Vol 7 No 3 in progress July 2007 - September 2007: ISSN 1445-7253
A peer-reviewed 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.
- Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians [resource package] added 17 September 2007
- Safe Homes Safe Kids: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child home safety guide added 11 July 2007
Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians [resource package]
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (2007)
Alcohol treatment guidelines for Indigenous Australians [resource package]
Canberra : Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
The Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians tool kit is a guide for all healthcare providers when looking after Indigenous clients at risk of illness or injury associated with alcohol misuse. The kit includes information about the clinical management of alcohol problems associated with mental health problems, pregnancy and breastfeeding, physical effects of alcohol, understanding the impact of alcohol on health, effects of alcohol on the organs, alcohol and cancer, alcohol and systemic disorders, alcohol and infectious diseases and indirect physical consequences of alcohol consumption. The tool kit contains a manual, a standard drinks chart and alcohol content, a self-administered questionnaire, a flow chart for a client-centered approach to respond to drinking and related problems based on AUDIT score and a signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal chart along with a my lifestyle guide for better health
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- For further information about the resource or to obtain a copy:
- Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
View website: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. - For more information regarding the Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians email indigenous.alcohol.policy@health.gov.au
- Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
- Contact details:
- Copies of the Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians can be ordered through National Mail and Marketing on (02) 6269 1000 or via email nmm@nationalmailing.com.au . Alternatively you can download the document by clicking on the link below. Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians
Safe homes safe kids: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child home safety guide
Illawarra Aboriginal Medical
Service (no date)
Safe homes safe kids: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child
home safety guide
Wollongong, New South Wales: Graphic Connection
The Illawarra Aboriginal Health Service supported by the Aboriginal Child, Youth and Family Strategy have produced this guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents. The messages are about child safety in the home and include information for inside the house, in the backyard, and road safety.
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- For further information
about the resource or to obtain a copy:
- Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service, PO Box 1161 South Coast Mail Centre 2521
