Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, September 1979, pp. 24-28
Description
Explains a local health record system that enables semi-literate health workers to independently assess children and keep accurate health records of patients.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, June 1979, pp. 19-24
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Reports on a government program that relocates Australian Aboriginal families from poorer outlying areas into five towns with better employment and education opportunities.
Report summarizes progress of an Indigenous community research project that is creating an Aboriginal pedagogy framework for teaching First Peoples' languages in Western New South Wales, Australia.
Aboriginal History , vol. 3, no. 2, 1979, pp. 152-154
Description
Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Chapters are papers presented at symposium of the Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
To access review, scroll down to page 152.
Aboriginal History, vol. 3, no. 2, 1979, pp. 154-155
Description
Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Collection of papers from symposium of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
To access review, scroll down to page 154.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Study assesses policy and practice documents relating to health literacy in three different countries to assess how Indigenous knowledge has been integrated into healthcare systems. Results showed that active integration and promotion of Indigenous health knowledge is limited.
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.
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 49-58
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"This paper aimed to highlight the systemic and theoretical barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have been bereaved by suicide".
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, May/June 1992, pp. 4-5
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Looks at some of the key policy decisions identified in the reports The National Aboriginal Health Strategy Working Party Report and The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and HIV/AIDS.
NADA Practice Resource: Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Guidelines for Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in a Non-Aboriginal Setting
Article reports on a Koorie art club that eventually evolved into an art class; discusses elements and approaches implemented that allowed the class to become a site of exploration and self-discovery for the youth that participated.
Search was performed for academic and non-academic Indigenous sources published between 2000 and 2016 and identified over 150 documents, books, and papers.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, September 1979, pp. 32-33
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Describes the social and health problems of, 'petrol' (gasoline) sniffing by Aboriginal youth in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia.
Article reframes the discussion surrounding mental health recognizing that Indigenous peoples have a holistic view of health that encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and environmental spectrum of wellbeing. Notes implications for government policy and for frontline practice.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, March 1979, pp. 32-35
Description
Author describes his experiences chairing a session of the First National Aboriginal Health Worker Conference held in Darwin, Australia in October of 1978.