Australian Indigenous

This learning resource was developed by the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) and the Alzheimer's Association (SA), recognising that there was not adequate training in dementia for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The aim of the resource is to equip health and community workers with the appropriate skills and information to support people with dementia and their carers. It is envisaged that dementia training for Indigenous communities will reduce the damage associated with alcohol abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The resource kit contains a video of 'Witness - Alzheimers' story, November 1997' and 'Lily's story - a tale of dementia', a book 'Meet dementia - the bad hawk that steals', a personal life history booklet, an alcohol and brain damage booklet, a dementia, memory loss and confusion booklet, information handouts, and overheads.

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To purchase this resource, contact the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA), 53 King William Street, Kent Town, South Australia, 5067; phone: 08 8362 0395; fax: 08 8362 0327 or the Alzheimer's Association (SA), 27 Conyngham Street, Glenside, South Australia, 5065; phone: 08 8372 2100; fax: 08 8338 3390; email: alzsa@alzheimerssa.asn.au.

The women of Warmun community in the eastern Kimberley, in Western Australia, have an immeasurable knowledge of law, culture and their land, representing an underutilised resource for health professionals. In these stories about childrearing practices, bush tucker, and bush medicine, they impart an age-old wisdom which focuses on retaining traditional culture, together with an intimate relationship with the land. They tell of traditional uses of plants to treat a range of complaints in both children and adults, including colic, colds, stomach ailments, asthma, sleeplessness and irritability.

Ngalangangpum jarrakpu purrurn emphasises the importance of spiritual and cultural links to health, including an traditional ways and an intimate relationship with the land, and is an invaluable resource for Aboriginal mothers and health practitioners in Aboriginal communities. Illustrated by paintings of acclaimed Warmun artists, the book is a story of retaining and taking pride in Aboriginal culture.

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The book is available through Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation, 2/28 Saville Street, PO Box 668, Broome, WA, 6725, email: magabala@tpgi.com.au.

This booklet was written as a guide to members of the Victorian Aboriginal community controlled health organisations to find funding, as members are not accessing nor are they aware of the potential of the philanthropic and public sectors to support projects.

The booklet describes the different forms of philanthropic trusts / foundations, as well as how to apply for funding, what to include in an application, budgets, presentation of an application and a list of trusts with an interest in Aboriginal affairs, including contact details, summary of their purpose, grant guidelines and stipulations.

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For copies of this resource, contact VACCHO, PO Box 1328, Collingwood, Victoria, 3066; phone: 03 9419 3350; fax: 03 9417 3871.

The tobacco book was developed by the National Heart Foundation, with the Tiwi Health Board and Bagot Community Council and in consultation with community members of Nguiu, Pirlangimpi, Milikapiti and Bagot. It will be of use to health professionals in explaining the effects of tobacco and marijuana on the body.

Using pictures, the booklet explains the effects that smoking has on other members of the family and on unborn babies. The booklet also describes the body's reaction to quitting smoking and gives some strategies for quitting.

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For copies of this resource, contact the National Heart Foundation (NT), 21 Knuckey Street, Darwin, Northern Territory, 0800; phone: 1300 362 787.

This booklet was written to encourage young Koori people to seek careers in health. It describes the range of jobs available within the health sector, particularly within Aboriginal community controlled health services, and includes stories from young people working in these positions. For each job described, the booklet details the training or qualification needed, possible places of employment, and the kind of person best suited to the job. The booklet also lists details of Aboriginal Liaison Officers and support units based at Victorian universities and TAFE colleges.

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For copies of this resource, contact VACCHO, PO Box 1328, Collingwood, Victoria, 3066; phone: 03 9419 3350; fax: 03 9417 3871.

This package was designed by the Kimberley College of TAFE for people who provide training in the workplace as a part of their job - such as training a new employee. The aim of the resource is to teach trainers how to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions in either one-to-one or small group situations.

The training manual centres on three topics: planning a training session; delivering a training session; and, assessing, evaluating and administering.

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For copies of this resource, contact the Western Australian Department of Training and Employment, 1 Prospect Place, West Perth, Western Australia, 6005; phone: 08 9229 5255.

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