This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications associated with cardiovascular health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. References include journal articles, reports, theses, and other literature. To access our complete database please use our bibliography.
2012
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2012)
Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)
Risk factors contributing to chronic disease.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse (2012)
Healthy lifestyle programs for physical activity and nutrition.
Canberra: Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
This report assesses the evidence regarding the effectiveness of physical activity and nutrition intervention programs in reducing the incidence of chronic diseases in Indigenous communities. The report also describes the burden of lifestyle-related chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease) affecting Indigenous Australians and assesses strategies that have the potential to be affective.
The authors conclude from the evidence that healthy lifestyle programs can help to combat lifestyle-related chronic diseases. In particular, the programs that were found to be most effective were community-based projects that were initiated and managed by the communities in which they were run. Individual, family and group-based Indigenous healthy lifestyle projects were found to have positive effects in the short term (up to two years). It is not known whether these effects are sustained in the long term as few programs have both the resources and impetus to continue long term.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Higgins R, Murphy B, Worcester M, Daffey A (2012)
Supporting chronic disease self-management: translating policies and principles into clinical practice.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 18(1): 80-87
Kowanko I, Helps Y, Harvey P, Battersby M, McCurry B, Carbine R, Boyd J, Abdulla O (2012)
Chronic condition management strategies in Aboriginal communities: final report 2011.
Adelaide: Flinders University and the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia
The main aim of the Chronic condition management strategies in Aboriginal communities project was to evaluate the effectiveness of tailoring mainstream chronic care management strategies to suit Indigenous clients and settings. This was achieved through assessing the health outcomes and impacts, and the sustainability of the strategies. The strategies included:
- structured care planning focused on clients' problems and goals
- training in chronic disease self management and management support for health staff and peer leaders
- coordinated holistic team care.
Data collection involved the analysis of health service records of 36 clients involved in chronic care management over 1-10 years, and semi-structured interviews with 18 clients and 12 staff.
The research was conducted by a team from Flinders University and the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia, in collaboration with Aboriginal clients and community members from Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service, Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc. and Riverland Commuity Health Service.
The authors conclude that people involved in structured chronic condition management strategies (eg care plans) improve their health and wellbeing over time. A range of barriers and enablers of chronic condition management strategies were identified and the authors highlight the importance of tailoring new initiatives to suit individual needs and local circumstances.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Luke JN, Brown AD, Brazionis L, O'Dea K, Best JD, McDermott RA, Wang Z, Wang Z, Rowley KG (2012)
Exploring clinical predictors of cardiovascular disease in a central Australian Aboriginal cohort.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology; Early view(http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047487312437713)
Retrieved 24 January 2012 from http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047487312437713
Randall DA, Jorm LR, Lujic S, O'Loughlin AJ, Churches TR, Haines MM, Eades SJ, Leyland AH (2012)
Mortality after admission for acute myocardial infarction in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia: a multilevel data linkage study.
BMC Public Health; 12(281):
Stewart JM, Sanson-Fisher RW, Eades S, Fitzgerald M (2012)
The risk status, screening history and health concerns of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people attending an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.
Drug and Alcohol Review; Early View(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00455.x): 1-8
Thomson N, MacRae A, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Levitan L, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Stumpers S, Urquhart B (2012)
Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
2011
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework: 2010 report.
Canberra: Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Department of Health and Ageing
This is the third report developed under the auspice of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council to measure progress against the National strategic framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health as well as the more recent measures introduced under Closing the gap national partnerships.
The performance framework reports on the three tiers of health:
- health status and outcomes: this includes measures of prevalence of disease or injury, human function, life expectancy and wellbeing
- measures of the health determinants: this includes socioeconomic status, environmental factors and health behaviours
- health system performance: this includes effectiveness, responsiveness, accessibility and sustainability.
Major findings of the report include:
- a significant decline in Indigenous deaths due to avoidable causes
- narrowing of the mortality gap
- reduction in infant mortality
- chronic diseases are a continuing concern, contributing to two thirds of the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- there were slight reductions in literacy and numeracy gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students
- risky behaviours, such as smoking and lack of physical activity, were continuing concerns among Indigenous people
- access to, and utilisation of medical services is less than expected given higher levels of illness
- access to medical services is more difficult in remote than non-remote areas.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Cardiovascular disease: Australian facts 2011.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report provides information on the latest available data in Australia on cardiovascular health for policy makers, health professionals and the community. The report covers areas including risk factors for cardiovascular disease, major cardiovascular diseases and health services.
The report includes separate information on cardiovascular diseases which have the greatest impact on the Australian population. The report includes data on trends, prevalence, hospitalisation and mortality for each disease with additional analysis by Indigenous status, remoteness area and socio-economic group.
The report also examines the co-morbidity of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, using hospitalisation data to highlight the fact that cardiovascular disease is often diagnosed in conjunction with other diseases and complex relationships exist, not only between cardiovascular disease and conditions such as diabetes and chronic kidney disease, but also between each cardiovascular condition.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Contribution of chronic disease to the gap in mortality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Expenditure on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2008–09: an analysis by remoteness and disease.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Life expectancy and mortality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: an overview 2011.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This overview is a summary of Indigenous health and welfare at the national level. Topics covered include:
- demographic characteristics
- determinants of health and welfare: socioeconomic factors, housing, community capacity, behavioural factors, and social and emotional wellbeing
- health and functioning: disability, community functioning, and health conditions
- mortality and life expectancy of mothers and babies, children, young people and older people
- health care and support services, including health and welfare expenditure.
The report compares Indigenous statistics to the non-Indigenous statistics on the same health and welfare issues and provides time series data where available. It relates the picture of Indigenous health and welfare to the goals set by the Council of Australian Governments and the raft of measures under Closing the gap agreement aimed at reducing the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. For the first time, the report looks at the impact of chronic diseases on the life expectancy gap, currently estimated to be 12 years for men and 10 years for women. It shows that about 80% of the mortality gap can be attributed to chronic diseases, most significantly heart diseases (22%), diabetes (12%) and liver diseases (11%).
The report is accompanied by nine online papers on specific topics, available from the Indigenous observatory: Indigenous life expectancy and mortality, child safety, eye health, disability, access to health services, chronic disease and older people.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Young Australians: their health and wellbeing 2011.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This national statistical publication reports on the health and wellbeing of young Australians aged 12-24 years of age. This reporting is vital for the development of evidence-based youth policies. Part VII provides an overview of the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and looks at key issues including:
- health status
- determinants of health
- families and communities
- socioeconomic factors
- housing
- health system performance.
The report also highlights areas where work is still needed.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Bailie RS, Si D, Connors CM, Kwedza R, O'Donoghue L, Kennedy C, Cox R, Liddle H, Hains J, Dowden MC, Burke HP, Brown A, Weeramanthri T, Thompson S (2011)
Variation in quality of preventive care for well adults in Indigenous community health centres in Australia.
BMC Health Services Research; 11: 139
Retrieved 1 June 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/139
Bhuyan RR, Crouch G, Chaudhuri K, Edwards JRM, Worthington M, Stuklis RG (2011)
Outcome of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in Indigenous Australian population.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 20(12): 793
Burgess CP, Bailie RS, Connors CM, Chenhall RD, McDermott RA, O'Dea K, Gunabarra C, Matthews HL, Esterman AJ (2011)
Early identification and preventive care for elevated cardiovascular disease risk within a remote Australian Aboriginal primary health care service.
BMC Health Services Research; 11: 24
Retrieved 31 January 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-11-24.pdf
Cadilhac DA, Magnus A, Sheppard L, Cumming TB, Pearce DC, Carter R (2011)
The societal benefits of reducing six behavioural risk factors: an economic modelling study from Australia.
BMC Public Health; 11: 483
Retrieved 21 June 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/483
Cargo M, Marks E, Brimblecombe J, Scarlett M, Maypilama E, Dhurrkay JG, Daniel M (2011)
Integrating an ecological approach into an Aboriginal community-based chronic disease prevention program: a longitudinal process evaluation.
BMC Public Health; 11: 299
Retrieved 11 May 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-299.pdf
Condon JR, You J, McDonnell J (2011)
The performance of co-morbidity indices in measuring outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in Australia Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients.
Internal Medicine Journal; Accepted article(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02539.x):
Daniel M, Lekkas P, Cargo M, Stankov I, Brown A (2011)
Environmental risk conditions and pathways to cardiometabolic diseases in Indigenous populations.
Annual Review of Public Health; Review in Advance(http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.012809.103557):
De Sciscio P, Baker RA, Bennetts J (2011)
Off-pump coronary artery bypass improves postoperative morbidity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Australians.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 20(12): 792-793
Department of Health and Ageing (2011)
Closing the gap: the Indigenous Chronic Disease Package in 2010-11 annual progress report on the Australian Government's contribution to the National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
Hayman N (2011)
Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's access to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Australian Prescriber; 34(2): 38-40
Helps Y, Kowanko I (2011)
Riverland Aboriginal chronic disease support group community storybook 2011.
Melbourne: Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia
This community storybook showcases the Riverland Aboriginal Chronic Disease Support Group (RACDSG). The storybook demonstrates how, in partnership with health professionals, Aboriginal people from the Riverland area in rural South Australia are taking an active part in managing their chronic conditions. The storybook tells how and why RACDSG was formed, and how the Riverland Community Health Service is involved with RACDSG. Also described are:
- achievements and benefits of RACDSG to date
- several stories and tips from individual members
- some related activities in the region
- how this work fits into a larger research project about chronic condition management strategies in Aboriginal communities.
Abstract adapted from Riverland Aboriginal Chronic Disease Support Group
Jowsey T, Yen L, Wells R, Leeder S (2011)
National Health and Hospital Reform Commission final report and patient-centred suggestions for reform.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 17(2): 162-168
JowseyT, Yen L, Aspin C, Ward NJ, The SCIPPS Team (2011)
People I can call on: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences of chronic illness. Community report. Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study.
Canberra: Menzies Centre for Health Policy
Katzenellenbogen JM, Sanfilippo FM, Hobbs MST, Briffa TG, Ridout SC, Knuiman MW, Dimer L, Taylor KP, Thompson PL, Thompson SC (2011)
Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal differentials in 2-year outcomes following non-fatal first-ever acute MI persist after adjustment for comorbidity.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation; Online before print(http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741826711417925):
Krum H, Jelinek MV, Stewart S, Sindone A, Atherton JJ (2011)
2011 update to National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia, 2006.
Medical Journal of Australia; 194(8): 405-409
Li M, McCulloch B, McDermott R (2011)
Metabolic syndrome and incident coronary heart disease in Australian Indigenous populations.
Obesity; Epub ahead of print(http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oby.2011.156):
Liaw ST, Lau P, Pyett P, Furler J, Burchill M, Rowley K, Kelaher M (2011)
Successful chronic disease care for Aboriginal Australians requires cultural competence.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 35(3): 238-248
McDermott RA, McCulloch B, Li M (2011)
Glycaemia and albuminuria as predictors of coronary heart disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: a north Queensland cohort.
Medical Journal of Australia; 194(10): 514-518
National Heart Foundation, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (2011)
Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia. Updated July 2011.
Deakin, ACT: National Heart Foundation
This report outlines the updated guidelines of the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia, 2006.
The guidelines have been developed from all available published evidence until 30 November 2010 for the most effective diagnosis, management and prevention of coronary heart failure. The aims of the guidelines are to obtain better health outcomes by improving the management of coronary heart failure and to reduce unwarranted variation from best practice treatment of coronary heart failure throughout Australia.
The target audiences includes general practitioners, general physicians, cardiologists, registrars and hospital resident medical officers, nurses and other allied health professionals, and educators.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Prabhu A, Tully PJ, Tuble S, Bennetts J, Baker RA (2011)
Morbidity and morality outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples after isolated cornary artery bypass graft surgery.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 20(12): 792
Reilly R, Doyle J, Daniel M, Aitken L/, Atkinson V, Briggs P, Calleja J, Charles S, Mohamed J, Patten R, Rowley K (2011)
A pilot study of psychosocial factors and cardiovascular risk amongst Aboriginal people living in the Goulburn Valley.
Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health; 10: 8-14
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2011)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2011 overview.
Canberra: Productivity Commission, Australia
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2011)
Report on government services 2011: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
Stumpers S, Thomson N, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Urquhart B (2011)
Overview of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
2010
Andreasyan K, Hoy WE (2010)
Recent patterns in chronic disease mortality in remote living Indigenous Australians.
BMC Public Health; 10: 483
Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-483.pdf
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Causes of death Australia, 2008.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Deaths, Australia, 2009.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Oct 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
The information included in this report is taken from a variety of sources. This report highlights that Aboriginal and Torres Strait people make up 2.5% of the Australian population and is young compared to the rest of the population. The key findings include:
- The estimated resident population in 2006 was 517,000 people.
- The median age for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was 21.0 years compared to 37.0 years for the non-Indigenous population.
- 68% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reside in rural and remote locations and 32% reside in urban locations.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a lower life expectancy than non-Indigenous Australians. From 2005-2007 the gap was 11.5 years for males and 9.7 years for females.
- Life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males at birth is estimated to be 67.2 years and for females is 72.9 years.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language and culture is strong.
- Socio-economic outcomes continute to improve; 22% completed year twelve in 2008.
- More people completed non-school qualifications; 40% of people aged 25-64 years in 2008, compared to 32% in 2002.
- The unemployment rate fell from 23% in 2002 to 17% in 2008, but remains five times higher than the rate for non-Indigenous unemployment which was 5% in 2008.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2010)
Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program – Indigenous chronic disease 2009-2013 guidelines.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Australia's health 2010: the twelfth biennial report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australia's health 2010 was released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare as the twelfth edition of its biennial national health report. The report shows that Australia is one of the healthiest nations in the world, with most Australians generally have good health and access to a range of good health care services, but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to have much poorer health than the general population.
Health information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is included in various sections of the report but particularly in chapter 5.1 which compiles information about demographic profiles, health status, disability rates and service use. The section highlights that Indigenous Australians are continuing to die at much younger ages than non-Indigenous Australians. Indigenous Australians also continue to have a greater disease burden, higher rates of disability and a lower quality of life than other Australians. The section concludes with information on behaviours and health risk factors that shape the health status of Indigenous peoples such as tobacco use, alcohol misuse, illicit drug use, and housing conditions.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Australian hospital statistics 2008-09.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Cardiovascular disease mortality: trends at different ages.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Expenditure on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2006-07: an analysis by remoteness and disease.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Premature mortality from chronic disease.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Women and heart disease: cardiovascular profile of women in Australia.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Bradshaw PJ, Alfonso HS, Finn J, Owen J, Thompson PL (2010)
A comparison of coronary heart disease event rates among urban Australian Aboriginal people and a matched non-Aboriginal population.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health; 65(4): 315-319
Briffa TG, Sanfilippo FM, Hobbs MST, Ridout SC, Katzenellenbogen JM, Thompson PL, Thompson SC (2010)
Under-ascertainment of Aboriginality in records of cardiovascular disease in hospital morbidity and mortality data in Western Australia: a record linkage study.
BMC Medical Research Methodology; (10): 111
Retrieved 30 December 2010 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-111.pdf
Brown A (2010)
Acute coronary syndromes in Indigenous Australians: opportunities for improving outcomes across the continuum of care.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 19(5-6): 325-336
Closing The Gap: Tackling Indigenous Chronic Disease (2010)
Indigenous chronic disease package: monitoring and evaluation framework.
Canberra: Australian Department of Health and Ageing
Cunningham J (2010)
Socioeconomic disparities in self-reported cardiovascular disease for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults: analysis of national survey data.
Population Health Metrics; 8: 31
Retrieved from http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/8/1/31
Daniel M, Lekkas P, Cargo M (2010)
Environments and cardiometabolic diseases in Aboriginal populations.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 19(5-6): 306-315
Gordon R (2010)
Factors that contribute to chronic disease in Aboriginal people.
Sydney: NSW Department of Health
Greaney D (2010)
Prevalence of heart failure with preserved systolic function in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Far North Queensland.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 34(5): 36-38
Halcomb EJ, Davidson PM, Brown N (2010)
Uptake of Medicare chronic disease items in Australia by general practice nurses and Aboriginal health workers.
Collegian; 17(2): 57-61
Heart Foundation (2010)
Developing patient resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: findings from a needs analysis for chronic heart failure.
Canberra: Heart Foundation
Hoy WE, Davey RL, Sharma S, Hoy PW, Smith JM, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S (2010)
Chronic disease profiles in remote Aboriginal settings and implications for health services planning.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(1): 11-18
Huffman MD, Galloway JM (2010)
Cardiovascular health in Indigenous communities: successful programs.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 19(5-6): 351-360
Ipsos-Eureka Social Research Institute, Winangali Pty Ltd (2010)
Developmental research to inform the local Indigenous community campaigns to promote better health.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Jeremy R, Tonkin A, White H, Riddell T, Brieger D, Walsh W, Zeitz C, Brown A, Kritharides L (2010)
Improving cardiovascular care for Indigenous populations.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 19(5-6): 344-350
Johnson S, Jennings G, Mott K (2010)
'Diabetes: bad for the heart!'.
The Chronicle; 16(1): 26-27
Katzenellenbogen JM, Sanfilippo FM, Hobbs MS, Briffa TG, Ridout SC, Knuiman MW, Dimer L, Taylor KP, Thompson PL, Thompson SC (2010)
Incidence of and case fatality following acute myocardial infarction in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australians (2000-2004): a linked data study.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 19(12): 717-725
Katzenellenbogen JM, Sanfilippo FM, Hobbs MS, Briffa TG, Ridout SC, Knuiman MW, Dimer L, Taylor KP, Thompson PL, Thompson SC (2010)
Variable effects of prevalence correction of population denominators on differentials in myocardial infarction incidence: a record linkage study in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australians.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology; Articles in Press(10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.08.008):
Li M, McDermott RA (2010)
Using anthropometric indices to predict cardio-metabolic risk factors in Australian Indigenous populations.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice; 87(3): 401-406
Liu H, Patel A, Brown A, Eades S, Hayman N, Jan S, Ring I, Stewart G, Tonkin A, Weeramanthri T, Wade V, Rodgers A, Usherwood T, Neal B, Peiris D, Burke H, Reid C, Cass A (2010)
Rationale and design of the Kanyini guidelines adherence with the polypill (Kanyini-GAP) study: a randomised controlled trial of a polypill-based strategy amongst Indigenous and non Indigenous people at high cardiovascular risk.
BMC Public Health; 10: 458
Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-458.pdf
Luke J, Rowley K, Brown A (2010)
Cardiovascular risk for Aboriginal people in Central Australia: evaluation of PBS lipid treatment guidelines.
The Chronicle; 16(1): 28
Maple-Brown LJ, Cunningham J, Nandi N, Hodge A, O'Dea K (2010)
Fibrinogen and associated risk factors in a high-risk population: urban Indigenous Australians, the DRUID Study.
Cardiovascular Diabetology; 9(69): 1-26
Peiris D, Mohsin M, Jenkins A, Hughes C, Cass A (2010)
Robust data to close the gap: current vascular and maternal/newborn indicators as measures of progress in Aboriginal health in New South Wales.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; Early View(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00629.x):
Queensland Health, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section), Apunipima Cape York Health Council (2010)
Chronic disease guidelines, 3rd edition, 2010.
Cairns, Qld: Queensland Health
These guidelines are designed for use by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, nurses, allied health practitioners and doctors in Queensland.
The guidelines are evidence-based and for use in the planning or delivery of chronic disease prevention, detection and management activities in Indigenous populations.
The guidelines cover:
- chronic disease system enablers
- health promotion
- self management
- child health check
- adult health check
- medication safety
- management of diagnosed conditions
- continuous quality improvement in primary health care.
Each guideline is extensively reviewed and/or developed using the expertise and knowledge of clinicians with experience working in the rural and remote setting and are endorsed by the appropriate clinical networks and expert bodies.
The guidelines are developed in partnership with the Apunipima Cape York Health Council, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Queensland Health's Office of Rural and Remote Health.
Abstract adapted from Queensland Health
Queensland Health (2010)
The health of Queenslanders 2010. Third report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Reath J, Brown N (2010)
Managing cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Australian Prescriber; 33(3): 72-75
Ride K, Thomson N (2010)
Summary of Indigenous health: cardiovascular health status.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 34(1): 7-10
Roe YL, Clark RA (2010)
Differences in treatment and management of Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients presenting with chest pain: results of the Heart Protection Partnership (HPP) Study [letter to the editor].
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 19(11): 691
Rohde SL, Matebele M, Pohlner P, Radford D, Wall D, Fraser JF (2010)
Excellent cardiac surgical outcomes in paediatric Indigenous patients, but follow-up difficulties.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; Article in Press(doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2010.03.008):
Snowdon W (2010)
Chronic disease and Indigenous health.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(s1): s4
Wang Z, Si D, Hoy WE (2010)
Mental disorders due to substance use and cardiovascular disease risk in Aboriginal adults: letter.
Medical Journal of Australia; 192(10): 566
Webster R, McGill K, Kennedy B (2010)
Coronary heart disease mortality, hospital admission, and procedure rates for Indigenous Queenslanders.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
2009
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009)
National Health Survey: summary of results, 2007-2008 (reissue).
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2009)
Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2009.
Retrieved from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/summary
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Impact of falling cardiovascular disease death rates: deaths delayed and years of life extended.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease: targeting risk factors.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Bradshaw PJ, Alfonso HS, Finn JC, Owen J, Thompson PL (2009)
Coronary heart disease events in Aboriginal Australians: incidence in an urban population.
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(10): 583-586
Brown A (2009)
Bridging the survival gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: priorities for the road ahead.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 18(2): 96-100
Burchill LJ (2009)
The role of the CSANZ in 'Closing the Gap': An Indigenous cardiologists perspective.
Heart, Lung and Circulation; 18(2): 101-103
Fearnley E, Li SQ, Guthridge S (2009)
Trends in chronic disease mortality in the Northern Territory Aboriginal population, 1997-2004: using underlying and multiple causes of death.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 33(6): 551-555
Haysom L, Williams RE, Hodson EM, Lopez-Vargas P, Roy LP, Lyle DM, Craig JC (2009)
Cardiovascular risk factors in Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous children: a population-based study.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 45(1-2): 20-27
Howard M (2009)
Healthy breathing and heart: stage 2: final report for the National Rural Primary Health Projects Initiative.
Darwin: Charles Darwin University
Jeon YH, Essue B, Jan S, Wells R, Whitworth JA (2009)
Economic hardship associated with managing chronic illness: a qualitative inquiry.
BMC Health Services Research; (9): 182
Retrieved 9 October 2009 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-9-182.pdf
Lawrence M, Dodd Z, Mohor S, Dunn S, de Crespigny C, Power C, MacKean L (2009)
Improving the patient journey: achieving positive outcomes for remote Aboriginal cardiac patients.
Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
LehmanSJ, Baker RA, Aylward PE, Knight JL, Chew DP (2009)
Outcomes of cardiac surgery in Indigenous Australians.
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(10): 588-593
Luke JN, Brown A, O’Neal DN, Kerin O’Dea K, Jenkins AJ, Kelaher M, Best JD, Rowley KG (2009)
Lipid treatment guidelines and cardiovascular risk for Aboriginal people in Central Australia.
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(10): 552-556
McDonald H (2009)
Australian Indigenous adolescents with chronic conditions: sociocultural context.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 45(11): 629-632
National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance (2009)
Guidelines for the assessment of absolute cardiovascular disease risk.
Canberra:
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2009)
Service activity reporting 2007-2008 key results: a national profile of Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Peiris DP, Patel AA, Cass A, Howard MP, Tchan ML, Brady JP, De Vries J, Rickards BA, Yarnold DJ, Hayman NE, Brown AE (2009)
Cardiovascular disease risk management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in primary health care settings: findings from the Kanyini Audit.
Medical Journal of Australia; 191(6): 304-309
Sayers S, Singh G, Mott S, McDonnell J, Hoy W (2009)
Relationships between birthweight and biomarkers of chronic disease in childhood: Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987–2001.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology; 23(6): 548-556
Sellers EAC, Singh GR, Sayers SM (2009)
Apo-B/AI ratio identifies cardiovascular risk in childhood: the Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort study.
Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research; 6(2): 94-99
Shemesh T, Rowley KG, Jenkins AJ, Best JD, O'Dea K (2009)
C-reactive protein concentrations are very high and more stable over time than the traditional vascular risk factors total cholesterol and systolic blood pressure in an Australian Aboriginal cohort.
Clinical Chemistry; 55(2): 336-341
Taylor KP, Thompson SC, Smith JS, Dimer L, Ali M, Wood MM (2009)
Exploring the impact of an Aboriginal Health Worker on hospitalised Aboriginal experiences: lessons from cardiology.
Australian Health Review; 33(4): 549-557
Thomson N, Ride K (2009)
Summary of the cardiovascular health status of Indigenous peoples.
Retrieved from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/chronic-conditions/cvd/reviews/our-review
You J, Condon JR, Zhao Y, Guthridge S (2009)
Incidence and survival after acute myocardial infarction in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, 1992–2004.
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(6): 298-302
2008
Abbott P, Davison J, Moore L (2008)
Too many of us have gone early: priorities in heart health education for Aboriginal people.
Australian Family Physician; 37(4): 266-268
Abeywardana S, Sullivan EA (2008)
Congenital anomalies in Australia 2002–2003.
Sydney: AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit
Assche AF, Stephens DP (2008)
Infective endocarditis with Abiotrophia defectiva: the first Australian experience.
Critical Care and Resuscitation; 10(1): 54
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2008.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This major report presents a broad national picture of the health and welfare of the Indigenous population and explores the disparities in health between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Topics covered include:
- the demographic, social and economic context
- education and health
- housing circumstances
- disability and ageing
- mothers and children
- health status
- health risk factors
- mortality
- health services - provision, access and use
- community services
- Torres Strait Islander people
The findings of the report demonstrate that the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples remains poor compared with the rest of the Australian population and they experience many disadvantages. Changes over time in the health and welfare outcomes for Indigenous people have been described where possible. Life expectancy among Indigenous men and women remains approximately 17 years less than among their non-Indigenous counterparts, but some health improvements have been noted. Declines were identified in Indigenous mortality rates in Western Australia and in infant mortality rates in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. There have also been improvements in some of the social determinants of health, particularly in education, employment and home ownership.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2008)
Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program.
Retrieved 23 July 2008 from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ruralhealth-services-msoap
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Penm E (2008)
Cardiovascular disease and its associated risk factors in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2004-05.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report presents national information for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its associated risk factors, as well as on deaths due to CVD. Results are based mostly on analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' most recent National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey and National Health Survey conducted in 2004-05.
Topics covered include:
- background demographic and overall health status
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors and conditions associated with cardiovascular disease
The findings of the report demonstrate cardiovascular disease is a major health problem among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In 2004-05, one in eight Indigenous Australians had cardiovascular disease as a long-term condition with the disease found to be more common in woman and older people. Between 2002 and 2005, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death, accounting for 27% of all Indigenous deaths. Death rates in Indigenous Australians were 3 times as high as in non-Indigenous Australians with nearly all cardiovascular risk factors found to be more common among Indigenous Australians than in non-Indigenous Australians.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Health care expenditure on cardiovascular diseases 2004–05.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report provides information on the the total allocated health system expenditure associated with cardiovascular disease in Australia. The report covers expenditure during the period 2004-05. Estimates of expenditure are presented by age, sex, and type of cardiovascular disease.
Expenditure estimates are available for the following areas of healthcare:
- hospital-admitted patients
- out-of-hospital medical services
- prescription
- pharmaceuticals
- and research.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants: 2008.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework, 2008 report: detailed analyses.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Bailie R, Si D, Connors C, Weeramanthri T, Clark L, Dowden M, O'Donoghue L, Condon J, Thompson S, Clelland N, Nagel T, Gardner K, Brown A (2008)
Study protocol: audit and best practice for Chronic Disease Extension (ABCDE) Project.
BMC Health Services Research; 8: 184
Retrieved 9 September 2010 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-8-184.pdf PDF (238KB)
Barnard H (2008)
"Health at the Heart of Australia" 2008 joint CDN and ACRA conference a success!.
The Chronicle; 11(5): 1-8
Barnard H (2008)
"Health at the Heart of Australia" Indigenous participation.
The Chronicle; 11(5): 14-15
Brown A, Walsh W, Ring I (2008)
Coronary heart disease.
In: Couzos S, Murray R, eds. Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence-based approach. 3rd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press: 483-520
Carapetis J, Couzos S (2008)
Rheumatic fever.
In: Couzos S, Murray R, eds. Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence-based approach. 3rd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press: 445-482
Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (2008)
Chronic conditions program.
Canberra: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
Couzos S, Murray R (2008)
Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence-based approach.
3rd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press
Aboriginal Primary Health Care is a definitive guide to best-practice management of the major health problems facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The text is intended to assist health practitioners, policy makers and communities in influencing health determinants, it also advocates for overcoming inertia to change and to strengthen health care provision within a human rights context.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Davidson PM, DiGiacomo M, Abbott P, Zecchin R, Heal PE, Mieni L, Sheerin N, Smith J, Mark A, Bradbery B, Davison J (2008)
A partnership model in the development and implementation of a collaborative, cardiovascular education program for Aboriginal health workers.
Australian Health Review; 32(1): 139-146
Esler D, Johnston F, Thomas D, Davis B (2008)
The validity of a depression screening tool modified for use with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 32(4): 317-321
Haluska BA, Chan L, Jeffriess L, Shaw AA, Shaw J, Marwick TH (2008)
Correlates of preclinical cardiovascular disease in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a case control study.
Cardiovascular Ultrasound; 6: 36
Retrieved from http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/6/1/36/abstract/
National Heart Foundation of Australia, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (2008)
Reducing risk in heart disease 2007: guidelines for preventing cardiovascular events in people with coronary heart disease: updated 2008.
Canberra: National Heart Foundation of Australia
National Heart Foundation of Australia, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (2008)
Reducing risk in heart disease 2007: a summary guide for preventing cardiovascular events
in people with coronary heart disease: updated 2008.
Canberra: National Heart Foundation of Australia
O'Neal DN, Piers LS, Iser DM, Rowley KG, Jenkins AJ, Best JD, O'Dea K (2008)
Australian Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders have an atherogenic lipid profile that is characterised by low HDL-cholesterol level and small LDL particles.
Journal of Atherosclerosis Research; 201(2):
Population Health Division (NSW) (2008)
The health of the people of New South Wales – report of the Chief Health Officer, data book – Aboriginal peoples.
Sydney: NSW Department of Health
PricewaterhouseCoopers (2008)
The Walgan Tilly Project: chronic care for Aboriginal people final report.
Sydney: NSW Health
Queensland Health (2008)
The health of Queenslanders: prevention of chronic disease: 2008.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Reilly RE, Doyle J, Bretherton D, Rowley KG, Harvey JL, Briggs P, Charles S, Calleja J, Patten R, Atkinson V (2008)
Identifying psychosocial mediators of health amongst Indigenous Australians for the Heart Health Project.
Ethnicity & Health; 13(4): 351-373
Vlack S (2008)
Chronic disease – the theory.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Zhao Y, Connors C, Wright J, Guthridge S, Bailie R (2008)
Estimating chronic disease prevalence among the remote Aboriginal population of the Northern Territory using multiple data sources.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 32(4): 307-313
2007
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2007)
Australian social trends 2007: selected chronic conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Rural, regional and remote health: a study on mortality (2nd edition).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Chan LCK (2007)
Short term efficacy of a lifestyle intervention programme on cardiovascular health outcome in overweight Indigenous Australians with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus: the healthy lifestyle programme (HELP).
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice; 75(1): 65-71
Frommer M, Harris P, Salkeld G, Madronio C (2007)
Cardiac services in the Northern Territory 2006-2015.
Sydney: School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Gracey M, Burke V, Martin DD, Johnston RJ, Jones T, Davis EA (2007)
Assessment of risks of "lifestyle" diseases including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes by anthropometry in remote Australian Aborigines.
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition; 16(4): 688-697
Gracey MS (2007)
Nutrition-related disorders in Indigenous Australians: how things have changed.
Medical Journal of Australia; 186(1): 15-17
Hanusaik N, O’Loughlin JL, Kishchuk N, Eyles J, Robinson K, Cameron R (2007)
Building the backbone for organisational research in public health systems: development of measures of organisational capacity for chronic disease prevention.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health; 61(8): 742-749
Hoy W, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Smith J, Sharma S (2007)
Western Australian chronic disease outreach program: Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service final report.
Brisbane: Centre for Chronic Disease, University of Queensland and Kidney Disease Research and Prevention
Johnston FH, Bailie RS, Pilotto LS, CH (2007)
Ambient biomass smoke and cardio-respiratory hospital admissions in Darwin, Australia.
BMC Public Health; 7
Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-7-240.pdf PDF (284KB)
Maple-Brown L, Cunningham J, Celermajer DS, O'Dea K (2007)
Increased carotid intima-media thickness in remote and urban Indigenous Australians: impact of diabetes and components of the metabolic syndrome.
Clinical Endocrinology; 66(3): 419-425
National Heart Foundation of Australia, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (2007)
Reducing risk in heart disease 2007: Guidelines for preventing cardiovascular events in people with coronary heart disease.
Deakin, ACT: National Heart Foundation
Royal Australasian College of Physicians (2007)
Finding solutions that work: how can public health physicians contribute to effective strategies to improve the health of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders? Outcomes and recommendations [17 August 2007 workshop].
Canberra: Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Smith J, Hoy W, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Sharma S (2007)
Chronic disease programs: different places, different ways: a hand to get started.
The Chronicle; 10(2): 19-21
2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)
Cardiovascular disease in Australia: a snapshot, 2004-05.
Retrieved 11 April 2011 from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4821.0.55.001?OpenDocument
This reports provides an overview of cardiovascular disease in Australia. It covers the prevalence, risk factors, hospitalisations and trends in morbidity and uses data drawn from the National Health Survey (2001 and 2004-05) and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (2004-05). Information is also provided on specific cardiovascular conditions and a subset of cardiovascular conditions.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Australia, 2004-05.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
This summary of results from the 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey provides information about health status, health actions, and lifestyle factors, of Indigenous peoples. There are comparisons with the 1995 and 2001 National Health Surveys and the 2002 National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Social Survey.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2006 report.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2006)
Australia's health 2006: the tenth biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare recently released Australia's health 2006, the tenth edition of its biennial national health report. The report shows that Australians generally have good health and access to a range of good health care services, but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have much poorer health than the general population. Indigenous Australians also have higher rates of unemployment, poorer educational outcomes, and lower levels of home ownership. Section 4.5 of the report compiles health information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Information about the demographic profile, health status, disability rates, and service use is provided. The section concludes with information on behaviours that shape the health status of Indigenous peoples such as tobacco use, alcohol misuse, illicit drug use, and housing conditions.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Giles G, Malin M, Harvey P (2006)
The Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: an operational rationale and some reflections on progress so far.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 12(2): 97-104
Hoy W, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Smith J, Sharma S, Davey R, Gokel G (2006)
Setting up chronic disease programs: perspectives from Aboriginal Australia.
Ethnicity & Disease; 16(2): S2: 73-78
Hoy W, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Smith J, Sharma S (2006)
Western Australian Chronic Disease Outreach Program: Bega Garnbirringu Health Service, final report.
Brisbane: Centre for Chronic Disease, University of Queensland and Kidney Disease Research and Prevention
Mathur S, Moon L, Leigh S (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with coronary heart disease: further perspectives on health status and treatment.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This study found that Indigenous people are considerably more likely to suffer a heart attack than other Australians; and are more likely to die as a consequence (whether admitted to hospital or not). If admitted to hospital, Indigenous people are less likely to receive key medical investigations or procedures such as angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery. The study considers the various factors that contribute to higher Indigenous death rates from coronary heart disease, such as: vulnerability to heart attack; complexity of cases; and treatment inadequacies. The report highlights the need to reduce the health inequalities that Indigenous people experience in relation to coronary heart disease.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Mathur S, Moon L, Leigh S (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with coronary heart disease: further perspectives on health status and treatment, summary report.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
McDonald S (2006)
Infections, kidney and cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal communities.
Public Health Bulletin SA; 4(2006): 12-15
Moon L, Waters AM (2006)
Socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular disease in Australia: current picture and trends since 1992.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Mora S, Lee I, Buring JE, Ridker PM (2006)
Association of physical activity and Body Mass Index with novel and traditional cardiovascular biomarkers in women.
Journal of the American Medical Association; 295(12): 1412-1419
National Public Health Partnership (2006)
Blueprint for nation-wide surveillance of chronic diseases and associated determinants.
Melbourne: Department of Health and Ageing
O'Connor G (2006)
Chronic disease among the Indigenous population of central Australia [letter to the editor].
Preventing Chronic Disease; 3(2)
Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/apr/05_0205.htm
Page A, Tobias M, Glover J, Wright C, Hetzel D, Fisher E (2006)
Australian and New Zealand atlas of avoidable mortality.
Adelaide: Public Health Information Development Unit, The University of Adelaide and Ministry of Health, New Zealand
Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Statistical Information Management Committee (2006)
National summary of the 2003 and 2004 jurisdictional reports against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance indicators.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report is the second national summary of 56 health performance indicators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The indicators have been developed to monitor whether the health of Indigenous people is improving, and to highlight problem areas and priorities. Although information is given for separate states and territories, the relatively poor quality of current Indigenous health data makes comprehensive comparisons impossible.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Thomas DP, Condon JR, Anderson IP, Li SQ, Halpin S, Cunningham J, Guthridge SL (2006)
Long-term trends in Indigenous deaths from chronic diseases in the Northern Territory: a foot on the brake, a foot on the accelerator.
Medical Journal of Australia; 185(3): 145-149
Wang Z, Hoy WE (2006)
Population distribution of high sensitivity C-reactive protein values in Aboriginal Australians: a comparison with other populations.
Clinical Biochemistry; 39(3): 277-281
Wang Z, Knight S, Wilson A, Rowley KG, Best JD, McDermott R, Leonard D, Shaw JE, O'Dea K (2006)
Blood pressure and hypertension for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation; 13(3): 438-443
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