This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications associated with the physical environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. References include journal articles, reports, theses, and other literature. To access our complete database please use our bibliography.
2013
Guo Y, Wang Z, Li S, Tong S, Barnett AG (2013)
Temperature sensitivity in Indigenous Australians.
Epidemiology; 24(3): 471-472
Kline K, McCarthy JS, Pearson M, Loukas A, Hotez PJ (2013)
Neglected Tropical Diseases of Oceania: review of their prevalence, distribution, and opportunities for control.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 7(1): e1755
Retrieved 31 January 2013 from http://www.plosntds.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0001755
MacRae A, Thomson N, Anomie, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Levitan L, McLoughlin N, Potter C, Ride K, Stumpers S, Trzesinski A, Urquhart B (2013)
Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2012.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
2012
Centre for Appropriate Technology (2012)
Community Grants Scheme project 8763: Bayulu and Muludja waste management plans: final report.
Alice Springs: Centre for Appropriate Technology
Chandran G (2012)
Parenting study highlights health risks for children in the Indigenous town communities of Darwin and Palmerston, Northern Territory.
The Chronicle; 23(1): 5-6
Environmental Health Committee (enHealth) (2012)
The role of environmental health officers in emergencies: stories from the front line.
Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Gowland A, Cook A, Heyworth J (2012)
The current status of environmental health research in Australia.
International Journal of Environmental Health Research; 22(4): 362-369
Morton A (2012)
Role and expectations of rural-remote and Indigenous local government.
Sydney: Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government
This report has been prepared as part of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) Rural-remote and Indigenous local government program. In 2011, ACELG released a report which found that the current demands and expectations placed on rural-remote and Indigenous local government councils could not be maintained, especially if they continued to grow unrestrained. The current report focuses on:
- providing a profile of rural-remote and Indigenous councils from Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland, and identifying factors that impact on local capacity
- a review of background information from past research and inquiries to identify federal, state and community expectations and issues from discussions with these stakeholders
- the identification of further actions and research which could contribute to the objectives of ACELG.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Thomas D, Tilton E (2012)
Northern Territory research priorities roundtables.
Darwin: the Lowitja Institute
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
Western Australian Department of Planning (2012)
Layout plans for Aboriginal settlements in Western Australia.
Retrieved 2012 from http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/668.asp
This Western Australian (WA) Department of Planning website provides PDF copies of layout plans for Aboriginal settlements in WA.
Each layout plan illustrates how land is used in a community. The plans show which areas are classified as:
- residential
- community (e.g. health centre)
- commercial (e.g. art centre)
- industrial (e.g. fuel depot)
- recreational (e.g. sporting)
- rural (e.g. agriculture)
- open space (e.g. traditional law and culture)
- drinking water source protection
- visitor camping
- waterways
- road reserves
- pedestrian access ways
- public utilities (e.g. drinking water supply, wastewater disposal, rubbish disposal).
Extra maps, images and written reports are available for some communities. Where written reports are available, they include descriptions of a community's essential services including drinking water, wastewater and rubbish disposal.
Digital versions of layout plans can be ordered through the website by special request.
The layout plans are produced by the WA Department of Planning on behalf of the WA Planning Commission in partnership with the WA Department of Housing, as part of the WA Planning for Aboriginal communities program.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
2011
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: New South Wales.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in New South Wales. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: Northern Territory.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the Northern Territory. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: Queensland.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Queensland. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: Victoria.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Victoria. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: Western Australia.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Western Australia. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
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)
Health and the environment: a compilation of evidence.
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
Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services (2011)
Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services six monthly report September 2010 - March 2011.
Canberra: Office of the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services
Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2011)
Indigenous Remote Service Delivery Special Account: 2010-2011 report.
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Hughes L, McMichael T (2011)
The critical decade : climate change and health.
: Climate Commission
Jacoby P, Carville KS, Hall G, Riley TV, Bowman J, Leach AJ, Lehmann D (2011)
Crowding and other strong predictors of upper respiratory tract carriage of otitis media-related bacteria in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children.
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; 30(6): 480-485
Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA (2011)
The West Australian Indigenous storybook : celebrating and sharing good news stories : the Kimberley and Pilbara edition.
Perth, WA: Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA
The West Australian Indigenous storybook (The storybook) is the first in a series of Indigenous storybooks showcasing the achievements of Indigenous communities and people across Western Australia. The stories are from the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. The stories of programs contained within The storybook cover a range of social, economic, health and environmental health achievements. The intention of each program was to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of Indigenous people.
The storybook shares both the successes and failures of the programs, and it is hoped that this will encourage a change in how Indigenous programs are planned, delivered and disseminated.
The storybook covers a range of programs including:
- healthy lifestyle initiatives
- community awareness programs relating to suicide and good parenting
- local government environmental health and health projects
- effective partnerships
- social benefit programs.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Western Australian Health Department Division of Public Health (2011)
Environmental health directorate year book: 1 July 2010 – 30 June 2011.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Department of Health
Zander KK, Garnett ST (2011)
The economic value of environmental services on Indigenous-held lands in Australia.
PLoS One; 6(8): 1-6
2010
Australian National Audit Office (2010)
Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program.
Canberra: Australian National Audit Office
Australian National Audit Office (2010)
Indigenous housing initiatives: the Fixing Houses for Better Health program.
Canberra: Australian National Audit Office
Centre for Appropriate Technology (2010)
National Indigenous infrastructure guide.
Alice Springs: Centre for Appropriate Technology
This publication provides a framework to facilitate an understanding of the issues which arise in the provision of infrastructure for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The main focus of the guide is the installation and maintenance of infrastructure which is appropriate and sustainable for remote Indigenous communities. The importance of community in this process is highlighted in the guide.
The National Indigenous infrastructure guide complements the existing National Indigenous Housing Guide and the Environmental Health Handbooks. The guide provides information on:
- existing research
- codes and standards
- resources
- community infrastructure
The guide was produced by the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) with funding from the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Centre for Appropriate Technology (2010)
National Indigenous infrastructure guide: telecommunications.
In: Centre for Appropriate Technology, ed. National Indigenous infrastructure guide. Alice Springs: Centre for Appropriate Technology: 34
This publication provides a framework to facilitate an understanding the issue of telecommunications management which arises in the provision of infrastructure for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The main focus of the guide is the installation and maintenance of infrastructure which is appropriate and sustainable for remote Indigenous communities. The importance of community in this process is highlighted in the guide.
The National Indigenous infrastructure guide complements the existing National Indigenous Housing Guide and the Environmental Health Handbooks. The guide provides information on:
- existing research
- codes and standards
- resources
- community infrastructure
The guide was produced by the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) with funding from the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Environmental Health Needs Coordinating Committee (2010)
Environmental health needs of Aboriginal communities in Western Australia: the 2008 survey and its findings.
Perth: Western Australian Department of Health, Public Health Division
The Environmental Health Needs Survey was conducted over 2007 and 2008 and is the third survey in a series which surveyed housing, services, utilities, community infrastructure and the immediate living environment in discrete Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. Data collected related to over 15,000 residents from 232 communities. This publication reports the outcomes of this survey and provides a comparison with the outcomes of the 1997 and 2004 surveys.
The survey was conducted by environmental health practitioners who work with and in discrete Aboriginal communities. The practitioners visited the communities to survey existing infrastructure. Information was also collected about levels of community satisfaction and any concerns with the provision of essential, municipal and allied services which influenced and affected environmental health in the communities.
The core environmental health and infrastructure issues covered in the report were:
- water
- electricity
- housing
- solid waste disposal
- sanitation
- dust
- dog health programs
- emergency management
The report provides an evidence base which highlights the continued environmental health issues faced by many of the communities who participated in the survey. It is the foundation for the future direction of service plans and delivery in discrete communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Ey C (2010)
Footprints in Time: the longitudinal study of Indigenous children [ppt].
Paper presented at the NatStats 2010 Conference. 15-17 September, Sydney
Indigenous Expenditure Report Steering Committee (2010)
2010 Indigenous expenditure report.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
This report provides thorough information on expenditure on both Indigenous specific services and the estimated Indigenous share of mainstream services by the Australian, state and territory governments. The report highlights the difficulties in providing this information and sets out ways that this information can be better collected and analysed by jurisdictions.
The report is arranged around the seven Closing the gap building blocks: early childhood; schooling; health; economic participation; healthy homes; safe communities; and governance and leadership. Total Indigenous expenditure in 2008-09 was estimated to be $21.9 billion or 5.3 per cent of total general government expenditure. Estimated expenditure per head of population was $40,228 for Indigenous Australians, compared with $18,351 for non-Indigenous Australians.
Expenditure on services related to Indigenous Australians is thought to be greater than for non-Indigenous Australians because of differences in levels of disadvantage, more intensive use of services by Indigenous Australians, and the greater cost of providing these services (because of factors such as more Indigenous Australians living in remote areas).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Lehmann D, Alpers K (2010)
Impact of swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.
Public Health Bulletin SA; 7(3): 32-37
McDonald E, Bailie R, Grace J, Brewster D (2010)
An ecological approach to health promotion in remote Australian Aboriginal communities.
Health Promotion International; 25(1): 42-53
Newman P, Bilsborough D, Reed P, Brinckerhoff P, Mouritz M (2010)
Pilbara cities: from projects to places – the 2 challenges, 4 themes and 10 practices of how to do it.
Karratha, WA: Department of Regional Development and Land
Northern Territory Coordinator-General for Remote Services (2010)
Northern Territory Coordinator-General for Remote Services report #3 May to November 2010.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Housing, Local Government and Regional Services
Queensland Health Division of the Chief Health Officer (2010)
Health protection strategic directions 2010–2013.
Brisbane: Queensland Government
Scarr J, Roberts F (2010)
Remote pools 2010: a Royal Life Saving review of swimming pools in remote areas of the Northern Territory.
Canberra: Royal Life Saving NT
Torres Strait Regional Authority (2010)
Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula area regional plan 2009 - 2029.
Thursday Island, Queensland: Torres Strait Regional Authority
Torres Strait Regional Authority (2010)
Torres Strait major infrastructure program [video].
: Torres Strait Regional Authority
The Major infrastructure program delivers important infrastructure to the Torres Strait islands, including clean drinking water supplies, reticulated sewerage systems, and serviced sub-divisions. It is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments and managed jointly by the government funders, the Torres Strait Regional Authority, Islands Coordinating Council and Torres Strait community councils.
The short video provides a snapshot of project outcomes, project governance and major features of the project, suitable for a broad range of audiences.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Torres Strait Regional Authority (2010)
TSRA healthy communities program: grant guidelines.
Thursday Island: Torres Strait Regional Authority
2009
Barlow G, Byleveld P, Standen J (2009)
Operation, maintenance and monitoring of water and sewerage in discrete Aboriginal communities in New South Wales.
Paper presented at the 7th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference Kalgoorlie, WA. 12-15 May 2009, Kalgoorlie, WA
Biddle N, Prout S (2009)
Indigenous temporary mobility: an analysis of the 2006 census snapshot.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Biddle N (2009)
The geography and demography of Indigenous migration: insights for policy and planning.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (2009)
CRC for Aboriginal Health annual report 0809.
Casuarina, NT: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
Elvin R, Hogan E (2009)
Demystifying infrastructure: a national Indigenous infrastructure guide.
Paper presented at the 7th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference Kalgoorlie, WA. 12-15 May 2009, Kalgoorlie, WA
Emergency Management in Australia (2009)
Improving emergency management outcomes for remote Indigenous communities in northern Australia.
Canberra: Emergency Management in Australia
enHealth Working Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health (2009)
7th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference Kalgoorlie, WA.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Gordon S (2009)
Why Aboriginal people must take charge of their own health.
Paper presented at the 7th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference Kalgoorlie, WA. 12-15 May 2009, Kalgoorlie, WA
Healthhabitat (2009)
Research and development full summary.
Newport Beach, NSW: Healthhabitat environmental health & design
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2009)
Service activity reporting 2006-2007 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
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
Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia (2009)
Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA environment & health forum recommendations.
Perth, WA: Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia
Public Health Association of Australia, Menzies School of Health Research (2009)
Environmental health and the intervention: discussion forum.
: Public Health Association of Australia
This video presents a forum held in August 2009 to discuss environmental health issues in the Northern Territory, particularly in relation to the 'Intervention' affected communities. The purpose of the forum was to:
- identify and discuss current environmental health issues;
- provide a discussion forum for stakeholders;
- assess the activity as a Menzies-PHAA collaboration; and
- issue feedback to the PHAA Special Interest Group on environmental health.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2009)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2009.
Canberra: Productivity Commission, Australia
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2009)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2009: overview.
Canberra: Productivity Commission, Australia
Stoneham M, Daube M (2009)
Future directions for Indigenous environmental health in WA.
Perth, WA: Public Health Advocacy Institute Western Australia
Torres Strait Regional Authority (2009)
Torres Strait development plan 2009-2013.
Thursday Island, Queensland: Torres Strait Regional Authority
United Nations University - Traditional Knowledge Initiative (2009)
Climate change experiences in Northern Australia - health, adaptation, fire management and global relevance.
Paper presented at the International Public Forum on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change - The Tropical Australian Experience. 3 April 2008, Darwin
2008
Calma T (2008)
Indigenous health targets: working together.
Partyline; (33): 4-5
Calma T (2008)
The importance of environmental health in improving the life expectancy of Indigenous people [speech].
Brisbane: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Desert Knowledge Australia (2008)
remoteFOCUS: revitalising remote Australia: prospectus.
Alice Springs: Desert Knowledge Australia
Durrheim DN, Wenitong M, Huppatz C, Rubin G (2008)
The first 100 days: an open letter to the new Minister for Health and Ageing.
Medical Journal of Australia; 188(3): 189
McDonald E, Bailie R, Brewster D, Morris P (2008)
Are hygiene and public health interventions likely to improve outcomes for Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities? A systematic review of the literature.
BMC Public Health; 8: 153
Retrieved 8 May 2008 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/153
Mullan N, Ferguson C, Paech D (2008)
Environmental health surveillance: a feasibility study: November 2008.
Perth: Environmental Health Directorate, Western Australia
New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (2008)
A submission from the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council to the Inquiry into Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage.
Sydney: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
New South Wales Parliament Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social Issues (2008)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage in New South Wales.
Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales
Newman P, Marinova D, Armstrong R, Marley J, McGrath N, Spring F (2008)
Desert settlement typology: preliminary literature.
Alice Springs, NT: Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2008)
Service activity reporting 2004-2005 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
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2008)
Service activity reporting 2005-2006 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
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
Seemann K, Parnell M, McFallan S, Tucker S (2008)
Housing for livelihoods: the lifecycle of housing and infrastructure through a whole-of-system approach in remote Aboriginal settlements.
Alice Springs: Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre
Torzillo PJ, Pholeros P, Rainow S, Barker G, Sowerbutts T, Short T, Irvine A (2008)
The state of health hardware in Aboriginal communities in rural and remote Australia.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 32(1): 7-11
2007
Carson B, Dunbar T, Chenhall RD, Bailie R, eds. (2007)
Social determinants of Indigenous health.
Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin
Carmichael S, Abreu C (2007)
Environmental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Brisbane: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit
EnHealth Council (2007)
Report of the 6th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference, Cairns, Queensland, 2007.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2007)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2007.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
The Council of Australian Governments commissioned the Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth Service Provision in 2002 to provide regular reports against key indicators of Indigenous disadvantage. In 2007, the Council reaffirmed its commitment to 'closing the outcomes gap between Indigenous people and other Australians over a generation'. This report (third in the series) provides indicators of Indigenous disadvantage, with a focus on areas where governments can make a difference.
This publication reports on seven strategic areas for action:
- early childhood development and growth;
- early school engagement and performance;
- positive childhood and transition to adulthood;
- substance use and misuse;
- functional and resilient families and communities;
- effective environmental health systems;
- and economic participation and development.
The report consists of three parts:
- the overview, which summarises the report's key messages
- the main report, which provides more detailed information and the evidence base supporting the framework and choice of indicators
- the tables, which include data used in the report (published on the review website)
The report documents that some outcomes have deteriorated, including Indigenous people's involvement with the criminal justice system. Many environmental and behavioural risk factors that contribute to poor health outcomes have not improved. There were improvements reported in some of the economic indicators, such as home ownership and employment rates and in some child health outcomes. For some indicators where there have been improvements outcomes for non-Indigenous people have also improved, meaning a gap in outcomes persists.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2007)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2007: overview.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
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