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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:
The report also highlights areas where work is still needed.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
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
Rheumatic heart disease is a significant cause of cardiac disability and death in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Indigenous Australians have one of the highest incidence rates of rheumatic heart disease in the world and are significantly more likely to be hospitalised or die from these conditions than non-indigenous Australians.
The Heart Foundation has produced acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease quick reference guides.
Abstract adapted from the Heart Foundation website
This evidence based review has been jointly developed by the National Heart Foundation and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. The report shows that the incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is very high among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly children. In the past two years there has been an increase of almost 13% in the diagnosis of ARF among Indigenous children. The report focuses on diagnosis and management issues and has been developed with the aim of ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples receive the same standard of care as that available to other Australians.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Helping to 'close the gap' by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
