This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications associated with tobacco use 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
Aboriginal Affairs Taskforce (2012)
Victorian Government Indigenous affairs report 2010-11.
Melbourne: Department of Planning and Community Development
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2012)
Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Carson KV, Brinn MP, Peters M, Veale A, Esterman AJ, Smith BJ (2012)
Interventions for smoking cessation in Indigenous populations.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; 2012(1): CD009046
Retrieved 18 January 2012 from http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009046.pub2
Cosh S, Maksimovic L, Ettridge K, Copley D, Bowden J (2012)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander utilisation of the Quitline service for smoking cessation in South Australia.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; Just Accepted:
Degenhardt L, Hall W (2012)
Extent of illicit drug use and dependence, and their contribution to the global burden of disease.
The Lancet; 379(9810): 55-70
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
Newslines Radio (2012)
Newslines Radio: stop smoking.
Retrieved 23 April 2012 from http://www.indigenous.gov.au/radio/newslines-radio-stop-smoking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newslines-radio-stop-smoking
Paul CL, Bonevski B, Turon HE, Bryant J (2012)
The balancing act: experts' opinions about the relative resourcing of tobacco control efforts for the general population versus disadvantaged populations.
Drug and Alcohol Review; Early View(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00454.x): 1-6
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2012)
Report on government services 2012: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
This report draws on the Report on government services 2012 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:
- early childhood, education and training
- justice
- emergency management
- health
- community services
- housing and homelessness.
Performance reporting focuses on the degree to which objective for a service is met. The report details the objective (outcomes) for each services stated and the performance indicators measuring the achievement of each objective.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Teesson M, Newton NC, Barrett EL (2012)
Australian school-based prevention programs for alcohol and other drugs: a systematic review.
Drug and Alcohol Review; Early View(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00420.x): 1-6
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)
2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey was conducted between late-April and early-September 2010. This was the 10th survey in a series which began in 1985, and was the fifth to be managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). More than 26,000 people aged 12 years or older participated in the survey, in which they were asked about their knowledge of and attitudes towards drugs, their drug consumption histories, and related behaviours. Most of the analysis presented is of people aged 14 years or older, so that results can be compared with previous reports.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 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)
Drugs in Australia 2010: tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Headline indicators for children’s health, development and wellbeing 2011.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Review of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set.
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
Cadilhac DA, Magnus A, Sheppard L, Cumming TB, Pearce DC, Carter R (2011)
The societal benefits of reducing six behavioural risk factors: an economic modelling study from Australia.
BMC Public Health; 11: 483
Retrieved 21 June 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/483
Cancer Council Victoria (2011)
Plain packaging of tobacco products: a review of the evidence.
Melbourne: Cancer Council Victoria
Child and Adolescent Community Health (2011)
Health and wellbeing profile of young Western Australians.
Perth: Department of Health, Western Australia
Doyle M, Butler T, Stevens C (2011)
The National Summit on Tobacco Smoking in Prison: Australian National University, Canberra, August 2010 - an Aboriginal perspective.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 35(3): 10-12
Mental Health Drugs and Regions Division (2011)
The Victorian drug statistics handbook: patterns of drug use and related harm in Victoria for the period July 2008 to June 2009.
Melbourne: Department of Health, Victoria
Northern Territory tobacco control act (2011)
Northern Territory Government
Passey ME, Gale JT, Sanson-Fisher RW (2011)
"Its almost expected": rural Australian Aboriginal women's reflections on smoking initiation and maintenance: a qualitative study.
BMC Women's Health; 11: 55
Retrieved 9 December 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6874-11-55.pdf
Platt L (2011)
Exploring the disparity in tobacco use between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Stanford Service in Global Health; 3(1): 31-34
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2011)
Report on government services 2011: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
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
Thomas DP, Fitz JW, Johnston V, Townsend J, Kneebone W (2011)
Wholesale data for surveillance of Australian Aboriginal tobacco consumption in the Northern Territory.
Tobacco Control; Online first(http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.2010.042473):
2010
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
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Oct 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
The information included in this report is taken from a variety of sources. This report highlights that Aboriginal and Torres Strait people make up 2.5% of the Australian population and is young compared to the rest of the population. The key findings include:
- The estimated resident population in 2006 was 517,000 people.
- The median age for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was 21.0 years compared to 37.0 years for the non-Indigenous population.
- 68% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reside in rural and remote locations and 32% reside in urban locations.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a lower life expectancy than non-Indigenous Australians. From 2005-2007 the gap was 11.5 years for males and 9.7 years for females.
- Life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males at birth is estimated to be 67.2 years and for females is 72.9 years.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language and culture is strong.
- Socio-economic outcomes continute to improve; 22% completed year twelve in 2008.
- More people completed non-school qualifications; 40% of people aged 25-64 years in 2008, compared to 32% in 2002.
- The unemployment rate fell from 23% in 2002 to 17% in 2008, but remains five times higher than the rate for non-Indigenous unemployment which was 5% in 2008.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Burns J, Maling CM, Thomson N (2010)
Summary of Indigenous women's health.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Clough AR, Maclaren DJ, Robertson JA, Ivers RG, Conigrave KM (2010)
Can we measure daily tobacco consumption in remote Indigenous communities? Comparing self-reported tobacco consumption with community-level estimates in an Arnhem Land study.
Drug and Alcohol Review; Early View(DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00205.x): 1-7
Hoad V, Somerford P, Katzenellenbogen J (2010)
The burden of disease and injury attributed to preventable risks to health in Western Australia, 2006.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Department of Health
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
Ipsos-Eureka Social Research Institute, Winangali Pty Ltd (2010)
Developmental research to inform the National Action to Reduce Smoking Rates social marketing campaign.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Johnston V, Thomas DP (2010)
What works in Indigenous tobacco control? The perceptions of remote Indigenous community members and health staff.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia; 21(1): 45-50
MacLaren D, Redman-MacLaren M, Clough A (2010)
Estimating tobacco consumption in remote Aboriginal communities using retail sales data: some challenges and opportunities.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(s1): S66-S70
MacLaren DJ, Conigrave KM, Robertson JA, Ivers RG, Eades S, Clough AR (2010)
Using breath carbon monoxide to validate self-reported tobacco smoking in remote Australian Indigenous communities.
Population Health Metrics; 8(2): 1-24
Rugkhla P (2010)
Women and tobacco.
Melbourne: Women's Health Victoria
Thompson M, Robertson J, Clough A (2010)
A review of the barriers preventing Indigenous Health Workers delivering tobacco interventions to their communities.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; Early view(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00632.x): 1-7
2009
Asthma Foundation NT (2009)
Smoking and asthma.
The Chronicle; 14(3): 12
Browne R (2009)
Starving for ngarali: tobacco and culture in East Arnhem Land.
The Chronicle; 14(3): 4-5
Cancer Council Northern Territory (2009)
Health risks of passive smoking: position statement.
The Chronicle; 14(3): 18-20
Friel S (2009)
Health equity in Australia: a policy framework based on the social determinants of obesity, alcohol and tobacco.
Canberra: Preventative Health Taskforce
Gazis N, Connor JP, Ho R (2009)
Cultural identity and peer influence as predictors of substance use among culturally diverse Australian adolescents.
Journal of Early Adolescence; 30(3): 345-368
Hudson L, White A, Roseby R (2009)
Tobacco smoke exposure in hospitalised Aboriginal children in Central Australia.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 44(9): 1-4
Johnston V, Thomas D, Fitz J (2009)
Aboriginal stories about smoking.
The Chronicle; 14(3): 1-2
Passey M, Gale J, Holt B, Leatherday C, Roberts C, Kay D, Rogers L, Paden V (2009)
Stop smoking in its tracks: understanding smoking by rural Aboriginal women.
Paper presented at the Rural health: the place to be ... The 10th National Rural Health Conference. 17-20 May 2009, Cairns, Qld
Pilkington AAG, Carter OBJ, Cameron AS, Thompson SC (2009)
Tobacco control practices among Aboriginal health professionals in Western Australia.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 15(2): 152-158
Richmond R, Butler T, Wilhelm K, Wodak A, Cunningham M, Anderson I (2009)
Tobacco in prisons: a focus group study.
Tobacco Control; 18(3): 176-182
Saunders J (2009)
"Chop-chop" tobacco smoking.
The Chronicle; 14(3): 13
Thomas DP, Johnston V, Fitz JW, McDonnell J (2009)
Monitoring local trends in Indigenous tobacco consumption.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 33(1): 64 - 66
Thomas DP (2009)
Smoking prevalence trends in Indigenous Australians, 1994-2004: a typical rather than an exceptional epidemic.
International Journal for Equity in Health; 8(37): 1-21
Urbis (2009)
Evaluation of the National Drug Strategy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003 - 2009: final report.
Canberra: National Drug Strategy
van der Sterren A (2009)
Tobacco use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
DrugInfo Newsletter; 7(3): 6
2008
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Health risk factors.
In: Trewin D, Madden R, eds. The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2008. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: 137-150
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework, 2008 report: detailed analyses.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Collins DJ, Lapsley HM (2008)
The costs of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug abuse to Australian society in 2004/05.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
Horey D (2008)
Indigenous drug prevention research stocktake and gap analysis.
Melbourne: Department of Human Services, Victoria
Johnston V, Thomas DP (2008)
Smoking behaviours in a remote Australian Indigenous community: the influence of family and other factors.
Social Science & Medicine; 67(11): 1708-1716
Mackean T (2008)
Aboriginal organisations working to close the gap in tobacco use [speech].
Canberra: Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association
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
Tikoft E (2008)
Aboriginal health status: a Central Australian respiratory perspective smoking and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).
The Chronicle; 11(6): 15
Vos T, Barker B, Begg S, Stanley L, Lopez AD (2008)
Burden of disease and injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: the Indigenous health gap.
International Journal of Epidemiology; 38(2): 470-477
White V, Smith G (2008)
Australian secondary school students' use of tobacco, alcohol, and over-the-counter and illicit substances in 2008.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
2007
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework, 2006 report: detailed analyses.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian National Council on Drugs (2007)
Australian alcohol and other drugs charter.
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs
The Australian alcohol and other drugs charter sets out the guiding principles, expectations and goals with regard to drugs. The charter outlines rights and responsibilities with regard to drug use and the development and implementation of policies and programs, at all community levels and for different settings and sectors. these include people in general, children and young persons, parents and caregivers, drug users, health care and welfare providers, law enforcement and corrections personnel, education personnel, government and community organisations, policy makers and program providers, and alcohol and tobacco producers, retailers and servers.
Australian National Council on Drugs abstract
Butler T, Richmond R, Belcher J, Wilhelm K, Wodak A (2007)
Should smoking be banned in prisons?.
Tobacco Control; 16(5): 291-293
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2007)
Community report - Darwin and Alice Springs, NT.
Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
Vos T, Barker B, Stanley L, Lopez A (2007)
Burden of disease and injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: 2003.
Brisbane: Centre for Burden of Disease and Cost-Effectiveness: School of Population Health, University of Queensland
Vos T, Barker B, Stanley L, Lopez A (2007)
Burden of disease and injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: summary report.
Brisbane: Centre for Burden of Disease and Cost-Effectiveness: School of Population Health, University of Queensland
2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)
Tobacco smoking in Australia: a snapshot, 2004-05.
Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/4831.0.55.001Main%20Features12004-05?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=4831.0.55.001&issue=2004-05&num=&view=
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2006)
Drug use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: an assessment of data sources.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) on behalf of the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (MCDS). The objectives were to: identify data needs; examine existing data sources to determine the landscape of Indigenous substance use and its impacts across Australia; inform the best way forward to improved Indigenous data collections; explore the practicality of development of an ongoing Indigenous (drug specific) survey supplement to existing surveys; and identify options for new, policy-relevant analyses of existing data sets. The findings of this report are expected to feed into a broader National Drug Strategy Data Analysis Project with the aim of identifying and analysing the information needed to inform the implementation and measurement of initiatives developed under the National Drug Strategy.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Franks C (2006)
Gallinyalla: a town of substance?: a descriptive study of alcohol, tobacco, medicines and other drug use in a rural setting.
Rural and Remote Health; (6): 491
Retrieved 26 April 2006 from http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_491.pdf
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