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.
NOTE: pdf displays incorrect information (vol. 30 no.6 November/December 2006)
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 1, Indigenous Mental Health, February 2014, pp. 93-111
Description
Reviewed quantitative and qualitative studies published between 1980 and March 2010. Identified four areas which required further research: longitudinal, population-based studies; validation and modification of appropriate screening tools; cultural diversity and meaning of lived experiences; and development of evidence-informed practices through collaborations with communities.
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
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.
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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.
NOTE: pdf displays incorrect information (vol. 30 no.6 November/December 2006)
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 65-84
Description
Looks at significance of seascapes through representations found in Rebecca Belmore's Fountain, Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach and Kim Scott's That Deadman Dance.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 186, no. 8, May 13, 2014, pp. E229-E230
Description
Describes BP's efforts to contribute to a reduction in gas-sniffing and suicides by eliminating the aromatic compounds that produce a high when sniffed.
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.