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Health promotion resources

Indigenous

2008

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2008)
Indigenous substance misuse [CD, bochure and flyer]
Perth: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Indigenous alcohol misuse information [CD-ROM, brochure and flyer]

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet has developed a range of web resources and yarning places (electronic networks) addressing illicit drug use, inhalant misuse (including petrol sniffing), alcohol misuse and misuse of kava and other substances. The development of these materials were guided by the Alcohol and other Drugs Reference Group (ADRF) which provides a 'sounding board' to the HealthInfoNet on the development of web-based knowledge resources on the misuse of alcohol and other substances among Indigenous peoples. These exciting improvements in the sharing of information and experiences will assist people working across Australia to address various aspects of Indigenous substance misuse. To promote this initiative, the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet has published a brochure and a CD Rom that provides an introduction to using the web resources and yarning places. The alcohol misuse flyer can be downloaded and distributed for your own purposes.

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2006

Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc (2006)
Alcohol Effects on the Body [leaflet]
Resource Package About Illicit Drug for Aboriginal Workers
Adelaide: Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc

The Aboriginal Drug and Acohol Council of South Australia has produced a number of publications and resources. The package is aimed at interested community members. Components of the package, i.e. the pamphlets can be used by anyone in the community to gain a basic understanding of the effects of drug and alcohol use on the body, and on members of the community.

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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (2002 - 2006)
Resources for the education and training of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in the illicit drugs field [resource package].
Adelaide: Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA) Inc

The resource package about illicit drugs for Indigenous workers includes a manual, a CD rom, leaflets, a video and a literature review. The resource package was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing as part of the National Illicit Drug Strategy: Training Frontline Workers Initiative.

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2005

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (2005)
Resource package about illicit drugs for Indigenous workers [manual].
Adelaide : Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA) Inc

The resource package about illicit drugs for Indigenous workers includes a workers' manual, CD rom, leaflets, video and a literature review. The resource package was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing as part of the National Illicit Drug Strategy: Training Frontline Workers Initiative.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

  • For further information about the resource or to obtain a copy:
    • Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.
  • Contact details:

2004

Metropolitan Cannabis Group (2004)
Balay - cannabis resource.
Perth: East Metropolitan Health Service

The Metropolitan Cannabis Group has released 'Balay', a resource about cannabis designed for young Aboriginal people between the ages of 18-25, living in the Perth Metropolitan area. The resource was developed by local health professionals including Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal representatives from a range of organisations. The purpose of the resource is to inform the young Aboriginal population about the recent changes to cannabis legislation in Western Australia, and to inform those who choose to use cannabis, and their families, about the legal issues related to this drug.

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2002

Department of Education and Children's Services, Adelaide (date unkbown)
Indigenous drug education support materials resource
Northern Territory: Education Department

The Indigenous drug education support materials resource has been developed primarily for Indigenous school communities as part of the Northern Territory national school drug education strategy project and contains materials for teachers and students.

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Northern Territory Government Department of Health and Community Services (2002)
The public health bush book, Volume 2, Chapter 1: Alcohol and Other Drugs, Overview of Drugs - Alcohol
Northern Territory: Department of Health and Community Services

'The public health bush book' has been written as a resource for people who work with remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. It has been written by people who have worked in, or with, remote community health care teams over many years, and relates their accumulated learning to published national and international evidence. In chapter 1, volume 2 of the book includes a section specifically on alcohol.

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Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (ADAC) (nd)
Alcohol and substance use posters.
Adelaide: Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council

The Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council has developed a number of resources about drugs. ADAC is the only statewide peak Indigenous substance misuse organisation in Australia, representing 28 Aboriginal community organisations from across South Australia. ADAC provides 'responses to a range of state and national committees and strategies, helps communities deal with the problems associated with substance misuse and develops health promotional materials.

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Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc. (nd)
Training resources
Adelaide: Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council

The Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council has developed a number of resources about drugs. ADAC is the only statewide peak Indigenous substance misuse organisation in Australia, representing 28 Aboriginal community organisations from across South Australia. ADAC provides 'responses to a range of state and national committees and strategies, helps communities deal with the problems associated with illicit drug use and develops health promotional materials.

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Date unknown

Kirketon Road Centre (date unknown)
Health for all - alcohol, drug and STD pamphlet series
Kings Cross: The Kirketon Road Centre

 

Alcohol and Heroin don't mixWhat is cocaine? hepatitis cHeroin HIV
what is methadone? Pills and heroin don't mix Drugs in pregnancy what is a sexually transmitted infection?

Images have been reproduced with the kind permission of Annie Malcolm and The Kirketon Road Centre. This series of 9 pamphlets has been designed specifically for an Indigenous audience, and addresses illicit drug use issues, alcohol, sexual health, and HIV prevention. The pamphlets provide information on health issues, advice on how to keep healthy, and what to do in situations of ill-health. They are worded in a culturally appropriate way, are easy-to-understand and are decorated with Indigenous artwork.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

  • For further information:
  • Contact details:
    • Located above the fire station, Kirkton Road Centre, cnr Darlinghurst Road and Victoria Street, Kings Cross, Sydney NSW, ph: (02) 9360 2766, fax: (02) 9360 5154
    • The Intake Officer, The Langton Centre , 591 South Dowling Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, ph: (02) 9332 8777, fax: (02) 9332 8700, website: South Eastern Sydney Area Health

General

2005

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) and The Mental Health Services Conference Inc. of Australia and New Zealand (TheMHS) (2005)
Feeling Good
Canberra: National Drug Strategy

This pamphlet answers frequently asked questions about alcohol, drugs and mental health.

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2004

National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) Consortium (2004)
Alcohol and other drugs: a handbook for professionals
Canberra: Australian Department of Health and Ageing

Date unknown

Drug and Alcohol Office (date unknown)
Specialist library and information service
Perth: Drug and Alcohol Office

The Drug and Alcohol Office DAO houses WA’s specialist library and information service for drug and alcohol publications. It has a wide range of books, journals, reports, acts of parliament, training manuals, videos and online resources for use by WA Health agencies and members of the WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies. Members of the public, tertiary students and staff from other government agencies are welcome to use the library for reference purposes.

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Parenting and Child Health (date unknown)
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service
Parents on Drugs
Parenting and Child Health

The Parenting and Child Health service provides a series of fact sheets about health issues ranging from A - Z. There is a fact sheet about parents on drugs.

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Last updated: 9 September 2008