Australia

Community Views Sought on Health Plans

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 5, September/October 1995, pp. 32-33
Description
Comments on topics for future priorities regarding policy development identified by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Standing Committee and the Emotional and Social Well Being working party's role in mental health well being.
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Community Work: No Sooner Developed Than Outdated

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bernie Clarke
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1985, pp. 28-33
Description
Describes the evolution of relations between the church and Australian Aboriginal in the course of the 20th century.
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A Comparison of CVM Survey Response Rates, Protests and Willingness-to-Pay of Native Americans and General Population for Fuels Reduction Polices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Armando González-Cabán
John B. Loomis
Andrea Rodriguez
Hayley Hesslen
Journal of Forest Economics, vol. 13, no. 1, May 15, 2007, pp. 49-71
Description
Findings did not reflect a statistical difference between Native Americans and Montana's general population initially, but in-depth interviews later revealed variations.
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A Comparison of Indigenous Sport for Development Policy Directives in Canada and Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin J. Gardam
Audrey R. Giles
Steven Rynne
Lyndsay M. C. Hayhurst
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, January 31, 2019, pp. 29-46
Description
Reviews and compares government policies and reports from Canada and Australia; highlights that interdepartmental partnerships in areas such as health, education, and justice fail in Canada due to inadequate facilitation on the part of Indigenous sport for development (SFD) agencies, but that Australia is having greater success as a result of a focus on federal partnership building.
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A Comparison of the Community Roles of Indigenous-Operated Criminal Justice Organizations in Canada, the United States, and Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marianne O. Nielsen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 57-75
Description
Criminal justice organizations of Indigenous peoples in Canada, the United States and Australia are compared and evaluated as to roles played and successes achieved.
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A Comparison of the Effectiveness of an Adult Nutrition Education Program for Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Australians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simone Pettigrew
Michelle I. Jongenelis
Sarah Moore
Iain S. Pratt
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 145, November 2015, pp. 120-124
Description
Pre-and post evaluations of the FOODcents courses were used to assess confidence in the ability to buy healthy foods on a budget, nutrition knowledge, and dietary behaviours. Perceptions about course usefulness were comparable between the two groups, while Aboriginal participants showed larger improvements in applying the teachings.
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A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research

E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Abstracts of works in the Research Series. Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton. Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
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Complaint Resolution Workshops for Health Workers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Josie Dahlstrom
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 4, July/August 2002, pp. 11-12
Description
Describes the process of how Australian Aboriginal Health Workers (AHW) received training regarding the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC).
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A Complaints Process In NSW

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Josie Dahlstrom
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, January/February 2002, pp. 3-5
Description
Describes the Health Care Complaints Commission which is in place in New South Wales, Australia to offer recourse to patients who have received less than satisfactory health care.
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A Comprehensive Approach to Health Promotion for the Reduction of Dental Caries in Remote Indigenous Australian Children: A Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. F. Roberts-Thomson
G. D. Slade
R. S. Bailie
C. Endean
B. Simmons ... [et al.]
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 245-249
Description
Comments on an intervention that did not produce any significant change in oral health behaviours, clinical measures of oral hygiene, or community programs promoting oral health.
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Computer Databases and Aboriginal Knowledge

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Christie
Description
Argues that while digitalization may be useful in conservation, the images only constitute information, not necessarily knowledge.
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Concealed Illness II: Infections of the Urine and Kidneys

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Max Kamien
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, June 1, pp. 8-10
Description
According to surveys conducted in Australia, Aboriginal populations had a rate of infection 16 times that of white populations.
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Concealed Illness: III. Nutritional Problems

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Max Kamien
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 3, September 1977, pp. 41-45
Description
Reports on the nutritional situation in Aboriginal communities in Australia and how to approach it in a culturally sensitive and respectful manner.
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Concealed Illnesses: [I.] Discharging Ears

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Max Kamien
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, March 1977, pp. 36-38
Description
Investigates why ear disease can produce some degree of deafness in children living in remote Aboriginal communities.
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Concealed Illnesses: IV. Psychological and Behavioural Disorders

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Max Kamien
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 4-9
Description
Describes the various conditions that affect Aborigines and non-Aborigines and recommends methods for health care workers to reduce unease and improve treatment outcomes.
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Concealed Illnesses: V. Sex Transmitted Diseases

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gavin Hart
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, March 1978, pp. 19-21
Description
Article chronicles diagnosis and treatment options for various types of sexually transmitted diseases.
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Confronting Australian Genocide

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin Tatz
Aboriginal History, vol. 25, Special Section: Genocide?: Australian Aboriginal History in International Perspective, 2001, pp. [16]-36
Description
Comments on genocide denialists and their reasonings.
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The Congress Alukura by the Grandmother's Law

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Betty Carter
Lana Abbott
Helen Liddle
Eileen Hussen
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, September 1987, pp. 7-14
Description
Overview of the development and functions of the Congress Alukura which provides essential medical, welfare, dental and rehabilitation services.
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Congress Alukura by the Grandmothers' Law

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lenore Gyia
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 29-31
Description
Discusses project dealing with Aboriginal women's health and traditional birthing practices.
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The Conquest of the Ngarrindjeri

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mary Alice McDonald
Aboriginal History, vol. 4, no. 2, 1980, pp. 207-211
Description
Book review of: The Conquest of the Ngarrindjeri by Graham Jenkin. To access review, scroll to page 207.
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Considerations for Occupational Therapy Assessment of Indigenous Children in Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Thorley
Sok Mui Lim
Australian Occupational Therapy, vol. 58, no. 1, Indigenous Health, Well-Being, Social and Economic Inclusion-Closing the Gaps, February 2011, pp. 3-10
Description
"This article aims to present occupational therapists with practice guidelines for conducting assessments with primary school-aged Indigenous children in Australia".
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Considering Trauma in an Indigenous Context

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ernest Hunter
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 5, September/October 1998, pp. 9-18
Description
Presents an overview of trauma experiences that have affected a specific group of Australian Indigenous populations.
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Constitutional Work in Progress: Reconciliation & Renewal in Indigenous Australia and the World: A Background Paper on Indigenous Constitutional Reform Prepared for Indigenous Practitioners Per Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
"The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a range of options for constitutional reform in order to promote discussion and exploration of specific possibilities for Australia".
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