Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1989, pp. 34-37
Description
Book reviews of: Flinders Ranges Dreaming by The Adnyamathanha Storytellers of South Australia and Dorothy Tunbridge.
Turning the Tide: A Personal History of the Federal Council for Advancement of Aborigines andTorress Strait Islanders by Faith Bandler.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 3-5
Description
Article advocates placing dialysis treatment options as close as possible to people's homes. Relocation can result in cultural isolation and can have an enormous negative impact.
Australian Humanities Review, no. 42, August 2007, p. [?]
Description
Comments on a violent demonstration at the height of the 1965 Freedom Rides in New South Wales where ironically most the opposing participants were related.
Compares the situation in Australia, Canada and the United States, as well the differing approaches to the high rate of Aboriginal incarceration and recidivism.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 3-5
Description
Biography and interview with Burarra Aboriginal elder and retired senior Aboriginal health worker (SAHW) with over 40 years experience in Northern Territory, Australia.
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Myth and Memory: Stories of Indigenous-European Contact
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Sutton Lutz
Description
A critical look at how contact stories have been, and are being told and used. Four themes run through the book: Currency, Performance, Ambiguity and Power.
Introduction to the book Myth and Memory: Stories of Indigenous-European Contact
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, December 1989, pp. 7-8
Description
Major problems identified include lack of co-ordination between health, housing, employment and education systems and the Government and State/Territories and community agencies .
Indigenous Affairs, vol. 2008, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 38-43
Description
Discusses the protective measures introduced in 73 remote Aboriginal communities as the results of report.
To access this article, scroll down to page 38.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, December 1989, pp. 27-29
Description
High rates of diabetes, heart disease, infectious diseases and cancer has prompted a review of the health care system in use. Recommends the role of the health worker be different from the role of doctors or nurse.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 17-18
Description
Excerpt of report presented to the launch of a program to enable health workers to assist families with caring for a loved one with a substance abuse problem.
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Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 19-22
Description
Promotes the career of occupational therapy offered at the Hunter Institute of Higher Education in hopes of attracting Aboriginal students. Defines occupational therapy, where therapists work, and the length of course.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 44-55
Description
Discusses the challenges present in order to overcome the social, economic and health deficits that exist in remote Australian Aboriginal communities.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 7, no. 625, 2007, pp. 1-8
Description
Examines socio-demographic and oral health characteristics of children cared for at two difference service points and confirms the social and health inequalities of care.
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2007, pp. 67-70
Description
Describes the Goorie Diabetes Complication and Assessment Clinic (DCAC) holistic approach to diabetes management in isolated rural Aborigine communities.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 28-31
Description
Comments on enormous burden change has placed on Aboriginal and Torres Strait people resulting in displacement of traditional male role as main family provider.
Looks at why the health of Indigenous Australians remains poorer than other Australians.
Chapter 5 from Social Determinants of Indigenous Health edited by Bronwyn Carson, Terry Dunbar, Richard D. Chenhall and Ross Bailie.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 20-22
Description
Discusses some of the structural and organizational barriers to a greater acceptance of the program which is designed to assist Indigenous people cook healthy meals.