Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 13-14
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Describes the steps involved in conducting a comprehensive review of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker training across both community and government sectors.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, p. 19
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Stresses the advantages of immunization for streptococcus pneumonia bacteria through a free Australian government program offsetting the fact that some communities have among the highest rates of infection in the world.
British Columbia Medical Journal, vol. 42, no. 9, November 2000, pp. 422-425
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Describes how the clinic has tailored services to meet the needs of its clientele, who have very low status and are experiencing an epidemic of communicable diseases.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 7-9
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Discusses how the mental health assessment model was modified to ensure cultural appropriateness for the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander society.
Discusses birthing procedures introduced to the Northwest Territories in 1982 and how the government is now incorporating traditional Aboriginal knowledge into its mandate.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, March/April 1995, pp. 2-3
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Comments on video dealing with Aboriginal community members, Aboriginal health workers and non-Aboriginal health workers views on the lack of health services use by Aboriginal people.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, p. 29
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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.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 24, no. 3, 2000, pp. 21-38
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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.
Aboriginal and islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 12-13
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Reports Western mainstream health services are not meeting the need of Aboriginal people. First published in Venerology: The Interdisciplinary, International Journal of Sexual Health, Volume 8, Number 1, February 1995, pp. 13-14.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, March/April 1995, pp. 12-14
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Talks about development of the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (ADAC) strategies to provide better delivery of services, and enable stronger ties to the Aboriginal community and to government agencies.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 3-5
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Describes the events arising at the Aboriginal Health Forum which led to the creation of a Coordinator of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heart Care Project in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 20-21
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Reports on the review of an Aboriginal community medical service in Wooloongabba in Brisbane by CHASP (Community Health Accreditation Standards Program) and goals of the service.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 6, November/December 2000, p. 23
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Reports on a new plan to improve the vision of Australians with particular emphasis on Indigenous blindness which is ten times higher than non-Indigenous Australians.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 10-12
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Describes the joint initiative of the University of Queensland Indigenous Health Program and the community of Woorabinda, a remote community located in Queensland, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 25-26
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Describes how the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) worked with facilitators to achieve the appropriate model of health care delivery in Australia.