Policies and strategies
References and links to policies and strategies that address diabetes among Indigenous peoples are collected here.The links provided in the second section relate primarily to policies and strategies for the general Australian population. Online Indigenous specific information is limited.
Policies and strategies
Indigenous
South Australian Aboriginal Health Partnership (2004)
'Aboriginal health - everybody's business' - regional resource package. Summary of outcomes - diabetes.
Adelaide: Department of Health South Australia
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View website: Department of Health South Australia
Australian Medical Association (2001)
Preventable chronic disease strategies in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Canberra: Australian Medical Association
View statement
View website: Australian Medical Association
General
2007
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
National indicators for monitoring diabetes: report of the Diabetes Indicators Review Subcommittee of the National Diabetes Data Working Group. (AIHW Catalogue no. CVD 38)
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report (PDF - 935KB)
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View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Diabetes Australia (2007)
National Priorities for Turning Around the Diabetes Epidemic 2007-2008
Canberra: Diabetes Australia
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View website: Diabetes Australia
2006
Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2006 report. Canberra: Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
View report (PDF - 1.8MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Health Minister's Advisory Council
Department of Health and Ageing (2006)
National Diabetes Strategy.
Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
View website: Department of Health and Ageing
National Health Priority Action Council (2006)
National Service Improvement Framework for Diabetes.
Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
View report (PDF - 388KB)
View website: Department of Health and Ageing
2004
Diabetes Australia (2004)
Diabetes Australia's plan for a better life for people with diabetes
Canberra: Diabetes Australia
View report (PDF - 164KB)
View website: Diabetes Australia
2003
NSW Department of Health (2003)
NSW chronic disease prevention strategy 2003-2007.
North Sydney: NSW Department of Health
Contains information on strategies for diabetes in the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, with a focus on health promotion.
View report (PDF - 407KB)
View website: NSW Department of Health
2002
Department of Health Western Australia (2002)
Healthy lifestyles. A strategic framework for the primary prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Western Australia 2002-2007.
Perth: Western Australian Government
Contains information on strategies for diabetes in the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations.
View report (PDF - 284KB)
View website: Department of Health Western Australia
Department of Health Western Australia (2002)
Western Australian diabetes strategy 1999.
Perth: Health Department of Western Australia
Contains information on strategies for diabetes in the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations.
View report (PDF - 758KB)
View website: Department of Health Western Australia
2001
Australian Medical Association (2001)
Preventable chronic disease strategies in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Canberra: Australian Medical Association
View statement
View website: Australian Medical Association
Department of Health Western Australia (2001)
Western Australian department of health diabetes program plan 2001-2004.
Perth: Department of Health Western Australia
Contains information on strategies for diabetes in the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations.
View report (PDF - 329KB)
View website: Department of Health Western Australia
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