This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications associated with physical activity 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
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)
Sport and social capital, Australia, 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2012)
Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
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
Macdonald D, Abbott R, Jenkins D (2012)
Physical activity of remote Indigenous Australian women: a postcolonial analysis of lifestyle.
Leisure Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Journal; 34(1): 39-54
Nelson A (2012)
‘You don't have to be black skinned to be black’: Indigenous young people's bodily practices.
Sport, Education and Society; 17(1): 57-75
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
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework: 2010 report.
Canberra: Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Department of Health and Ageing
This is the third report developed under the auspice of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council to measure progress against the National strategic framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health as well as the more recent measures introduced under Closing the gap national partnerships.
The performance framework reports on the three tiers of health:
- health status and outcomes: this includes measures of prevalence of disease or injury, human function, life expectancy and wellbeing
- measures of the health determinants: this includes socioeconomic status, environmental factors and health behaviours
- health system performance: this includes effectiveness, responsiveness, accessibility and sustainability.
Major findings of the report include:
- a significant decline in Indigenous deaths due to avoidable causes
- narrowing of the mortality gap
- reduction in infant mortality
- chronic diseases are a continuing concern, contributing to two thirds of the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- there were slight reductions in literacy and numeracy gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students
- risky behaviours, such as smoking and lack of physical activity, were continuing concerns among Indigenous people
- access to, and utilisation of medical services is less than expected given higher levels of illness
- access to medical services is more difficult in remote than non-remote areas.
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)
Young Australians: their health and wellbeing 2011.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This national statistical publication reports on the health and wellbeing of young Australians aged 12-24 years of age. This reporting is vital for the development of evidence-based youth policies. Part VII provides an overview of the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and looks at key issues including:
- health status
- determinants of health
- families and communities
- socioeconomic factors
- housing
- health system performance.
The report also highlights areas where work is still needed.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Dollman J, Maher C, Olds TS, Ridley K (2011)
Physical activity and screen time behaviour in metropolitan, regional and rural adolescents: A cross-sectional study of Australians aged 9-16 years.
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport; In Press(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.05.011):
Physical activity in rural Australia: fact sheet 26 (2011)
National Rural Health Alliance
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
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
Rusack EM, Dortch J, Hayward K, Renton M, Boer M, Grierson P (2011)
The role of habitus in the maintenance of traditional Noongar plant knowledge in southwest Western Australia.
Human Ecology; Online First(http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-011-9420-0):
Stumpers S, Thomson N, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Urquhart B (2011)
Overview of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
2010
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social survey, Australia: summary booklet, 2008.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social survey: users' guide, 2008.
Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4720.0?OpenDocument
This user's guide provides updated information on the 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS). Updates include information on: family and culture; health; risk factors; education; work; income; and housing.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Gwynn JD, Hardy LL, Wiggers JH, Smith WT, D'Este CA, Turner N, Cochrane J, Barker DJ, Attia JR (2010)
The validation of a self-report measure and physical activity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural children.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(s1): S57-S65
Healthy living (2010)
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council, WA Country Health Service
Kiran A, Knights J (2010)
Traditional Indigenous games promoting physical activity and cultural connectedness in primary schools - cluster randomised control trial.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia; 21(2): 149-151
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
Nelson A, Abbott R, Macdonald D (2010)
Indigenous Australians and physical activity: using a social–ecological model to review the literature.
Health Education Research; 25(3): 498-509
Ranzijn R (2010)
Active ageing —another way to oppress marginalized and disadvantaged elders? Aboriginal Elders as a case study.
Journal of Health Psychology; 15(5): 716-723
Scarr J, Roberts F (2010)
Remote pools 2010: a Royal Life Saving review of swimming pools in remote areas of the Northern Territory.
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
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
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social survey, 2008.
Retrieved 11 April 2011 from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4714.0?OpenDocument
Burgess CP, Johnston FH, Berry HL, McDonnell J, Yibarbuk D, Gunabarra C, Mileran A, Bailie RS (2009)
Healthy country, healthy people: the relationship between Indigenous health status and “caring for country”.
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(10): 567-572
Heart Foundation (2009)
Walking towards a stronger community.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 33(6): 15
Macdonald D, Abbott R, Knez K, Nelson A (2009)
Taking exercise: cultural diversity and physically active lifestyles.
Sport, Education and Society; 14(1): 1-19
2008
Abbott R, Jenkins D, Haswell-Elkins M, Fell K, Macdonald D, Cerin E (2008)
Physical activity of young people in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula region: an exploratory study.
Australian Journal of Rural Health; 16(5): 278-282
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants: 2008.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Making progress: the health, development and wellbeing of Australia’s children and young people.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Bellew B, Schöeppe S, Fiona CB, Bauman A (2008)
The rise and fall of Australian physical activity policy 1996 – 2006: a national review framed in an international context.
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy; 18(5): 1-10
Burgess CP, Berry HL, Gunthorpe W, Bailie RS (2008)
Development and preliminary validation of the 'Caring for Country' questionnaire: measurement of an Indigenous Australian health determinant.
International Journal for Equity in Health; 7(26): 43
Cashin A, Potter E, Butler T (2008)
The relationship between exercise and hopelessness in prison.
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing; 15(1): 66-71
Marshall A, Hunt J, Jenkins D (2008)
Knowledge of and preferred sources of assistance for physical activity in a sample of urban Indigenous Australians.
International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity; 5(22)
Retrieved from http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/pdf/1479-5868-5-22.pdf
Medibank Private (2008)
The cost of physical inactivity.
Melbourne: Medibank Private
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
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
2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Australia, 2004-05.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
This summary of results from the 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey provides information about health status, health actions, and lifestyle factors, of Indigenous peoples. There are comparisons with the 1995 and 2001 National Health Surveys and the 2002 National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Social Survey.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)
Physical activity in Australia: a snapshot, 2004-05.
Retrieved 21 December 2006 from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4835.0.55.001?OpenDocument
This report provides an overview of the physical activity levels of people in Australia aged 18 years and over. It uses data from the 2007-08 ABS National Health Survey. The report includes information on a range of characteristics which may influence a person's physical activity levels, as well as the long-term health risks associated with physical inactivity. The following areas are covered in the report:
- measures of physical activity
- changes over time
- demographic and socio-economic characteristics
- employment characteristics
- risk factors
- health status
- health benefits of physical activity.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2006 report.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
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
Thomson N, Kirov E (2006)
Summary of Indigenous health: preliminary analysis of physical activity.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 30(3): 14-16
2005
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, University of Sydney (2005)
A literature review of the evidence for interventions to address overweight and obesity in adults and older Australians, with special reference to people living in rural and remote Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Sydney: University of Sydney
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