- Aboriginal Health Conference 2004 – Partnerships for Better Health
Posted: July 20, 2004
The Aboriginal Health 2004 Conference – the third in a series of biennial conferences held in Perth, Western Australia – was conducted 1 – 2 July. The 2004 conference theme – Partnerships for Better Health – recognises the importance of various groups working together to improve the health of Aboriginal people. Conference delegates from across […] - New Medicare health checks for Indigenous Australians
Posted: July 1, 2004
The following summary has been adapted from the 5 May 2004 Department of Health and Ageing media release Indigenous Australians continue to have a life expectancy approximately 20 years less than the community average. Regular health checks help reduce or prevent serious illness. The Australian Government has introduced a new Medicare funded health check for […] - National Review of Indigenous Environmental Health Workers: input requested
Posted: June 16, 2004
The National Review of Indigenous Environmental Health Workers is currently underway. It was initiated in response to several major reports that have highlighted the need to improve environmental health conditions to reduce disadvantage among Indigenous Australians. Identified priorities encompass safe and healthy living conditions, including basic rights to clean water, functional sewerage and safe food […] - Launch of The health of Aboriginal children and young people
Posted: June 3, 2004
(The following summary has been adapted from information provided by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.) The health of Aboriginal children and young people was launched on 3 June 2004 at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Perth, Western Australia (WA). The report is the first volume of findings from the Western Australian […] - Links to Commonwealth Budget 2004-05: information of relevance to Indigenous health
Posted: May 12, 2004
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello delivered his ninth Commonwealth Budget on Tuesday evening, 11 May 2004. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health. Full Budget details Full Commonwealth Budget details are available at the official Budget website. Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget 2004 – 2005 2004-05 Portfolio Budget Statements […] - An Indigenous focus at the World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Melbourne 2004
Posted: May 10, 2004
Health2004: the 18th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education was held on the land of the Kulin nation of peoples in Melbourne from April 26-30. The conference theme – Valuing diversity, reshaping power: exploring pathways for health and wellbeing – included an explicit focus on Indigenous health. It offered a unique opportunity to […] - Professor Ian Anderson – first Aboriginal Australian Chair of Indigenous Health, University of Melbourne
Posted: April 23, 2004
The following summary has been adapted from the 14 April 2004 University of Melbourne media release The University of Melbourne has recently established a Chair of Indigenous Health, and has appointed one of Australia’s leading Indigenous health experts, Professor Ian Anderson, to the position. The Head of the School of Population Health, Professor Terry Nolan, […] - Healing Hands: Indigenous Health Rights Campaign 2004
Posted: March 4, 2004
A campaign for Indigenous health rights, by Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR), was launched in Sydney on February 19, 2004. The Healing Hands initiative is led by a group of eminent Indigenous Australians advising ANTaR, including Patrick Dodson, Prof. Lowitja O’Donohue and Dr. Bill Jonas. The campaign seeks to raise awareness of Indigenous […] - Healthway appoints first Indigenous board member
Posted: February 3, 2004
Healthway (the Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation) provides grants to health and research organisations as well as sponsorships to sport, arts, racing and community groups which encourage healthy lifestyles and advance health promotion programs. Ms Carol Innes is the first Indigenous person to hold a Healthway Board position. She previously served on Healthway’s Arts Advisory […] - 2003 Public Health Association Conference: a special interest group and community award for Indigenous Australians
Posted: January 5, 2004
Indigenous special interest group The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Special Interest Group of the Public Health Association (PHA) held a workshop recently at the PHA Annual Conference. This was held in Brisbane from 28 September – 1 October 2003. The traditional ‘welcome to country’ by Flo Watson was very moving and significant and […]
Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
We welcome submissions of original unpublished articles and are seeking papers from researchers and practitioners that address key issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
This journal replaced the HealthBulletin Journal in December 2020
