Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 20-22
Description
Article describes the pattern of petrol (gas) sniffing abuse that takes place in Australian Aboriginal communities along with the negative health outcomes.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 7-8
Description
Examines the evolution and growth of one of the earliest Australian Aboriginal commodities, Pituri which contained up to 5% nicotine compared to only 1.5% in manufactured cigarettes.
American Journal of Human Biology, vol. 12, no. 4, July/August 2000, p. 542–551
Description
Looks at the study to determine the prevalence of diabetes among the Métis, to identify diabetes risk factors, and to test hypotheses related to diabetes etiology.
Editorial: Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in High Risk Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stewart B. Harris
Bernard Zinman.
Diabetes Care, vol. 23, no. 7, July 2000, pp. 879-881
Description
Recommends community-based and culturally appropriate interventions to combat epidemic proportions of this disease caused by genetic susceptibility combined with rapid transition in lifestyle.
Study focuses on three types of policy initiatives: (1) control of alcohol within tribal jurisdictions; (2) education and treatment (3) social and environmental risk factors.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 7-9
Description
Discusses how the mental health assessment model was modified to ensure cultural appropriateness for the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander society.
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 37, no. 1, March 2000, pp. 35-56
Description
Identified potential risk factors associated with psychological distress from a random general population health survey in 1991. The article states that gender and generational differences should be considered when planning strategies.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, p. 29
Description
Brief article reports on the 9 recommendations and resolutions that arose from the Council of Remote Area Nurse of Australia Inc (CRANA) conference held in Alice Springs, Central Australia.
Information gathered from databases and extensive community consultation was to be used in strategic planning for health delivery systems in the district.
This report, by George T. Orton, Brigade Surgeon, lists the number of injuries, illnesses, deaths and other medical problems associated with battle action from 25 April of the 90th Battalion of Winnipeg Rifles during the Northwest Resistance.
Background Paper (Parliamentary Research Branch) ; PRB 99-24E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Jill Wherrett
Description
Overview prepared by Research Services, Library of Parliament of the seven-volume Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Report (RCAP).
"Revised 2 August 2000."
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, January/February 2000, pp. 23-25
Description
Focuses on agencies delivering housing to Indigenous Australians rather than the consumer. Housing is determined to be a significant factor in the occupant's physical and psychological health.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 24, no. 3, 2000, pp. 21-38
Description
Study suggests that inadequate responsiveness, on the part of a local Indian Health Service (IHS), can become a crucial determinant to switching to tribal management.