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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 webpage: 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 (formerly the NT Communicable
Diseases 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.
Additionally CDC maintains the capacity to respond quickly
and expertly to disease outbreaks throughout the NT.
View website: Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin
Nutrition & Dietetics
Nutrition & Dietetics is the journal of the Dietician's Association of Australia and is Australia and New Zealand's leading peer-reviewed journal in its field. Covering 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. Nutrition & Dietetics publishes original research, methodology analyses, commentaries and viewpoints, research reviews, book reviews and much more. 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
International
Pediatric Diabetes
Pediatric Diabetes is a quarterly journal devoted to disseminating knowledge relating to the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, management, complications and prevention of diabetes in childhood and adolescence. Papers are considered on the rigor of scientific approach, novelty, and importance for understanding mechanisms involved in the epidemiology and etiology of this disease, especially its molecular, biochemical and physiological aspects. Work relating to the clinical presentation, course, management and outcome of diabetes including its physical and emotional sequelae is considered. In vitro studies using animal or human tissues, whole animal and clinical studies in humans are also considered.
View website: Pediatric Diabetes
Other websites
National
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Indigenous Diabetes
This sub-site of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
is specifically devoted to diabetes in the Indigenous population.
It provides links to online diabetes reports and articles
published for Indigenous Australians, as well as general information
relating to Indigenous aspects of access to health services,
other health risk factors, mothers and babies, mental health,
hospitalisation, mortality, and expenditure.
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Indigenous diabetes
Chronic Diseases Network
The Northern Territory Chronic Diseases Network was established
to address the impact of chronic disease in the NT. It includes
government and non-government members across the NT and Australia.
The Network was formed to link stakeholders and promote communication,
collaboration, coordination and collective memory in the area
of common chronic diseases affecting the NT population, across
the continuum of care. It is also responsible for publishing
The Chronicle, a monthly public health
publication.
View website: Chronic Diseases Network
International
Diabetes-Sight.org
Diabetes-Sight.org is designed to help both patients and health
care professionals find the information and resources they
need for the prevention of vision loss from diabetes. Providing
portals for both diabetics and health professionals, the site
provides information on the causes of diabetic retinopathy,
prevention and treatment, and discussions of preferred practice
patterns, latest epidemiological estimates and summaries of
key research.
View website: Diabetes-Sight.org
Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT)
The DDT is a part of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The division does not support the direct provision of services, but facilitates the efficient, fair, and effective availability of these services to all Americans affected by diabetes.
View website: Division of Diabetes Translation
View website: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
The NDIC is an information dissemination service of the
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service,
which is under the US Department of Health and Human Services.
NDIC was established to increase knowledge and understanding
about diabetes among patients, health care professionals,
and the general public.
View website: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
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