Respiratory disease
Policies and strategies
References and links to policies and strategies that address respiratory disease among Indigenous peoples are collected here, including material relevant to specific respiratory diseases. Some of the links provided relate primarily to policies and strategies for the general Australian population. Online Indigenous specific information is limited.
General
2006
Department of Health and Ageing (2006)
The Australian National Chronic Disease Strategy
Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
View information: Australian National Chronic Disease Strategy
2004
Department of Human Services (2004)
Chronic disease: prevention and management opportunities for South Australia 2003: the evidence for change to an integrated system of prevention, early intervention and management of key chronic diseases and risk factors. Adelaide: Department of Human Services
View information (PDF - 749KB)
2002
Antic R, Krause V, Tallis G, Misrachi A, Hurwitz M, et al. (2002)
National strategic plan for TB control in Australia beyond 2000.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;26(2):238-241
View article (PDF -72KB)
View website: Communicable Disease Intelligence
Asthma
2006
National Asthma Council Australia (2006)
Asthma management handbook 2006.
South Melbourne: National Asthma Council Australia
View document (PDF - 1.10MB - large file warning!)
National Health Priority Action Council (2006)
National service improvement framework for asthma.
Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
View document (PDF - 457KB)
2003
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2003)
Barriers faced by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services accessing the Asthma 3+ Plan.
Canberra: NACCHO
View document (PDF - 46.2KB)
2002
National Asthma Council (2002)
Asthma management handbook 2002.
South Melbourne: National Asthma Council Australia
View document (PDF - 1.9MB - large file warning!)
2001
Australian Medical Association (2001)
Preventable chronic disease strategies in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Canberra: Australian Medical Association
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statement
2000
Coughlan J, Wilson A, Gibson P (2000)
Evidence-based review of the Australian six step asthma management plan. Final report 1999.
North Sydney: NSW Health Department
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information
Pneumococcal and influenza
2004
Department of Health and Ageing (2004)
National Indigenous Pneumococcal and Influenza Immunisation Program
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
View
information: National Indigenous Pneumococcal and Influenza
Program
Other
2006
Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Statistical Information Management Committee (2006)
National summary of the 2003 and 2004 jurisdictional reports against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance indicators.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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