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These free printable workbooks are a teaching and learning tool for Indigenous hospitality students.
The workbooks were designed as a resource for a nationally recognised VET hospitality course. They could also be used in other contexts, including as part of Indigenous food safety training in community stores, bistros, take-away food outlets, creches, and meals-on-wheels operations.
The topics covered by the nine workbook sets include:
The student workbooks feature many illustrations, and incorporate text and activities at appropriate language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) levels. The trainer workbooks provide instructions about how to use the activities in the student books.
A general trainers' workbook is also included in the package. It gives general advice and suggestions on supporting Indigenous learners and learners with LLN needs.
The workbooks were funded under the Workplace English language and literacy (WELL) program by the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
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:
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This factsheet explains the changes that have been made to South Australia's public health legislation under the state's new Public Health Act 2011.
The factsheet explains:
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This fact sheet produced by the Industry Skills Council lists the tasks Indigenous environmental health workers may perform. It also provides general information on the personal attributes suited to the job, skills which are helpful for working in environmental health, qualifications needed and long term career opportunities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
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:
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
The enHealth environmental health officer skills and knowledge matrix describes the skills and knowledge required to support the range of activities taken on as environmental health officers (EHO). The matrix includes:
Abstract adapted from enHealth
A fact sheet outlining the qualifications, salary and job opportunities for environmental health officers in the Northern Territory.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
A web resource providing information on emergency and disaster services to Indigenous communities in Queensland.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This guide is a resource for helping people involved in the skills development and training of Indigenous rangers. The guide enables training coordinators to determine what training is necessary and how and where the training should be delivered. Reference material on further training and training packages is also included in the guide.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
The environmental health worker resource kit has been developed for people who provide training, work with, or employ Indigenous environmental health workers. The kit provides resources to cover the literacy and numeracy skills required to carry out workplace tasks ranging from measuring pesticide and water tank volumes to basic computer operations and report writing.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
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:
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This document outlines the primary and secondary roles of Indigenous environmental health practioners, including the duties relating to enviromental health issues.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
The environmental health officers skills and knowledge matrix was developed as a foundation for a national approach to managing environmental health workforce issues. Included is a section relevant to Indigenous environmental health practitioners.
The following key issues were considered in the production of the matrix:
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is preparing Indigenous communities for the cyclone season and the clean up process following a cyclone.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is animal management in Indigenous communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is dust control and water testing in Indigenous communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is the education programs Indigenous environmental health practitioners present to schools and communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is the training undertaken to become an environmental health practitioner.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is food handling and safety in Indigenous communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is the types of jobs an environmental health practitioner will perform in Indigenous communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is pest control, in particular mosquito control methods, in Indigenous communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is sewage management, including pest control, in Indigenous communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health. The focus of this video is rubbish control and education in Indigenous communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This video forms part of the Careers That Matter, My job series which provides information and advice about careers in Indigenous environmental health.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
A resource kit to support education and training staff to deliver the population health and Indigenous environmental health qualifications that are part of the health training package within the VET sector.
Some material from the kit is available to download from the Industry Skills Council website (see links section).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
With the support of the Upper Hume Primary Care Partnership and Wodonga Regional Health Service; the Mungarbareena Aboriginal Corporation and Women's Health Goulburn North East have developed a resource kit Making Two Worlds Work: building capacity of the health and community sector to work effectively and respectfully with the Aboriginal community. The aim is to assist health care workers to provide culturally competent health care to Indigenous peoples.
The kit consists of posters; audit tool kit; working with Aboriginal clients and organisations; using an Aboriginal health promotion framework through an Aboriginal lens; CD with Indigenous images; DVD and Welcome sticker and template; information guide providing answers about Aboriginal health, history and protocols.
This initiative won the 2009 Victorian Health Care Awards - Reducing Health Inequalities section.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
This resource provides practical, low cost and easy to apply information on preventing and reducing litter in Indigenous communities. The clean up book provides the tools for regional shire councils, remote community managers, community development associations and community waste managers to support Indigenous communities in this process. The nine step program outlined in the booklet encourages communities to take responsibility for, and participate in attending to the concerns with litter and recycling.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
The Public health bush book is designed to support health care providers in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. It outlines preventive methods, strategies and resources available to work in a health promoting way and focuses on three issues that have a direct impact on ill health:
Written in plain English and supported by case studies, diagrams and illustrations, the Bush book contains step by step guides, checklists and worksheets which make it a very practical resource.
A versatile document that can be used by all providers across the health care spectrum, the Bush book aims to engage staff in ways of working that strengthen the capacity of individuals and communities to increase control over their own health.
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