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Journals

National

Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal
The Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal is the only national publication written by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers. The Journal is distributed nationally and internationally and has been in circulation since 1977. It is published six times a year and has a broad range of readership. Each issue covers a range of topics including primary health care, community profiles, health promotion, best practice models and workforce issues. Necessary reading for health workers, service providers, program funders and anyone working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service provision.
View website: Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health is a bi-monthly academic refereed journal produced by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), and disseminates public health research and ideas throughout Australia and internationally. The PHAA provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information on public health. The association is also involved in advocacy for public health policy, development, research and training.
View website: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin
The Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin is the electronic journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. The purpose of the Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin is to facilitate access to information of relevance to Australian Indigenous health. The HealthBulletin attempts to keep people informed of current events of relevance, as well as information about recent research.
View webpages: Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin

Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
The MJA is Australia's leading peer-reviewed journal of medical practice and clinical research. The MJA is published by the Australasian Medical Publishing Company for the Australian Medical Association. The print edition appears on the first and third Monday of each month, except that the December issues are combined into one large special issue. The full text of every issue since January 2002 is available on the web (only a selection of articles from 1996 to 2001 is available).
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin
The Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Darwin produces the NT Disease Control Bulletin on a quarterly basis. The CDC provides a range of services to monitor, control, prevent, and in some instances, eliminate communicable and non communicable diseases throughout the Northern Territory. The Bulletin forms part of this service, as it provides professional and community education about critical parts of successful program outcomes.
View website: Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin

Nutrition & Dietetics
Nutrition & Dietetics is the peer-reviewed journal of the Dietician's Association of Australia
and covers all aspects of food, nutrition and dietetics. The journal provides a forum for the reporting, discussion and development of scientifically credible knowledge related to human nutrition and dietetics and publishes original research, methodology analyses, commentaries and viewpoints, research reviews and book reviews. The journal aims to keep health professionals abreast of current knowledge on human nutrition and diet, and accepts contributions from around the world.
View website: Nutrition and Dietetics

The Chronicle
The Chronicle is a monthly publication produced by the Northern Territory Chronic Diseases Network. It is published by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), which provides a range of services to monitor, control, prevent and in some instances eliminate communicable and non-communicable diseases throughout the Northern Territory. NT-wide programs, policies and strategies are developed via multisectoral consultation and implemented by district CDCs in collaboration with all levels of health care providers. Both professional and community education are critical parts of successful program outcomes.
View website: The Chronicle

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International

Eating Behaviours
Eating Behaviors is an international journal publishing research on the etiology, prevention and treatment of obesity, binge eating, and eating disorders in adults and children, and encourages articles relating to the promotion of healthy eating patterns to treat or prevent medical conditions.

International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA)
IJBNPA is the official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), and is a peer-reviewed online journal devoted to furthering the understanding of the behavioral aspects of diet and physical activity.

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
The Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing papers in applied nutrition and dietetics, and aims to meet the changing needs of those concerned with human nutrition and dietetics.

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior is a refereed scientific periodical devoted to original research on factors influencing food behavior and how they can be modified to bring about positive, sustainable dietary change.

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases is a forum designed to focus on the powerful interplay between nutritional and metabolic alterations, and cardiovascular disorders, and also aims to help refine strategies against nutrition-related epidemics of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.

Obesity Reviews
Obesity Reviews is the official quarterly review journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, and publishes papers from all disciplines related to obesity with relevance to professionals with an interest in obesity.

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Last updated: 18 January 2008