end of the first International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People in December 2004, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly announced the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People would commence […]

Posted: January 6, 2005
Glenda Trevaskis and Sam Burrow from the HealthInfoNet recently visited Darwin to conduct HealthInternet workshops and participate at the 8th annual Chronic Diseases Network Conference. Negotiations with the NT Department of Health and Community Services (NTDHCS) and local key Indigenous health worker training providers lead to arrangements to conduct two separate ½ day workshops to […]

Posted: December 10, 2004
The following summary has been adapted from the October/November 2004 Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council media release. The national system for vocational qualifications has undergone significant development in the last 7 years. New national qualifications have been developed and updated across all industries including in health and community services. The Community Services and […]

Posted: November 25, 2004
The 5th National Indigenous Environmental Health Conference was hosted by NSW Health for the enHealth Council and the National Indigenous Environmental Health Forum (NIEHF). The conference was held at Terrigal, Central Coast, NSW on 3 – 4 November 2004. The conference theme ‘Today, tomorrow – together’ followed from the previous conference (2002) ‘It’s in our […]

Posted: October 14, 2004
The following summary has been adapted from the 13 September 2004, University of Western Australia media release and David King’s article in The Australian, 15th September 2004. Dr Sandra Eades has become Australia’s first Aboriginal medical doctor to be awarded a Doctorate of philosophy for her investigation of the health of Aboriginal women and children […]

Posted: October 1, 2004
The following summary has been adapted from the 25 August 2004, University of Melbourne media release. The launch of the CDAMS Indigenous Health curriculum framework by former Governor-General, Sir William Deane and senior Indigenous health authority, Professor Lowitja O’Donoghue, was held on 27August 2004, at the Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbourne. The nationally agreed curriculum framework […]

Posted: September 9, 2004
The following summary has been adapted from the 24 August 2004 National Institute of Clinical Studies media release. The Cochrane Users Award was established by the National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS), Australia’s national agency for helping close gaps between best available evidence and current clinical practice. Among winners in the second annual award were: […]

Posted: August 23, 2004
The following summary has been adapted from the Be Active Australia section of the National Public Health Partnership website. The draft Be Active Australia – a National Physical Activity for Health Action Plan (now renamed Active Australia: A Health Sector Framework for Action 2005 -2010) was released in April 2004 for consultation. Consultations took place […]