This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications associated with nutrition 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
Adams K, Burns C, Liebzeit A, Ryschka J, Thorpe S, Browne J (2012)
Use of participatory research and photo-voice to support urban Aboriginal healthy eating.
Health & Social Care in the Community; Early view(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01056.x): 1-9
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
Chun Yu Louie J, Gwynn J, Turner N, Cochrane J, Wiggers J, Flood V (2012)
Dietary glycemic index and glycemic load among Indigenous and non-Indigenous children aged 10–12 years.
Nutrition; In press(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2011.12.007):
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
Gwynn JD, Flood VM, D'Este CA, Attia JR, Turner N, Cochrane J, Chun-Yu Louie J, Wiggers JH (2012)
Poor food and nutrient intake among Indigenous and non-Indigenous rural Australian children.
BMC Pediatrics; 12(12): 1-44
Hay PJ, Carriage C (2012)
Eating disorder features in Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian peoples.
BMC Public Health; 12: 233
Retrieved 23 March 2012 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-233.pdf
Li M, McDermott R, D'Onise K, Leonard D (2012)
Folate status and health behaviours in two Australian Indigenous populations in north Queensland.
Public Health Nutrition; FirstView(http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980011003661): 1-7
Ricciardelli LA, Mellor D, McCabe MP, Mussap AJ, Hallford DJ, Tyler M (2012)
Promoting fit bodies, healthy eating and physical activity among Indigenous Australian men: a study protocol.
BMC Public Health; 12: 28
Retrieved 11 January 2012 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-28.pdf
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
Adams K, Liebzeit A, Thorpe S, Browne J, Ryschka J, Burns C (2011)
Kat Kat: a cooking TV show for the urban hunter-gatherer.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 35(2): 22-23
Adams K, Paasse G, Clinch D (2011)
Peer-support preferences and readiness-to-change behaviour for chronic disease prevention in an urban Indigenous population.
Australian Social Work; 64(1): 55-67
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
2010 Australian national infant feeding survey: indicator results.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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: South 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 South 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 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)
Life expectancy and mortality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Campbell D (2011)
Application of an integrated multidisciplinary economic welfare approach to improved wellbeing through Aboriginal caring for country.
Rangeland Journal; Online Early(33): 4
Canuto KJ, McDermott RA, Cargo M, Esterman AJ (2011)
Study protocol: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a 12-week physical activity and nutritional education program for overweight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women.
BMC Public Health; 11: 655
Retrieved 19 August 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-655.pdf
Chen D (2011)
Indigenous Australian workplace catering guidelines.
Brisbane: Queensland Aboriginal and lslander Health Council
Cultural and Indigenous Research Centre Australia (2011)
Evaluation of the Community Stores Licensing Program - final report.
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
This report outlines the evaluation of the Community stores licensing program. The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) commissioned the Cultural and Indigenous Research Centre Australia (CIRCA) to conduct the evaluation. The objective of the evaluation was to assess the the licensing process for community stores in relation to current legislation. The findings reported the outcomes of community stores licensing on:
- food security
- quality and range of food
- promotion of better nutrition
- retail management
- financial management
- business structure and governance practices
- income management.
The report also includes feedback from store managers and stakeholders.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2011)
Northern Territory Emergency Response evaluation report 2011.
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Department of Health and Families Nutrition and Physical Activity (2011)
Northern Territory market basket survey 2010.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families
Department of Health Nutrition and Physical Activity (2011)
Northern Territory market basket survey 2011.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health
Foley W, Spurr S, Lenoy L, De Jong M, Fichera R (2011)
Cooking skills are important competencies for promoting healthy eating in an urban Indigenous health service.
Nutrition & Dietetics; 68(4): 291-296
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
Hodge A, Cunningham J, Maple-Brown L, Dunbar T, O'Dea K (2011)
Plasma carotenoids are associated with socioeconomic status in an urban Indigenous population: an observational study.
BMC Public Health; 11: 76
Retrieved 2 February 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-76.pdf
Kuipers K, McIntosh K, Paluch T, Oke L (2011)
Caring for country was associated with positive health outcomes for Indigenous people living in remote areas of Northern Australia.
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal; 58(1): 56-57
Kuipers K, Nelson A (2011)
Healthy eating in urban Aboriginal households may be promoted through cooking workshops and by recognising the importance of women’s work, shared meals, time and cost management.
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal; 58(1): 54-55
Laing DG, Wilkes FJ, Underwood N, Tran L (2011)
Taste disorders in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children.
Acta Paediatrica; 100(9): 1267–1271
Macaldowie A, Hilder L (2011)
Neural tube defects in Australia: prevalence before mandatory folic acid fortification.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Mackerras DEM, Singh GR, Eastman CJ (2011)
Iodine status of Aboriginal teenagers in the Darwin region before mandatory iodine fortification of bread.
Medical Journal of Australia; 194(3): 126-130
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (2011)
Strong corporations, strong stores, strong communities.
Canberra: Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
Paasse G, Adams K (2011)
Working together as a catalyst for change: the development of a peer mentoring model for the prevention of chronic disease in Australian Indigenous communities.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 17(3): 214-219
Porter S, Donovan S, Henry M, Venables S, Cottom A (2011)
The Koori kook up at Bellambi Neighbourhood Centre.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 35(5): 8-9
Catering guidelines implementation plan (2011)
Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (2011)
Making links for healthy places: creating supportive environments for healthy eating and physical activity in Aboriginal and Torres strait islander communities in Queensland.
South Brisbane, QLD: Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
Queensland Health (2011)
Growing strong: feeding you and your baby: 2009 evaluation report.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Rosier K (2011)
Food insecurity in Australia: what is it, who experiences it and how can child and family services support families experiencing it?.
Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies
Sayers S, Davison B, Fitz J, Singh G (2011)
Aboriginal birth cohort study–wave 3 selected results: the good news and the bad news.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 35(5): 23-24
Sinn N, Cooper P, O'Dea K (2011)
Fish oil supplementation, learning and behaviour in Indigenous Australian children from a remote community school: a pilot feasibility study [letter].
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 35(5): 493-494
VicHealth (2011)
Food for All program 2005-10: evaluation report.
Melbourne: VicHealth
Victorian Department of Health (2011)
Closing the health gap in Victoria: highlights - 2009 to 2011.
Melbourne: Victorian Department of Health
Wolfenden L, Hardy LL, Wiggers J, Milat AJ, Bell C, Sutherland R (2011)
Prevalence and socio-demographic associations of overweight and obesity among children attending child-care services in rural and regional Australia.
Nutrition & Dietetics; 68(1): 15–20
2010
Abbott P, Davison J, Moore L, Rubinstein R (2010)
Barriers and enhancers to dietary behaviour change for Aboriginal people attending a diabetes cooking course.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia; 21(1): 33-38
Clinch R, Adams K, Rigney E (2010)
Cooking fish in a clay wrap.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 34(5): 5
Closing The Gap: Tackling Indigenous Chronic Disease (2010)
Indigenous chronic disease package: monitoring and evaluation framework.
Canberra: Australian Department of Health and Ageing
Department of Health and Families Nutrition and Physical Activity (2010)
Northern Territory market basket survey 2009.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families
Eades SJ, Read AW, McAullay D, McNamara B, O'Dea K, Stanley FJ (2010)
Modern and traditional diets for Noongar infants.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 46(7-8): 398–403
Foley W (2010)
Family food work: lessons learned from urban Aboriginal women about nutrition promotion.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 16(3): 268–274
Gregoriou A, Leonard D (2010)
RIST: evaluation of the remote Indigenous stores and takeaways resources in Queensland and the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands of South Australia.
Cairns: Queensland Health
Gwynn JD, Flood VM, D’Este CA, Attia JR, Turner N, Cochrane J, Wiggers JH (2010)
The reliability and validity of a short FFQ among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural children.
Public Health Nutrition; FirstView Articles(http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980010001928):
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
MacFarlane A, Abbott G, Crawford D, Ball K (2010)
Personal, social and environmental correlates of healthy weight status amongst mothers from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods: findings from the READI study.
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity; 7(23): 1-25
McArthur M, Thomson L, Winkworth G, Butler K (2010)
Families’ experiences of services.
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Catering guidelines: recommendations for implementing healthier catering practices (2010)
Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
Roberts A (2010)
Aboriginal women’s fishing in New South Wales: a thematic history.
Sydney: Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW
Vos T, Carter R, Barendregt J, Mihalopoulos C, Veerman JL, Magnus A, Cobiac L, Bertram MY, Wallace AL (2010)
Assessing cost-effectiveness in prevention (ACE–Prevention): final report.
Canberra: Public Health Association of Australia
2009
Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (2009)
10 out of 10 deadly health stories - nutrition and physical activity.
Surry Hills, NSW: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW
The 10 out of 10 deadly health stories - nutrition and physical activity booklet presents 10 successful nutrition and physical activity programs from NSW Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs). Programs ranged from cooking classes (Cooking classes for diabetes program) and teaching of life skills (Healthy lifestyle and weight management program), to community based activities (Fruit and vegetable program and market garden and Building healthy communities project). Despite the diversity in health topics they all shared several features, namely all were developed and tailored to meet needs identified by the Aboriginal communities in which the ACCHSs are located, and all have taken a 'holistic' approach.
The booklet was developed, produced and distributed by the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AHMRC) of NSW and funding was provided by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Alexander S (2009)
Cooking healthy and physical activity (CHAPA) project.
The Chronicle; 15(4): 36
Alexander S (2009)
Family nutrition project.
The Chronicle; 13(2): 1-2
Alyawarr speakers from Ampilatwatja, Walsh F, Douglas J (2009)
Angka Akatyerr-akert: a desert raisin report.
Alice Springs: Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Report on the evaluation of income management in the Northern Territory.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Boffa J, Tilton E, Legge D, Genat B (2009)
Reducing the harm from alcohol, tobacco and obesity in Indigenous communities: key approaches and actions.
Canberra:
CSIRO, Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (2009)
Final report: CSIRO's 3rd National Indigenous Science and Research Roundtable, in conjunction with the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) - nutrition and preventative health in Indigenous futures, 2009.
Adelaide: CSIRO
The 3rd National Indigenous Science and Research Roundtable, co-hosted by CSIRO's National Preventative Health Flagship and the CRC for Aboriginal Health, was held in Adelaide on 4-5 August 2009. This Roundtable fulfilled a commitment to the delegates from the inaugural Roundtable, held in Broome in July 2008, to hold future discussions with a focus on health and nutrition for Indigenous Australians. The purpose of the Roundtable was to seek informed guidance from Indigenous community representatives, scientists, policy formulators, service providers, and colleagues on how CSIRO could collaborate on an Indigenous research response to nutrition and preventative health in Indigenous futures.
The objectives for the Adelaide Roundtable meeting were to:
- gain Indigenous perspectives on the research needs and priorities on nutrition in preventative health;
- share knowledge, experiences and stories on how to engage Indigenous Australians in policy, research and research adoption processes to improve their nutrition, health, lifestyles and wellbeing;
- share insight into CSIRO priorities and research activities relating to Nutrition and Preventative Health in Indigenous Futures;
- discuss the pathway for Indigenous engagement in current and future research on nutrition and preventative health to assist in achieving measurable impact;
- discuss nutrition and Indigenous health policies and identify what key policy issues influence research and political agendas.
CSIRO made a commitment to delegates that the Roundtable was the beginning of a focused effort in addressing health and nutrition outcomes with greater impact for Indigenous communities. The first step in this process will be to establish a memorandum of understanding between CSIRO and CRCAH to formalise this collaborative approach to Indigenous health and nutrition. The second step is to form a working party, ‘Working Group for Preventative Health and Nutrition in Indigenous Futures'. The role of the working party will be to prioritise key action areas from the Roundtable and develop future research, health activities, and education programs that aim at addressing the identified issues to provide Australian Indigenous communities with better health and total wellbeing outcomes, now, and into the future.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2009)
Footprints in time: the longitudinal study of Indigenous children—key summary report from Wave 1.
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Fred Hollows Foundation Women’s Development Coordinator (2009)
Kukumbat gudwan daga 'Really cooking good food’ - project report.
: Fred Hollows Foundation
Friel S (2009)
Health equity in Australia: a policy framework based on the social determinants of obesity, alcohol and tobacco.
Canberra: Preventative Health Taskforce
House of Representatives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Committee (2009)
Everybody's business: remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait community stores.
Canberra: The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs tabled the report Everybody's Business: Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Community Stores in November 2009. The Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs had requested in December 2008 that the Committee inquire into and report on the operation of community stores in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities. The report detailed the findings and recommendations of the committee.
The terms of reference for the Inquiry were:
The Committee shall inquire into and report on the operation of local community stores in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with a particular focus on:
- Food supply, quality, cost and competition issues;
- The effectiveness of the Outback Stores Model, and other private, public and community store models; and
- The impact of these factors on the health and economic outcomes of communities.
The Committee received over 112 submissions, held 28 public hearings and visited stores in 17 remote Indigenous communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Jamieson S, Heron B (2009)
Evaluating the effectiveness of a healthy cooking class for Indigenous youth.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 33(4): 6-7, 9
Lee AJ, Leonard D, Moloney AA, Minniecon DL (2009)
Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition and health: prevention and promotion - editorial.
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(10): 547-548
Lix LM, Bruce S, Sarkar J, Young TK (2009)
Risk factors and chronic conditions among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations.
Health Reports; 20(4): 21-30
McDermott R, Campbell S, Li M, McCulloch B (2009)
The health and nutrition of young Indigenous women in north Queensland – intergenerational implications of poor food quality, obesity, diabetes, tobacco smoking and alcohol use.
Public Health Nutrition; online
Retrieved from http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5830928
Nganampa Health Council (2009)
Nganampa Health Council annual report 2008.
Alice Springs: Nganampa Health Council
Office of Evaluation and Audit (Indigenous Programs) Australia (2009)
Performance audit of the School Nutrition Program.
Canberra: Department of Finance and Deregulation
Public Health Association of Australia (2009)
A future for food: addressing public health, sustainability and equity from paddock to plate.
Deakin, ACT: Public Health Association of Australia
Ruben AR (2009)
Undernutrition and obesity in indigenous children: epidemiology, prevention, and treatment.
Pediatric Clinics of North America; 56(6): 1285-1302
Sayers S, Singh G, Mackerras D, Lawrance M, Gunthorpe W, Jamieson L, Davison B, Schutz K, Fitz J (2009)
Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort study: follow-up processes at 20 years.
BMC International Health and Human Rights; 9: 23
Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/9/23/abstract
School Nutrition Program Office (2009)
Findings of the School Nutrition Program Stakeholder Survey - March to June 2009.
Darwin: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Women’s centres of Manyallaluk Gulin Gulin and Wugularr, Fred Hollows Foundation (2009)
Kukumbat gudwan daga: really cooking good food.
Batchelor, NT: Batchelor Press
Kukumbat gudwan daga: really cooking good food is a cookbook of up to 100 healthy recipes for feeding ten or more people. The recipes are diverse, including traditional recipes such as kangaroo tail stew and introduced favourites such as spaghetti. Created by women from the women's centres of Manyallaluk, Gulin Gulin and Wugularr in conjunction with a chef and a nutritionist from the Fred Hollows Foundation, the cookbook uses local ingredients and provides step by step photographs. The recipes all give ingredients for cooking meals for 10 people, 30 people, 50 people or 100 people, meaning the user does not need to calculate ingredient amounts as is usually the case with regular cookbooks.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
World Health Organization (2009)
Global health risks: mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks.
Geneva: World Health Organization
2008
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008)
Overweight and obesity - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a snapshot, 2004-05.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
This ‘snapshot' provides information on overweight and obesity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from data collected in the 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health survey (NATSIHS) . Overweight and obesity in this snapshot are calculated from the body mass index (BMI), based on height and weight information. In many cases the height and weight are self-reported, suggesting that the number and proportion of overweight and obese subjects may be underestimated.
The data on overweight and obesity has been analysed in association with: a range of other risk factors, including smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity; selected dietary factors including food security, daily consumption of fruit and vegetables, and milk consumption; long term health conditions; self-assessed health; and use of health services.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Burns C, Sacks G, Gold L (2008)
Longitudinal study of Consumer Price Index (CPI) trends in core and non-core foods in Australia.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 32(5): 450-453
Burns J, Thomson N (2008)
Review of nutrition and growth among Indigenous peoples.
Retrieved from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/health-risks/nutrition/reviews/our-review
Cunningham J, O'Dea K, Dunbar T, Maple-Brown L (2008)
Perceived weight versus body mass index among urban Aboriginal Australians: do perceptions and measurements match?.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 32(2): 135-138
Gwynn J, Turner N, Cochrane J, Flood V, Smith W, Wiggers J (2008)
Validity of short nutrition questions among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children aged 10 to 12 years using multiple 24-hour recalls: Many Rivers Diabetes Prevention Project.
Paper presented at the National Nutrition Networks Conference 08: good tucker good health. 11-14 March 2008, Alice Springs (NT)
Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (2008)
NT market basket survey 2008.
Darwin: Northern Territory Government
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
Reeve CA, De La Rue S, McBain KE (2008)
Indigenous lifescripts: a tool for modifying lifestyle risk factors for chronic disease.
Australian Family Physician; 37(9): 750-754
Toolis R, Fredericks B, Leon D (2008)
Which way public health nutrition in Brisbane?.
Paper presented at the National Nutrition Networks Conference 08: good tucker good health. 11-14 March 2008, Alice Springs (NT)
2007
Abbott RA, Macdonald D, Mackinnon L, Stubbs CO, Lee AJ, Harper C, Davies PSW (2007)
Healthy kids Queensland survey 2006 - summary report.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Black A (2007)
Evidence of effective interventions to improve the social and environmental factors impacting on health: informing the development of Indigenous Community Agreements.
Barton, ACT: Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
This literature review summarises evidence of interventions that have shown to have positive impacts on selected social and environmental factors relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. It details research and evaluations of community programs in nutrition, early childhood, housing, sporting and cultural programs, employment, community services and alcohol use. Information provided will assist staff in Indigenous Coordination Centres in the development of Regional Partnership Agreements and Shared Reasonability Agreements.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Brimblecombe J (2007)
Poverty underlies poor nutrition.
The Chronicle; 10(1): 16-17
Edwards C, Colbey A (2007)
Yirrkala active cooking.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 31(4): 5-7
Fred Hollows Foundation Indigenous Program (2007)
Community consultation on home micronutrient supplementation 'Sprinkles' for Indigenous children in the Northern Territory.
Darwin: Fred Hollows Foundation
Gui G, Lau Q (2007)
'Quick meals for Kooris': an evaluation.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 31(4): 20-21
Jones R, Smith F (2007)
Fighting disease with fruit.
Australian Family Physician; 36(10): 863-864
Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services (2007)
NT market basket survey 2007.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services
Oliver N, Perkins D, Hare L, Larsen K (2007)
'Stories from the past, the reality of the present, taking control of the future': lifestyle changes among Pukapuka people in the Illawarra.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia; 18(2): 105-108
Queensland Health (2007)
Evaluation of the Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle program.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Queensland Health (2007)
Participation in the Queensland Health Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle program in 2005.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
2006
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
Brewster DR (2006)
Critical appraisal of the management of severe malnutrition: 4. Implications for Aboriginal child health in northern Australia.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 42(10): 594-595
Centre for Epidemiology and Research (2006)
New South Wales population health survey: 2002–2005 report on adult Aboriginal health.
Sydney: New South Wales Department of Health
National Public Health Partnership (2006)
Blueprint for nation-wide surveillance of chronic diseases and associated determinants.
Melbourne: Department of Health and Ageing
Southern Area Population Health Services (2006)
South West Queensland nutrition survey 2004.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Southern Area Population Health Services (2006)
Vegetable and fruit supply to South West Queensland: an information paper.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Verity F (2006)
Healthy ways project (2001-2005) : evaluation report.
Adelaide: Department of Health, South Australia
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