Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health Resources

Resources for General Practitioners and the Network

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and well-being

Indigenous Health Resources:

The Lifescripts resources have been adapted for use with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. The adapted resources include the following items:

  1. Healthy Lifestyle Action Plan: one script that covers all five risk factors - smoking, alcohol misuse, poor nutrition, physical inactivity and unhealthy weight;
  2. Action Plans: one script for each risk factor; and
  3. 5As Flipchart: The flipchart has been designed for use by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, GPs and practice nurses for use during lifestyle risk factor consultations. It incorporates the 'stages of change' concept and covers all five risk factors:
    • smoking
    • poor nutrition
    • alcohol misuse
    • physical inactivity
    • unhealthy weight

Lymphoedema (chronic swelling) leaflet - Questions to ask your doctor, Indigenous Health Worker or nurse: click here Order your copy from NBOCC

Breast cancer- Training workshop for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers:
Summary Report (November 2006) via: http://www.nbocc.org.au/bestpractice/resources/AWR_breastcancer-knowled.pdf

Breast cancer - My Story DVD and booklet
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women sharing their experiences of breast cancer. A resource for Indigenous Health Workers. Available via: http://www.nbcc.org.au/resources/

Government Websites

(CTH) ABS Indigenous Statistics click here

(CTH) - Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) http://www.health.gov.au/oatsih

(NSW) NSW Health Chief Health Officers Report, Aboriginal health chapter: Summarises the most recent statistics about Aboriginal health in NSW. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep/

(NSW) Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) http://www.daa.nsw.gov.au/

(QLD) Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council http://www.qaihc.com.au/

(WA) Department of Health - http://www.health.wa.gov.au/home/

Non-Government Websites

Australian Indigenous Doctors Association http://www.aida.org.au/

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/

Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH)
http://www.crcah.org.au/

Message stick: a website: ABC radio and television coverage of Indigenous issues. http://www.abc.net.au/message/

Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal
http://www.aihwj.com.au/

(CTH) NACCHO http://www.naccho.org.au
(See NACCHO website for State Affiliate organisations).

Supporting Indigenous Children and Staff in Childrens Services in the ACT & NSW http://www.ipsunswact.com.au/site/aboriginal-long-day-care.html

RACGP Aboriginal health website and resource list http://www.racgp.org.au/aboriginalhealthunit

Journals and books on Indigenous health and well-being

Couzos S and Murray R. Aboriginal Primary Health Care an evidence-based approach, 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2007: A text book collating comprehensively researched information on specific topics in Aboriginal health.

Eckermann A-K, Dowd T, Chong E, Nixon L, Gray R, Johnson S. Binan Goonj: Bridging cultures in Aboriginal health, Churchill Livingstone, 2005. About Aboriginal cross cultural issues when working in health.

Medical Journal of Australia's Aboriginal health papers http://www.mja.com.au/Topics/Aboriginal%20health.html

Multimedia Indigenous health and well-being

Breast Cancer - My Story DVD & Booklet - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women sharing their experiences of breast cancer. A resource for Indigenous health workers. http://www.nbcc.org.au/resources/

RHEF Aboriginal health DVDs and videos: Educational audiovisual resources about a range of Aboriginal health topics. Available for free as videos or DVDs or for viewing online at http://www.rhef.com.au/programs/groups.html#Aboriginal