Eye health
Life before the drought
(1999)
Julie Weekes
Acrylic on archer paper
This artwork is provided by the Edith Cowan University Art Collection.
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The painting:
Basically the painting tells the viewer that life is controlled by the change of the environment. This change has taken place within thousands of years, yet man within an eye blink can cause the same change in the land for the sake of development.
The artist:
My mother is fifth generation Australian of European descent and my father a Torres Strait Islander. I grew up knowing I was an Islander but had no knowledge of my family or culture.
Links
The following links provide access to a range of information about eye health available on the Internet. Links to information specific to Indigenous peoples have been provided where possible. For a more comprehensive list of links related to Indigenous health generally, view the series of HealthInfoNet links webpages. » Links
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Indigenous controlled health services
- Aboriginal and Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited (QLD)
- Aborginal Health and Medical Research Council (NSW)
- Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (SA)
- Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA) (WA)
- Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance (AMSANT) (NT)
- Aboriginal Sobriety Group Inc. (ASG) (SA)
- Anyinginyi Congress Aboriginal Medical Service (NT)
- Apunipima Cape York Health Council (QLD)
- Australian Indigenous Doctor's Association Inc (ACT)
- Bega Garnbirringu Health Service (WA)
- Booroongen Djugun Aboriginal Corporation - trading as Booroongen Djugun College (NSW)
- Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (WA)
- Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (NT)
- Congress Alukura (NT)
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN) (QLD)
- Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services (NT)
- Danila Dilba Health Service (NT)
- Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service (WA - view HealthBulletin website review)
- Derby Aboriginal Health Service (WA)
- Goondir Aboriginal Corp for Health Services (QLD)
- Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service (IAMS) (NSW)
- Jirntangku Miyrta Katherine West Health Board (NT)
- Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council Inc (KAMSC) (WA)
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) (national)
- Ngaanyatjarra Health Service (NHS) (NT)
- Nganampa Health Council (SA)
- Ngwala Willumbong Co-operative Ltd (VIC)
- North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health (NCACCH) (QLD)
- Nunkuwarrin Yunti - Working together (SA)
- Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service (WA)
- Pika Wiya Health Service (SA)
- Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service (SA - view HealthBulletin website review)
- Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) (QLD)
- Townsville Aboriginal and Islanders Health Service (QLD)
- Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) (VIC)
- Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VIC)
- Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Co-operative (WAMS) (NSW)
- Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACT)
- Wuchopperen Health Service (QLD)
- Yura Yungi Aboriginal Medical Service (WA)
Other health sites
- Aboriginal Disability Network (NSW)
- Aboriginal Health Provider Network (SA)
- Australian Indigenous Health Promotion Network (NSW)
- Central Australian and Barkly Aboriginal Health Workers Association (NT - maintained by the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet)
- Central Australian Rural Practitioner's Association (CARPA) (NT)
- Collaborative Centre for Aboriginal Health Promotion (NSW)
- Cuz Congress (CAAC - NT)
- Independent Living Centre: Ochre Shores (QLD)
- Koori Health Unit (VIC)
- MedicineAu - Aboriginal Health Au (NSW)
- Nunga IT (SA)
- Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Education Program (QATSIHWEPAC)
- Vibe Australia (NSW)
Government agencies
Commonwealth government agencies
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (ACT)
- Australian Government - Access to information and services (ACT)
- Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) (NSW)
- Australian Department of Human Services
- Australian General Practice Statistics and Classification Centre
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) (ACT)
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (ACT)
- Australian Government - Indigenous Employment Policy (ACT)
- Department of Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister's Indigenous Affairs website (ACT)
- Department of Health and Ageing (DHA) (ACT)
- HealthInsite (ACT)
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (ACT)
- Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (ACT)
State and Territory health and Indigenous affairs agencies
Australian Capital Territory
- ACT Health
- Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Multicultural and Community Affairs Group, Chief Minister's Department
New South Wales
- Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA)
- NSW Government's Community Builders - use "Aboriginal' or 'Indigenous' search terms to locate relevant information
- NSW Health see also Department info on Aboriginal health concerns
Northern Territory
- Department of Health and Community Services
- Department of Community Development, Sport, and Cultural Affairs
Queensland
- Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy
- Queensland Health see also Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit
South Australia
Tasmania
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Department of Premier and Cabinet
Victoria
Western Australia
- Department of Health Western Australia see also Office of Aboriginal Health and Health Services Directory: Aboriginal health
- Department of Indigenous Affairs
Local government agencies
Research bodies and institutes
- Australasian Cochrane Centre - The Cochrane Collaboration
- Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Edith Cowan University
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies see also AIATSIS Research
- Centre for Remote Health - Flinders University of South Australian and Charles Darwin University
- Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health - Charles Darwin University
- Department of Rural Health, Broken Hill - University of Sydney
- Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre
- Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA)
- Indigenous College of Education and Research - University of South Australia
- Indigenous Communities Environmental Health Resources Web - University of Western Sydney
- Indigenous Health Program: Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition - University of Queensland
- Menzies School of Health Research - Menzies Foundation, Northern Territory Government, University of Sydney
- Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health - James Cook University
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
- VicHealth Koori Health Research and Community Development Unit
- University of Melbourne
- Communicare - computerised patient healthcare system
- National Divisions of General Practice
- NACCHO GP Network
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Rural health resources
- School of Rural Health - Monash University
- Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association (CARPA)
- National Rural Health Alliance
- Rural Doctor's Association (NSW)
Rural health training units
Professional associations
- Australian Health Promotion Association
- Australian Indigenous Doctor's Association Inc
- Australian Indigenous Health Promotion Network
- Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
- Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA)
- Doctors' Reform Society of Australia.
- National Coalition or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Workers Association Inc (NCATSISWA)
- Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)
- Royal Australasian College of PhysiciansRoyal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
- Tasmanian
GP Atlas - Rural General Practice Online
Other non-government sites
- Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- Central Australian and Barkly Aboriginal Health Workers Association (CABAHWA)
- Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association (CARPA) (NT)
- Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (Skills Council) - provides information on projects of relevance to Indigenous health:
- Health-wa.net
- Mirrijini Pty Ltd - supplier of PBS medicines and clinical pharmacist advisory service for remote Aboriginal health services
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
- Our Community
- Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
- The Fred Hollows Foundation (NSW)
Journals and newsletters - health
- Aboriginal Islander Healthworker Journal
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
- Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin
- Gwalwa-Gai
- Health Matters Newsletter
- Medical Journal of Australia
Libraries and databases
Australian
- Aboriginal Studies Electronic Data Archive - AIATSIS
- Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library - The World Wide Web Virtual Library
- Indigenous Library Services - State Library of Queensland, Cairns
- National Library of Australia
- Rural Health Research Register - School of rural health, Monash University
Medical search engines
- Medical World Search - to search major medical sites
- Medscape
- PubMed - to search MEDLINE and other related databases
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Last updated: 30 June 2007
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