This section provides recent references compiled from our bibliographic database relevant to Indigenous environmental health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health practitioners. 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
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
This report provides recent information on:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
- the context of Indigenous health
- various measures of population health status
- selected health conditions
- health risk and protective factors.
This Overview draws on statistics and other published and unpublished materials to provide up-to-date, detailed information about the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in 2012. It highlights a number of improvements in certain aspects of Indigenous health, but underlines that ongoing work is needed to 'close the gap' in health status between Indigenous and other Australians.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2013)
Report on government services 2013: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
This publication draws on the Report on government services 2013 to present data specific to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. It reports on the delivery of mainstream services to Indigenous people including services for:
- childcare, education and training
- justice
- emergency management
- health
- community services
- housing and homelessness.
Performance reporting focuses on the degree to which the objective for a service is met. The report details the objective (outcomes) for each service stated and the performance indicators measuring the achievement of each objective.
Improvements in reporting by Indigenous status has allowed for detailed reporting for Indigenous children enrolled and attending preschool and elapsed times for aged care services to Indigenous people.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
2012
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
Green D, Niall S, Morrison J (2012)
Bridging the gap between theory and practice in climate change vulnerability assessments for remote Indigenous communities in northern Australia.
Local Environment; 17(3): 295-315
Macklin J (2012)
Continuing our efforts to close the gap: Ministerial statements 2012-13.
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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
Pholeros P, Phibbs P (2012)
Constructing and maintaining houses.
Canberra: Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
This factsheet provides information on the construction and maintenance of Indigenous housing, in particular, best practice approaches to construction and maintenance. The key message is investment in housing should enhance how a house functions for its residents.
The issues addressed in this factsheet include:
- remoteness
- climate
- local environmental conditions (e.g., mineral content, vermin)
- social and cultural factors
- crowding
- tenure
- household incomes.
Best practice approaches draw on the information provided in the National Indigenous housing guide produced by the Australian Government's Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, and the Housing for health program developed by Healthabitat.
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
Tropical Regional Services Queensland Health (2011)
Mount Isa community [lead screening program 2010]: report into the results of a blood lead screening program of 1-4 year old children in Mount Isa, Queensland.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
This report presents research undertaken by Queensland Health on the blood lead levels of children between one and four years of age living in Mount Isa, Queensland. It is a follow up study to one completed in 2007. The aim of the current study was to continue the monitoring of blood lead levels in this age group. The results revealed a significant decline between study surveys, however for Indigenous children, on average, they have higher blood lead levels. The report discusses the implications of the results.
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 Health Ministers’ Conference (2010)
Policy principles on which to base improvements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health.
Retrieved 6 April 2010 from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ohp-environment-policy-principles-atsi
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
Campbell D, Hunt J (2010)
Community development in central Australia: broadening the benefits from land use agreements.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
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
Centre for Appropriate Technology (2010)
National Indigenous infrastructure guide: transport.
In: Centre for Appropriate Technology, ed. National Indigenous infrastructure guide. Alice Springs: Centre for Appropriate Technology: 30
This publication provides a framework to facilitate an understanding the issue of transport 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
Department of Health and Families (2010)
Central Australian regional plan 2010-2012.
Darwin: Department of Health and Families, Northern Territory
The central Australia region covers 830,000 square kilometres; with a population of over 46,000 people, 44% identify as Indigenous Australians. Over 32,000 people live in Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Yulara. The remainder of the population live in 45 remote communities and outstations. The regional plan has six action areas:
- Promoting and protecting good health and wellbeing and preventing injury.
- Healthy children and young people in safe and strong communities.
- Targeting smoking, alcohol and substance abuse.
- Connecting care.
- Safety, quality and accountability.
- Attract, develop and retain a workforce for the future.
Central Australia is unique in the need for flexible service delivery cross-borders, providing emergency care to more than 4,000 people living outside of the NT, including those people residing in South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia.
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
Indigenous Implementation Board Western Australia (2010)
Report to the Hon. Dr Kim Hames MLA Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Indigenous Affairs.
Perth, WA: Indigenous Implementation Board, Western Australia
May K (2010)
Indigenous cultural and natural resource management and the emerging role of the Working on Country program.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
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
Northern Territory Coordinator-General for Remote Services (2010)
Northern Territory Coordinator-General for remote services: report #2 December 2009 to May 2010.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Housing, Local Government and Regional Services Working Future
Prout S, Yap M (2010)
Indigenous temporary mobilities and service delivery in regional service centres: a West Kimberley case study.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Through the use of both qualitative and quantitative data this report examines the impact of temporary Indigenous population mobility on the provision of effective service delivery in regional service centres. It gives consideration to the mobility networks of Indigenous people and focuses on the West Kimberley as a case study to explore this population dynamic. It describes the nature of the population movement unique to this area and offers suggestions for policy makers and service providers to apply what is known for developing services to better meet the population characteristics of this area.
The report is structured into three main areas, the first describes local and historical aspects of the economy and demography in the area. The second focuses on the case study which uses administrative education data from primary schools and local narratives including interviews with services deliverers to examine the incidence, duration and direction of the population. The final area evaluates existing service delivery and offers considerations for best practice to engage with highly mobile populations. It identifies wider data collection implications for service delivery and resource allocation.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
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)
TSRA healthy communities program: grant guidelines.
Thursday Island: Torres Strait Regional Authority
2009
Green D, Jackson S, Morrison J, eds. (2009)
Risks from climate change to Indigenous communities in the tropical north of Australia: a scoping study for the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change.
Canberra: Department of Climate Change
Australian Human Rights Commission (2009)
Climate change, water and Indigenous knowledge: a community guide to the Native Title Report 2008.
Sydney: Australian Human Rights Commission
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Public health expenditure in Australia, 2007-08.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Barnsley I, North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (2009)
A carbon guide for northern Indigenous Australians.
Yokohama: United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies
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
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
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
Flinders University School of Medicine (2009)
School of Medicine, Flinders University submission to Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities.
Canberra: Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities, Parliament of Australia
Garnett ST, Sithole B, Whitehead PJ, Burgess CP, Johnston FH, Lea T (2009)
Healthy country, healthy people: policy implications of links between Indigenous human health and environmental condition in tropical Australia.
Australian Journal of Public Administration; 68(1): 53–66
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
Green D, Alexander L, Mclnnes K, Church J, Nicholls N, White N (2009)
An assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation for the Torres Strait Islands, Australia.
Climatic Change; 102(3-4): 405-433
Green D, Jackson S, Morrison J (2009)
Risks from climate change to Indigenous communities in the tropical north of Australia.
Canberra: Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Healthcare Planning and Evaluation (2009)
Evaluation of the sustainability and benefits of swimming pools in the Anagu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands (APY lands) in South Australia : final report – de-identified.
Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing
Healthhabitat (2009)
Research and development full summary.
Newport Beach, NSW: Healthhabitat environmental health & design
Indigenous Implementation Board (2009)
Indigenous Implementation Board report to the WA Government 2009.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Department of Indigenous Affairs
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
Online and Communications Council (2009)
Framework for the provision of communications services to Indigenous communities.
Canberra: Online and Communications Council
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
Snowdon W (2009)
Health, homelands and creativity [speech].
Retrieved from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/sp-yr09-ws-wssp080809.htm?OpenDocument&yr=2009&mth=08
Standen J, Behnoosh K, Smith W (2009)
Housing and health: what’s the connection? Health benefits from an Aboriginal housing program in NSW.
Paper presented at the 7th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference Kalgoorlie, WA. 12-15 May 2009, Kalgoorlie, WA
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 Western Australia.
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
Yates R (2009)
Protecting the health of the public: the role of the local government environmental health officer.
Public Health Bulletin SA; 6(3): 44-46
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
Campbell D, Smith MS, Daview J, Kuipers P, Wakerman J, McGregor MJ (2008)
Responding to health impacts of climate change in the Australian desert.
Rural and Remote Health; 8: 1008
Retrieved from http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_1008.pdf
Central Land Council (2008)
Reviewing the Northern Territory Emergency Response: perspectives from six communities.
Alice Springs: Central Land Council
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
Local Government Advisory Board (2008)
Report on the inquiry into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Department of Local Government
Mullan N, Ferguson C, Paech D (2008)
Environmental health surveillance: a feasibility study: November 2008.
Perth: Environmental Health Directorate, Western Australia
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
Nirrumbuk Aboriginal Corporation (2008)
Nillir Irbanjin (One Mile) issues and environmental health report.
Broome: Shire of Broome
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
Queensland Health (2008)
“Making tracks” summary report.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Queensland Health (2008)
Mount Isa community: lead screening program 2006-7: a report into the results of a blood-lead screening program of 1-4 year old children in Mount Isa, Queensland.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Schultz R (2008)
Wicked problems: climate change and Indigenous health.
Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin; 15(4): 27-29
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
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This is the second report in a series, providing the most recent data on Indigenous housing across Australia. Data provided relate to: home ownership; renting, public housing; Indigenous community housing organisations; overcrowding; and presence of essential services, such as sewerage and water supply.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Campbell D, Davies J, Wakerman J (2007)
Realising economies in the joint supply of health and environmental services in Aboriginal central Australia.
Alice Springs: Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre
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
Morawska L (2007)
Air quality and its impact on health: focus on particulate matter.
Environmental Health; 7(3): 52-57
Rainow S (2007)
Nganampa Health Council environmental health review: housing and essential/municipal services: a paper.
Nganampa: Nganampa Health Council
Roughley A, Williams S (2007)
The engagement of Indigenous Australians in natural resource management: key findings and outcomes from Land & Water Australia and the broader literature: final report.
Canberra: Land & Water Australia
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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