Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin
Vol.3 No.2 April 2003 - June 2003: ISSN 1445-7253

An electronic journal from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Resources

 

This section of the Bulletin highlights recently released Indigenous specific resources. If you are aware of any new resources that would be appropriate for inclusion in this section please contact us.

Aboriginal health training videos

A set of four training videos have been developed by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (NACCHO), with support from the Department of Health and Ageing. They are designed to provide insights into Aboriginal community controlled health services, and culturally appropriate health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The four videos are titled:

  • Doctors in Aboriginal health
  • Aboriginal health workers
  • Cross cultural awareness
  • Insight into Aboriginal community control

The videos are an interactive resource for educators. Each video is accompanied by detailed guidelines for use. It is also recommended that advice regarding the use of the videos be sought from NACCHO representatives in each state and territory.

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For further information about the videos or for copies contact: Pauline Curtis, RACGP, National Rural Faculty, 15 Gover Street, North Adelaide SA 5006, ph: (08) 8267 8351, fax: (08) 8267 8359, email: pauline.curtis@racgp.org.au

HIV/AIDS and us mob

This newly released booklet is an initiative of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) Indigenous Project. It is designed to inform Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities about the treatment of HIV/AIDS. It also provides information on: how the body's immune system recognises and fights the virus; stages of HIV infection; viral load; antiviral treatments; combination therapy; associated side-effects; and structured treatment interruptions. The booklet has been developed with the help of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with HIV/AIDS, and presents the information using a storytelling framework.

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For further information about the booklet contact Michael Costello, Indigenous Project Officer, Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations Inc.

Medical Yolngu in 6 lessons

Miscommunication between health practitioners and patients remains an important contributor to the poor health outcomes seen in the Top End. The majority of Top End Aborigines use a Yolngu dialect as their first language. This CD, produced in the Gapuwiyak community, is a project of the Miwatj Aboriginal Health Inc. It has been produced in close partnership with Yolngu leaders over the past two years, and is designed to provide medical practitioners with a useful working knowledge of the Yolngu language.

The CD provides a core vocabulary of useful clinically-relevant Yolngu words. It also considers: key structural differences between English and the Yolngu language; cross-cultural issues regarding the delivery of culturally sensitive health care to traditional Aborigines; contacts and resource listings; and photographs of East Arnhem landscapes and Yolngu portraits accompanied by specially composed background music.

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Copies are available for loan from:

Copies can also be obtained free of charge from:

  • Miwatj Aboriginal Health Inc, ph: (08) 8987 1102, fax: (08) 8987 1670
  • Northern Territory Remote Health Workforce Agency, Attention: Nicole Lamb, ph: (08) 8982 1053, fax: (08) 8941 5579, email: nicole.lamb@ntrhwa.org.au
  • Northern Territory General Practice Education Ltd, Attention: Lola Gutte, ph: (08) 8946 7079, email: lola.gutte@gperu.org

View article abstract for a link to the Nothern Territory Disease Control Bulletin article.

Images have been reproduced with the kind permission of Stephen Bryce and Miwatj Aboriginal Health Inc.

'My body belongs to me'. An awareness-raising video for Aboriginal communities

The 'My body belongs to me' project, has been developed in close association with Indigenous community organisations and government service providers. The project is the first of its kind in Western Australia to break the silence on sexual abuse in Indigenous communities. The WA Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA) won the overall 2002 Premier's Award for Excellence in Public Sector Management, for the project.

The video has been designed to encourage Indigenous people to talk about sexual abuse and bring their experiences out in the open. It strives to remove the associated secrecy of sexual abuse and publicly acknowledge this issue as one that has resulted in much grief in the Indigenous community.

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For further information about the video contact the Department of Indigenous Affairs:

Postal address: PO Box 7770, Cloister's Square, Perth WA 6850
Street address: Level 1, 197 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000
ph: (08) 9235 8000, fax: (08) 9235 8088, email for general information: info@dia.wa.gov.au

A report (view abstract) describing the development of the video has also been produced. A copy of the report (PDF- 1.5MB) is available on the DIA website.

Nunga seniors project 2001

This CD, produced by Noarlunga Health Services in 2002, is designed to promote reconciliation. It demonstrates young and older people working together towards a better understanding of different cultures. The CD includes interviews and recorded music. It contains a self-loading powerpoint slide show presentation suitable for PCs. Visual cues are contained in the slide show to assist navigation.

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For more information about the CD or to obtain a copy contact the: Director, Noarlunga Health Services, PO Box 437, Noarlunga Centre SA 5168, ph: (08) 8384 9273, fax: (08) 8384 9248.

Petrol sniffing and other solvents - video

This video, produced in 2002 by the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA), is a companion to the previously released Petrol sniffing and other solvents manual (view further information). The video covers the introductory workshop for the manual and has been developed to meet the demand for workshops from communities across Australia. The video is about 50 minutes in duration, and shows workshop participants discussing the issues and viewing the overheads taken from the manual. The resource is aimed at health workers and educators. It is not recommended as an educational tool for use with young children.

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For further information about this resource or to purchase a copy contact: Carrolyn Lowe, Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc., 53 King William Street, Kent Town SA 5067, ph: (08) 8362 0395, fax: (08) 8362 0327, email: adac@adac.org.au, web: http://www.adac.org.au/index.html

 
 
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