Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin
Vol.2 No.4 October 2002 - December 2002: ISSN 1445-7253

An electronic journal from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Reports & publications

 

This section of the Bulletin identifies recent reports and publications, including book chapters. If you are aware of material that would be appropriate for inclusion in this section please contact us.

Ah Chee D, Boffa J (2001)
'Alcohol in the Alice' and the Central Australian Division of Primary Health Care (CADPHC).
Alice Springs: Central Australian Aboriginal Congress.

This paper outlines, in point form, the evolution of a Division of General Practice into a Division of Primary Health Care. It describes the emergence of the Central Australian Division of Primary Health Care (CADPHC) and explains its role in the Alice Springs alcohol debate.

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The paper (PDF - 27KB; Word doc - 32KB) may be downloaded from the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (CAAC) website. Further enquiries about this publication should be directed to: Alukura, PO Box 1604, Alice Springs NT 0871, ph: (08) 8953 2727, fax: (08) 8953 4435, email: alukura.manager@caacongress.com.au

Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (2002)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce national strategic framework.
Canberra: Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council.

This report documents the framework designed to ensure that the health system has the capacity to address the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It outlines five objectives for improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as the objectives and underlying principles of the strategic framework.

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The report (PDF - 69KB) may be downloaded from the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) website. Other enquiries should be directed to the: Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Department of Health and Ageing, GPO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, ph: (02) 6289 5279, fax: (02) 6289 1412.

Cunningham J, Condon J, Paradies Y, Barnes T, O'Dea K (2002)
Feasibility study for developing a nation-wide chronic disease and associated risk factor information and monitoring system.
Casuarina: Menzies School of Health Research and Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health.

This report considers the changing nature of Indigenous health issues. It outlines the feasibility of monitoring chronic diseases and behavioural risk factors, as well as collecting mortality and morbidity data. Recommendations are made regarding the maintenance of existing data collections, and ways in which data collection can be improved in the future.

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Enquiries about this publication should be directed to: Joan Cuningham, Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health, PO Box 41096, Casuarina NT 0811, email: joan.cunningham@menzies.edu.au, ph: (08) 8922 8797, web: http://www.crcah.org.au/crc/

Death E, Reath J, Curtis P (2002)
The needs of GPs and GP registrars working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Melbourne: National Rural Faculty, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

This document reports on a comprehensive assessment of the support and training needs of general practitioners (GPs) and GP registrars working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. The needs assessment was conducted by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Projects managed by the National Rural Faculty of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), with funding from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

This national assessment, the first of its kind, was a collaborative activity involving the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and NACCHO state affiliates, The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association and the General Practice Registrars Association.

The needs assessment aimed to identify:

  • the ongoing education and support needs of GPs working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
  • the training and support needs of GP registrars interested in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and
  • strategies which, if implemented, would improve recruitment and retention of GPs and GP registrars working in this area.

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For more information or a copy of this report, please contact: Dr Jenny Reath, GP Manager of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Projects on jenny.reath@racgp.org.au or 02 4753 6727; or Pauline Curtis, Project Officer on pauline.curtis@racgp.org.au or 08 8267 8351.

Goold S, Turale S, Miller M, Usher K (2002)
'Gettin em n keepin em'. Report of the Indigenous Nursing Education Working Group to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.

The Indigenous Nursing Education Working Group was established by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health in 2000 to consider ways to increase the number of registered Indigenous nurses and improve the provision of nursing care to Indigenous Australians. Subsequent consultation with stakeholders led to the development of the strategic framework outlined in this report. The report 'advocates a national approach to the development, implementation and evaluation of recruitment, retention and curricula strategies to increase the number of Indigenous graduates from mainstream nursing programs, and to raise the capacity of all nurses to provide culturally safe care to Indigenous people'. The report has been compiled in two parts. Part 1 outlines the strategic framework and documents the various recommendations. Part 2 discusses a range of related issues including: the health and education status of Indigenous Australians; the health and education context of Indigenous nursing education; and cross-cultural issues.

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The report (PDF - 592KB) may be downloaded from the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) website.

Hunt J (2002)
How can routine antenatal care protocols and practice in the Northern Territory be improved? A discussion paper, July 2002.
Carlton: Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, La Trobe University.

This discussion paper was written to give practitioners and policy makers information about antenatal care, and ideas about how it could be improved in a Northern Territory context. The paper includes a brief history of antenatal care and outlines a framework for its evaluation; a summary of the rationales and evidence relating to 15 aspects of routine antenatal care; a review of the content of recently published Northern Territory protocols about antenatal care; and raises ideas for discussion about how antenatal care could be improved. Coverage of antenatal care issues for Indigenous women occurs throughout the paper.

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Enquiries about this publication should be directed to: Jenny Hunt, Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, La Trobe University, 251 Faraday St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, email: jennymh@bigpond.com

Saunders V, Elston J, Gennat H (2002)
Early detection and management of breast and cervical cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: supporting the role of the general practitioner.
Townsville: School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University.

This report was commissioned by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners to provide relevant information to support general practitioners (GPs) in their efforts to prevent and manage breast and cervical cancer in Indigenous women. It identifies the current information available on breast and cervical cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women; outlines the barriers and strategies relevant to general practice; documents current initiatives aimed at improving this area of health care; and recommends areas of action for GPs and others involved in the primary health care of Indigenous women.

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Enquiries about this publication should be directed to: Vicki Saunders, Jacinta Elston or Hanni Gennat, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, ph: (07) 4042 1765, web: http://www.jcu.edu.au
 
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