Australia

Describes the alcohol treatment program offered at the Kalkadoon Aboriginal Sobriety House (K.A.S.H.) in Queensland plus programs in Victoria and Western Australia.

Brief letters from various health care workers reporting on the roles they play in health care delivery in remote Australian communities.

Series of short stories on health care practices on several remote islands in the Torres Strait, Australia.

Various Aboriginal health workers from the Northern Territory, Australia describe the roles that they play in the health care system.

Various Australian Aboriginal health workers from across the country report on health care practices in their local communities.

Presents a series of short narratives by primary health workers in remote Australian communities.

Several Queensland, Australia health workers report on their various health care delivery methods.

Personal narratives from five primary health workers employed in remote areas of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Describes the, 'bush' foods and medicinal choices available to Aboriginal people before widespread European influence appeared in the Australian outback.

Health worker shares experiences on Bathurst Island, Darwin and Newcastle.

Health workers talk about experiences in the community.

Describes the experiences and challenges of Aboriginal health workers in a remote community in Australia.

Compilation of several personal narratives from Australian Aboriginal health workers reporting on their roles in health care.

Presents a series of short narratives by primary health workers in remote Australian communities.

A series of autobiographical short stories describe various health worker's duties in remote areas of Australia.

A series of short stories

A Medicine Man or Ngangkari comments on the problems presented by the introduction of alcohol into Aboriginal society.

Presents a cross cultural discussion on the historical importance of inclusiveness in Australian society.

Presents two accounts of trip made to China to study rural health practices and one to Philippines for the World Congress on Mental Health.

Presents personal recollections including poems on life as a health care worker. One author feels that there is more depression than has been recognized and that there is a relationship to alcohol abuse.

Describes a training program consisting of eight sessions over a two and a half year period with a significant Aboriginal representation in the administrative side of the program.

Looks at health workers' program offered at Warburton Range in Western Australia. Includes recipes for bread and milk porridge and instant potato baby food.

Several Aboriginal health workers describe their work and nurse training experiences in the Australian Outback healthcare system.

Various health care workers describe their jobs, responsibilities and health care practices within the Aboriginal Medical Service in Australia.

Article describes the success of the Aboriginal run rehabilitation centre located in New South Wales, Australia.

Two personal narratives from employees of Groote Eylandt Mining Company's Industrial Health Department regarding the upheaval of mining development and the importance of hygiene in disease prevention.

Brief article describes a health worker's visit to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to observe a nursing outreach programme there.

Discusses the nutrition education program offered in local schools.

Brief report on how Australian health worker incorporates local traditional medical practices into preventative health work.

Brief report by an Aboriginal health worker regarding health care practices at Miligimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia.

Inservice training course focuses on breast self-examination, menopause, diet, rest, and exercise.

Keynote speaker's address opens this special issue which aims to showcase the depth and breadth of Indigenous Studies in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.

Media release calls on the government to make changes to the alcohol taxation system.

Chronicles the dismal health statistics of the Indigenous population, stating that Canada and the United States are ahead of Australia when it comes to the substantive work of reconciliation.

Reports on health and social plan delivery in the remote Aboriginal community in south eastern Queensland, Australia.

Looks at upper respiratory tract infection and treatment options in children.

Looks this common disease infecting aboriginal children living on reservations and remote locations where adequate sanitation is lacking.

Discusses use of natural substances for medical needs and how contact with Europeans created significant substance abuse problems with substances from alcohol to sugar.

Looks at an Australian play which aims to preserve neglected or forgotten stories.

Article reports on the findings of three case studies conducted in Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand; shows that health systems in these countries have not addressed barriers to health care arising from multiple factors (or aggravated forms) of discrimination, such as the intersection between disability and indigeneity. Makes recommendations for improvement.

Summarizes emerging themes from past comparative literature work regarding Indigenous living conditions and identifies areas for improvement.

Focuses on pre-European and post-European Aboriginal land relationships.

Discusses the broader issue of rights in every area of life and the difficulties in the legislative system with recognizing group rights.

Reflects attitudes of both white communities and Aboriginal political groups to involve Aboriginals in service.

Brief story reports on the Warramirri people from Elcho Island, Australia permitting the Clinical Oncology Society to use their carving of two snakes as the Society's symbol.

Article describes the best instruction methods with Australian Aboriginal adult students.

Looks at how Australian politicians have shaped decades of health policy and influenced health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia.

Looks at a sociolinguistic view of Aboriginal English; approaches to minority dialects in institutional settings; dialectal damage; a modified immersion model to address Aboriginal English needs; and Aboriginal English in British Columbia schools.