Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin
Vol 8 No 1 January 2008 - March 2008: ISSN 1445-7253

A peer-reviewed electronic journal from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Reports and 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.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2007)
Law and justice statistics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a snapshot, 2006: summary.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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The 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) along with data from other relevant ABS collections, provides an overview of Indigenous peoples' experiences of law and justice. This report is divided into three sections. The first section deals with exposure to violence, including physical and threatened violence. The second section deals with community or neighbourhood problems. The third section discusses involvement in the criminal justice system.

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  • To obtain the report:
    • Phone, fax or email orders: CanPrint, ph: 1300 889 873, fax (02) 6293 8333, email sales@infoservices.com.au
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Australia's welfare 2007.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Australia ’s welfare brings together information and analysis about service systems set up both formally and informally to redistribute resources on the basis of need. The focus is on the people who receive those services and assistance and includes references to Indigenous people. A summary of indicators of wellbeing has been added to give context to the discussion on specific welfare service sectors.

Chapters include:

  • Children, youth and families
  • Ageing and aged care
  • Disability and disability services
  • Housing for health and welfare
  • The dynamics of homelessness
  • Welfare services resources

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

  • To obtain the report:
    • Available online: ISSN 1321-1455; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 718 4; AIHW cat. no. AUS 93; 544pp.
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    • Phone, fax or email orders: CanPrint, ph: 1300 889 873, fax (02) 6293 8333, email sales@infoservices.com.au
  • Contact details:
    • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 26 Thynne Street, Fern Hill Park, Bruce ACT, GPO Box 570, Canberra ACT 2601, ph: 02 6244 1000, fax 02 6244 1299, email: info@aihw.gov.au



Couzos S, Murray R (2007)
Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence-based approach. 3rd ed.
South Melbourne: Oxford University Press
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Aboriginal Primary Health Care is a definitive guide to best-practice management of the major health problems facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The text is intended to assist health practitioners, policy makers and communities in influencing health determinants, it also advocates for overcoming inertia to change and to strengthen health care provision within a human rights context.

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  • To purchase the book: ISBN 9780195551389; $125
  • Contact details:
    • Oxford University Press, Higher Education Department, 253 Normandy Rd, South Melbourne, VIC 3205, GPO Box 2784, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, ph: (03) 9934 9123, fax: (03) 9934 9100, Customer service, toll free:1300 650 616



Deeble J, Agar JS, Goss J (2008)
Expenditures on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2004-05
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This report details the expenditure on health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for 2004-05 and includes comparisons with spending on the non-Indigenous population. Expenditure is shown for the Australian Government, State and Territory governments and private sources, including out-of-pocket payments. Analysis demonstrates usage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for types of services and usage of Medicare, and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

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  • To obtain the report:
    • Available online: ISSN 1323-5850; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 761 0; AIHW cat. no. HWE 40; 88pp.; $28.00.
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    • Phone, fax or email orders: CanPrint, ph: 1300 889 873, fax:(02) 6293 8333, email: sales@infoservices.com.au
  • Contact details:
    • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 26 Thynne Street, Fern Hill Park, Bruce ACT, GPO Box 570, Canberra ACT 2601, ph: (02) 6244 1000, fax: (02) 6244 1299, email: info@aihw.gov.au

Emergency Management Australia (2007)
Keeping our mob safe: National emergency management strategy for remote Indigenous communities.
Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia
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This report details a strategy intended to address emergency management in remote Indigenous Australian communities. The strategy, developed through extensive consultation with members of Indigenous communities, provides a framework for a coordinated and cooperative approach to all aspects of emergency management. Essentially the report includes seven priorities and lists specific goals and guiding actions to ensure the fulfillment of each priority.

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  • Contact details:
    • UCIC PO Box 1020, Dickson, ACT 2602, ph: (02)  6256 4600, fax: (02) 6256 4653, email: ema@ema.gov.au



Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2007)
Us taken-away kids: commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Bringing them home report.
Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
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To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the publication Bringing them home report, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission invited Indigenous people across Australia to talk about their experiences of removal, their thoughts ten years on from the Bringing them home: National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families Inquiry, and their hopes for the future. This report compiles the results of this invitation.

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  • Contact details:
    • Social Justice Unit, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW, 2001
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Laws P, Abeywardana S, Walker J, Sullivan EA (2007)
Australia's mothers and babies 2005.
Canberra: National Perinatal Statistics Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This report presents demographic and other information about women who gave birth in 2005 and about their babies. Indigenous specific information is included. One chapter is dedicated to the socioeconomic status of mothers. The report can be used by researchers, academics, students, policy makers and health service planners, and those providing services in reproductive health.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

  • To purchase the report: ISSN 1321-8336; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 736 8; AIHW cat. no. PER 40; 116pp.;$30.00
    • To purchase online: select publication, click on order online and pay by credit card
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    • To purchase offline phone, fax or email orders to: CanPrint, ABN 65 079 915 932, ph: 1300 889 873, fax: (02) 6293 8333, email: sales@infoservices.com.au

National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (2007)
Bloodborne viral and sexually transmitted infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: surveillance report 2007.
Sydney: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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View website: The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (NCHECR)

This report contains information highlighting the prevalence of chlamydia, donovanosis, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV/AIDS, and viral hepatitis in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. For means of comparison, data is also included depicting the pervasiveness of these health conditions in the non-Indigenous population. Achievements made in the area and the challenges that remain are also noted.

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  • Contact details:
    • National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, 376 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, ph: 02 9385 0900, fax: 02 9385 0920, email: recept@nchecr.unsw.edu.au

Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (2007)
Drug and alcohol service reporting 2005-06 key results: A national profile of Australian government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use specific services.
Canberra: Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing
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The information contained in this report is comprised of data obtained from Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use specific service providers. The data, collected over a 12 month period, relates to client and staffing profiles, location and funding of services, and service delivery. Information is also provided on these specific areas for the previous five years allowing for comparisons.

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  • Contact details:
    • Department of Health and Ageing, GPO Box 9848, Canberra, ACT 2601, ph: (02) 6289 1555, freecall: 1800 020 103, fax: (02) 6281 6946

Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community (2007)
Substance abuse in remote communities: confronting the confusion and disconnection.
Darwin: Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory
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View website: Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory

This comprehensive report is the result of an inquiry into substance abuse in Northern Territory remote communities. Essentially it identifies factors that contribute to the resiliency and vulnerability of communities in regards to substance abuse. The information pertains to: the inquisition process; the impact and prevalence of three commonly used substances; services in the Territory responding to substance abuse; and the social factors contributing to substance abuse. The report also includes recommendations for addressing the substance abuse problem.

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  • Contact details:
    • Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 3721, Darwin, NT 0801, ph: (08) 89461512, fax: (08) 8941 2437, email: steve.stokes@nt.gov.au

 
 
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