Population sub-groups

Infant and child health

The age at which childhood ends and adolescence begins is defined in various ways. We have chosen to compile materials that refer to young people below the age of 13 on the 'infant and child health' page. Materials that refer to young people aged 13 years and older are compiled on the 'adolescent health' page (view adolescent health page). Materials relevant to young people in both age groups will feature on both pages.

Key facts

Links to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about some aspects of infant and child health are provided here:

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Policies and strategies

 

2006

Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework report 2006.
Canberra: Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
View HealthInfoNet abstract
View report (PDF - 1.8MB - large file warning!)
View website: Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)

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2005

Queensland Health (2005)
Strategic policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people's health 2005-2010: discussion paper.
Brisbane: State of Queensland, Queensland Health
View report (PDF)

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2004

Department of Child Safety (2004)
Chapter 7: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Issues. In: A blueprint for implementing the recommendations of the January 2004 Crime and Misconduct Commission report 'protecting children: an inquiry into abuse of children in foster care'.
Brisbane: Department of Child Safety, Queensland Government:167-183
View Indigenous section (PDF - 91KB)

National Public Health Partnership (2004)
Healthy children: strengthening promotion and prevention across Australia: development of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander component of the National Public Health Action Plan for Children, 2005-2008: a background paper.
Melbourne: National Public Health Partnership
View HealthInfoNet abstract
View full report (PDF - 1.1MB large file warning!)

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Guidelines

No information currently collected.

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Programs and projects

Public Health Association of Australia (n.d.)
The project - Jalaris kids future club
Western Australia: Public Health Association of Australia
View summary

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2004

Smith D (2004)
Community action to promote child growth in Gapuwiyak: final report on a participatory action research project.
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
View HealthInfoNet abstract

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Health promotion resources

 

Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service (no date)
Safe homes safe kids: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child home safety guide
Wollongong, New South Wales: Graphic Connection

The Illawarra Aboriginal Health Service supported by the Aboriginal Child, Youth and Family Strategy have produced this guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents. The messages are about child safety in the home and include information for inside the house, in the backyard, and road safety.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

  • For further information about the resource or to obtain a copy:
    • Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service, PO Box 1161 South Coast Mail Centre 2521

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2007

Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC) (2006)
Protective behaviours community way [resource package]
[S.I.]: Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC)

Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC), Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) and Health Promotion Unit (HPU) have launched a Protective behaviours community way package . The resource is a safety package developed for children to assist in the prevention of child abuse by helping them to deal with their problems and find the right sort of help to keep themselves safe. The package aims to make children strong and to feel safe in their home and community and is designed to be used as an educational program by families, teachers, health workers or community groups with children.

The package consists of:

Protective behaviours book 1, book 2 and book 3

  • 1 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous theme 1 We all have the right to feel safe all the time
  • 1 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous theme 2 Nothing is so awful that we can't talk with someone about it
  • 1 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous magic hand network
  • 1 x A3 full-colour laminated non-Indigenous magic hand network
  • 1 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous protective behaviours
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous feeling safe (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated non -Indigenous feeling safe (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous feeling unsafe (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated non-Indigenous feeling unsafe (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous early warning signs (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated non-Indigenous early warning signs (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous I'm the boss of my body (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated non-Indigenous I'm the boss of my body (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous feeling safe worksheets (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated non-Indigenous feeling safe worksheets (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated Indigenous feeling unsafe worksheets (male and female)
  • 2 x A3 full-colour laminated non-Indigenous feeling unsafe worksheets (male and female)
  • 2 x A4 black and white feeling safe worksheets can be photocopied (male and female)
  • 2 x A4 black and white feeling unsafe worksheets can be photocopied (male and female)
  • 1 x A4 black and white magic hand network worksheet (can be photocopied)

The health promotion resources are laminated for durability and are suitable for use in health care settings by health workers and other health professionals.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

The cost of the package is $100.00 plus GST and $10.95 postage.

  • For further information about the resource or to obtain a copy:
  • Contact details:,
    • Marie Cox, Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) and Health Promotion Unit (HPU), Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC), PO Box, 1377, Broome Western Australia, 6725, ph: (08) 9192 6435, fax: (08) 9192 6127, email: MarieC@kamsc.org.au

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2006

Rural Health Education Foundation (2006)
Start strong [DVD].
ACT: Rural Health Education Foundation

This program offers models and ideas for communities on what can work for them in the area of Aboriginal maternal and infant care. It is a new 26-minute version of the hour-long Aboriginal Infant and Maternal Care program originally produced by the Rural Health Education Foundation in 2005. The focus of the new program is on clear models for community development and specifically aims to;

  • Increase understanding of the complex health issues facing Aboriginal mothers and babies.
  • Identify community based strategies to broaden the knowledge and skills of Aboriginal mothers in a culturally appropriate way.
  • Understand the need for perinatal services which Aboriginal women can relate to, and the importance of an environment where mothers feel comfortable and safe.
  • Identify ways to engage communities and other health professionals in collaborative health programs for Aboriginal Women and their babies.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Rural Health Education Foundation (2006)
Grow strong [DVD].
ACT: Rural Health Education Foundation

This program offers models and ideas for communities on what can work for them in the area of Aboriginal early childhood development. It is a new 26-minute version of the hour-long Growing Healthy Aboriginal Kids: the Early Years 1-5 program originally produced by the Rural Health Education Foundation in 2005. The focus of the new program is on clear models for community development and specifically aims to;

  • Identify health problems commonly found in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 1-5 years.
  • Recognise the need for a family approach when dealing with issues related to Aboriginal child health and early development.
  • Identify possible ways to stimulate flexible and culturally appropriate health services for the care of young Aboriginal children.
  • Identify ways to engage communities and other health professionals in collaborative health programs for the 1-5 year age group.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

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2005

Yorgum Aboriginal Family Counselling Service (2005)
Family violence in the Nyoongar community [booklets].
East Perth: Yorgum Aboriginal Family Counselling Service

The Yorgum Aboriginal Family Counselling Service aims to offer Aboriginal people an autonomous, culturally-specific community based counselling and referral service to heal Aboriginal people who have been affected by family violence and sexual abuse. The service has produced a series of resources offering specific advice and information about family violence and abuse. Titles in the booklet series are:

  • Family violence in the Nyoongar community
  • The right to be free from violence - discussion booklet for men
  • The right to be free from violence - exercise booklet for men
  • Yorgum child sexual abuse treatment service booklet
  • Positive parenting for dads
  • Yorgum Aboriginal Family Counselling Service pamphlet

The booklets provide simple-to-understand information in a culturally-specific way, and are accompanied by colourful Indigenous artworks. A list of support contact numbers is also provided on the back of each booklet for easy reference.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

For further information about the resources or to obtain copies contact: Yorgum Aboriginal Family Counselling Service, 176 Wittenoom Street, East Perth WA 6004, ph: (08) 9218 9477, fax: (08) 9221 0487, email: admin@yorgum.org.au, website: http://www.yorgum.com.au

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2004

Koorie Diabetes Services Victoria (2004)
Healthy mums means healthy babies. Pregnancy is not a sickness but diabetes is.
Victoria: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation

This A5 brochure presents simple facts about diabetes in pregnancy - what it is, who is at risk, symptoms, effects on the baby, and where to get help. Designed and produced by Koorie Diabetes Services Victoria, the brochure contains colourful Indigenous artwork, and can be used by health workers and service providers working with Indigenous populations at risk of developing gestational diabetes.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

For more information about the resource or to obtain copies contact: Koorie Diabetes Services Victoria, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation, 144 Westbourne Grove, Northcote VIC 3070, ph: (03) 9482 9211, fax: (03) 9482 9092, email: enquiries@kooriediabetes.org.au

Nganampa Health Council (2004)
Uwankara palyanku kanyintjaku - health promotion songs [CDs].
Alice Springs: Nganampa Health Council

The Nganampa Health Council has produced a series of four CDs featuring songs with a variety of health messages of relevance to Indigenous communities. The first CD, produced in 1989, features the 'Shower block Song', and also other songs covering topics including health hardware, land and health lifestyle practices. The second CD was produced over a two week period at a bush camp at Tilun Tilun, and examples of the song topics are drinking, diet and children. The second CD was so popular that demand came from the community for a third. This was produced in 2004 at a bush camp at Kunma Piti with songs on petrol sniffing, youth suicide and diet. The community enthusiasm continued and in 2005 the fourth CD was recorded at Ulkiya. This album features contributions by members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and songs cover a range of topics including parenting, humbug, and petrol sniffing.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

For further information about the CDs or to order copies, visit the Nganampa Health Council website (view website), or contact: Nganampa Health Council, 3 Wilkinson Street, Alice Springs NT, PO Box 2232, Alice Springs NT 0871, ph: (08) 8952 5300, fax: (08) 8952 2299, email: info@palya.org.au

Lessons learned

2005

Department of Health and Ageing (2005)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and maternal health exemplar site initiative: site reports 2005.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
View report (PDF - 987KB)

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2004

Couzos S (2004)
Practical measures that improve human rights: towards health equity for Aboriginal children.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia;15(3):186-192
View HPJA abstract

Hull BP, McIntyre PB (2004)
What do we know about 7vPCV coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children?
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;28(2):238-243
View HealthInfoNet abstract
View paper (HTML)
View full report (PDF)

Hull BP, McIntyre PB, Couzos S (2004)
Evaluation of immunisation coverage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children using the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;28(1):47-52
View ANZJPH abstract

Menzies R, McIntyre P, Beard F (2004)
Vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia, 1999 to 2002.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;28(2):127-159
View HealthInfoNet abstract

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Published resources

Journal articles

General

2008

Clucas DB, Carville KS, Connors C, Currie B, Carapetis J, et al. (2008)
Disease burden and health-care clinic attendances for young children in remote Aboriginal communities of northern Australia.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization;86:1-13
View article (PDF - 140KB)
View website: World Health Organization

Leonard H, Nassar N, Bourke J, Blair E, Mulroy S, et al. (2008)
Relation between intrauterine growth and subsequent intellectual disability in a ten-year population cohort of children in Western Australia.
American Journal of Epidemiology;167(1):103-111
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

2007

Brown A, Brown NJ (2007)
Northern Territory intervention: voices from the centre of the fringe.
Medical Journal of Australia;187(11/12):621-623
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 169KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Glasson WJH (2007)
Northern Territory emergency response: a chance to heal Australia's worst sore
Medical Journal of Australia;187(11/12):614-616
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 342KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Jones PD (2007)
Child abuse and the 'Little children are sacred' report: a rural paediatrician's perspective.
Rural and Remote Health ;7:Article 856.
View article: Rural and Remote Health (PDF – 121KB)
View website: Rural and Remote Health

MacIntyre CR, Burgess M, Isaacs D, MacIntyre PB, Menzies R, et al. (2007)
Epidemiology of severe hepatitis A in Indigenous Australian children.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;43(5):383-387
View abstract: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
View website: Blackwell Synergy

Nelson A, Allison H (2007)
Relationships: the key to effective occupational therapy practice with urban Australian Indigenous children.
Occupational Therapy International;14(1):57-70
View abstract: Occupational Therapy International
View website: PubMed

Ring IT, Wenitong M (2007)
Interventions to halt child abuse in Aboriginal communities [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia ;187
View article (PDF - 143KB)
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Rothstein J, Heazlewood R, Fraser M (2007)
Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in remote Far North Queensland: findings of the Paediatric Outreach Service.
Medical Journal of Australia;186(10):519-521
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 137KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Tait PW (2007)
Protecting little childrens' health - or not?
Medical Journal of Australia;187(11/12):619-620
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 143KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Turner K, Richards M, Sanders MR (2007)
Randomised clinical trial of a group parent education programme for Australian Indigenous families.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;43(6):429-437
View abstract: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)

Turner K, Sanders M (2007)
Family intervention in Indigenous communities: emergent issues in conducting outcome research.
Australasian Psychiatry;15(Supplement):s39-s43
View abstract: Informaworld
View website: Informaworld

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2005

Blair EM, Zubrick SR, Cox AH, on behalf of the WAACHS Steering Committee (2005)
The Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey: findings to date on adolescents.
Medical Journal of Australia;183(8):433-435
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2004

Couzos S (2004)
Practical measures that improve human rights: towards health equity for Aboriginal children.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia;15(3):186-192
View HPJA abstract

Ford J, Henry R, Sullivan E (2004)
Comparison of selected reasons for hospitalization of children among children's/tertiary hospitals, Australia, 1996-97 and 1997-98.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;40(7):374-379
View HealthInfoNet abstract

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2003

Coory M (2003)
Can a mortality excess in remote areas of Australia be explained by Indigenous status? A case study using neonatal mortality in Queensland.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;27(4):425-427
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Sayers SM, Mackerras D, Singh G, Bucens I, Flynn K, Reid A (2003)
An Australian Aboriginal birth cohort: a unique resource for a life course study of an Indigenous population. A study protocol.
BMC International Health and Human Rights;3(1):1472-1698
View HealthInfoNet abstract

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2001

Bauert PA, Brown NJ, Collins B, Martin CM (2001)
Indigenous Australian children: educating for health [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia, 174, 488-489.
View article

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Communicable diseases

2007

Schultz R (2007)
Hepatitis B screening among women birthing in Alice Springs Hospital, and immunisation of infants at risk.
Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin;14(2):1-5
View article (PDF - 382KB)
View website: Department of Health and Community Services

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2005

World Health Organization (2005)
The current evidence for the burden of Group A Streptococcal diseases.
Geneva: World Health Organization
View article (PDF - 789 KB)

Yong JHP, Fonseca BK, Best EJ, Holland T, Craig ME (2005)
A preventable illness?: purulent pericarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae complicated by haemolytic uraemic syndrome in an infant.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;29(1):77-79
View article (PDF)

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2002

Markey P (2002)
Cryptosporidiosis: will it happen this wet season?
The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin;9(4):21-23
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View article: The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin (PDF)

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Diabetes

 

2007

Craig ME, Femia G, Broyda V, Lloyd M, Howards NJ (2007)
Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children and adolescents in New South Wales.
Medical Journal of Australia ;186(10):497-499
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 108KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

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2004

McMahon SK, Haynes A, Ratnam N, Grant MT, Carne CL, et al. (2004)
Increase in type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents in Western Australia.
Medical Journal of Australia;180(9):459-461
View article (PDF - 161 KB)

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2002

Coates HL, Morris PS, Leach AJ, Couzos S (2002)
Otitis media in Aboriginal children: tackling a major health problem [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia;177:177-178.
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Holmes W, Stewart P, Garrow A, Anderson I, Thorpe L (2002)
Researching Aboriginal health: experience from a study of urban young people's health and well-being.
Social Science and Medicine;54:1267-1279.
View HealthInfoNet abstract

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Disability

 

2005

Leonard H, Petterson B, De Klerk N, Zubrick SR, Glasson E, et al. (2005)
Association of sociodemographic characteristics of children with intellectual disability in Western Australia.
Social Science & Medicine;60(7):1499-1513
View abstract

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Ear health


2008


Smith-Vaughan H, Byun R, Halpin S, Nadkarni MA, Jacques NA, et al. (2008)
Interventions for prevention of otitis media may be most effective if implemented in the first weeks of life.
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology;72(1):57-61
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

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2007

Leach AJ, Morris PS (2007)
The burden and outcome of respiratory tract infection in Australian and Aboriginal children.
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal;(26):1
View abstract: PubMed
View website: PubMed

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2006

Burrow S, Thomson N (2006)
Summary of Indigenous health: ear disease and hearing loss.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal;30(1):10-12
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Chang AB, Torzillo PJ, Boyce NC, White AV, Stewart PM, et al. (2006)
Zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Indigenous Australian children hospitalised with lower respiratory tract infection: a randomised controlled trial.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(3):107-112
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2005

Morris PS, Leach AJ, Silberberg P, Mellon G, Wilson C, et al. (2005)
Otitis media in young Aboriginal children from remote communities in Northern and Central Australia: a cross-sectional survey.
BMC Pediatrics;5(27)
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Stubbs E, Hare K, Wilson C, Morris P, Leach AJ (2005)
Streptococcus pneumoniae and noncapsular haemophilus influenzae nasal carriage and hand contamination in children: a comparison of two populations at risk of otitis media.
Pediatric Infectious Disease;24(5):423-428
View abstract

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2003

Mak DB, MacKendrick A, Bulsara MK, et al. (2003)
Long-term outcomes of middle-ear surgery in Aboriginal children [letter].
Medical Journal of Australia;179(6):324-325
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF)

Sweet M (2003)
Aboriginal study prompts push for action on children's hearing loss.
British Medical Journal;327(7412):413
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Gastrointestinal

 

2005

Valery PC, Torzillo PJ, White AV, Stewart PA, Wheaton GR, et al. (2005)
Zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Australian Indigenous children with acute diarrhoea: a randomised controlled trial.
Medical Journal of Australia;182(10):530-535
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Yau KKW, Lee AH, Gracey M (2005)
Multilevel modelling of hospitalisations for recurrent diarrhoeal disease in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants and young children in Western Australia.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology;19(2):165-172
View abstract (HTML)

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2003

Gracey M, Cullinane J (2003)
Gastroenteritis and environmental health among Aboriginal infants and children in Western Australia.
Journal of Paediatric Child Health;39(6):427-431
View abstract: HealthBulletin

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Immunisation and vaccination

 

2007

Giele C, Moore H, Baley K, Harrison C, Murphy D, et al. (2007)
Has the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine had an impact on invasive pneumococcal disease in Western Australia?
Vaccine ;25(13):2379-2384
View abstract: Vaccine
View website: Elsevier

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2004

Hull BP, McIntyre PB (2004)
What do we know about 7vPCV coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children?
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;28(2):238-243
View HealthInfoNet abstract
View article (HTML)
View article (PDF)

Hull BP, McIntyre PB, Couzos S (2004)
Evaluation of immunisation coverage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children using the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;28(1):47-52
View ANZJPH abstract

Menzies R, McIntyre P, Beard F (2004)
Vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia, 1999 to 2002.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;28(2):127-159
View HealthInfoNet abstract

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2003

Hanna J, Bullen R, Ziegler C, Ake T, Dostie B, Lort-Phillips K (2003)
An assessment of the implementation of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccination program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait infants in North Queensland.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;27(2):262-266
View article

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Infant and maternal health

 

2007

Abdel-Latif ME, Bajuk B, Lui K, Oei J (2007)
Short-term outcomes of infants of substance-using mothers admitted to neonatal intensive care units in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;43(3):127-133
View abstract: Blackwell Synergy
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)

Hancock H (2007)
Low birth weight in Aboriginal babies: a need for rethinking Aboriginal women's pregnancies and birthing.
Women and Birth;20(2):77-80
View abstract: Women and Birth
View website: PubMed

Kolos V, Menzies R, McIntyre P (2007)
Higher pertussis hospitalization rates in Indigenous Australian infants, and delayed vaccination.
Vaccine;75(1):588-590
View abstract

Sayers S, Mackerras D, Halpin S, Singh G (2007)
Growth outcomes for Australian Aboriginal children aged 11 years who were born with intrauterine growth retardation at term gestation.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ;21(5):411-417
View abstract: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
View website: Blackwell Synergy

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2006

Freemantle CJ, Read AW, de Klerk NH, McAullay D, Anderson IP, et al. (2006)
Patterns, trends, and increasing disparities in mortality for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants born in Western Australia, 1980-2001: population database study.
Lancet;367(9524):1758-1766
View HealthInfoNet abstract

Panaretto K, Lee H, Mitchell M, Larkins S, Manessis V, et al. (2006)
Risk factors for preterm, low birth weight and small gestational age birth in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Townsville.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):163-170
View abstract: ANZJPH

Powell ST, Bolisetty S, Wheaton GR (2006)
Succimer therapy for congenital lead poisoning from maternal petrol sniffing.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(2):84-85
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2005

Bookallil M, Chalmers E, Bell A (2005)
Challenges in preventing pyelonephritis in pregnant women in Indigenous communities.
Rural and Remote Health;5(online):395. Retrieved from: http://rrh.deakin.edu.au
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Payne J, Elliott E, D'Antoine H, O'Leary C, Mahony A, et al. (2005)
Health professionals' knowledge, practice and opinions about fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol consumption in pregnancy.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;29(6):558-564
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2004

Gilchrist D, Woods B, Binns CW, Scott JA, Gracey M, Smith H (2004)
Aboriginal mothers, breastfeeding and smoking.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;28(3):225-228
View ANZJPH abstract
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2003

Mackerras DEM, Reid A, Sayers SM, Singh GR, Bucens IK, Flynn KA (2003)
Growth and morbidity in children in the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study: the urban–remote differential.
Medical Journal of Australia;178(2):56-60
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2002

Bryce S, Diplock R, Dewing J (2002)
A single dose treatment for suppurating ear disease in Aboriginal children.
The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin;9(4):9-11
View article: The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin (PDF)

Bullen S, Selvey C (2002)
Combined analysis of two ACIR cohorts of NT children aged 12 to <15 months.
The Northern Territory Communicable Diseases Bulletin; 9:19-22.
View article (PDF)

Colditz PB, Shannon C (2002)
Indigenous neonatal outcomes: what do we expect? [editorial].
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;38:4-5.
View HealthInfoNet abstract

Kukuruzovic R, Brewster D (2002)
Milk formulas in acute gastroenteritis and malnutrition: a randomised trial.
Journal of Paediatric Child Health;38:571-577
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Panaretto KS, Smallwood VE, Cole P, Elston J, Whitehall JS (2002)
Sudden infant death syndrome risk factors in north Queensland: a survey of infant-care practices in Indigenous and non-Indigenous women.
Journal of Paediatric Child Health;38:129-134.
View HealthInfoNet abstract

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2001

Mackerras D (2001)
Birthweight changes in the pilot phase of the Strong Women, Strong Babies, Strong Culture Program in the Northern Territory.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;25(1):34-40.
View abstract

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2000

Coory M (2000)
Trends in birth rates for teenagers in Queensland, 1988 to 1997: an analysis by economic disadvantage and geographic remoteness.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 24(3), 316-319.
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Gracey M (2000)
Infant feeding and weaning practices in an urbanizing traditional, hunter-gatherer society.
Pediatrics;106(5):1276-1277.
View abstract

Hayman N, Kanhutu J, Bond S, Marks GC (2000)
Breast-feeding and weaning practices of an urban community of Indigenous Australians.
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition;9(3):232-234.
View abstract

Mackerras D (2000)
Size for gestation in Aboriginal babies: a comparison of two papers.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;24(3):287-290.
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Nutrition

 

2007

Gracey M (2007)
Nutrition-related disorders in Indigenous Australians: how things have changed
Medical Journal of Australia;186(1):15-17
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 252KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

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2006

Bambrick H (2006)
Are boys more vulnerable to nutritional stress? Child weight growth in a Queensland Aboriginal community (1950-1982) in comparison with the new WHO references.
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin;6(3): Original article 1
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View article (PDF - 373 KB)

Viola A (2006)
Evaluation of the Outreach School Garden Project: building the capacity of two Indigenous remote school communities to integrate nutrition into the core school curriculum.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia;17(3):233-239
View abstract: Health Promotion Journal of Australia
View website: Australian Health Promotion Association

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2005

Heath DL, Panaretto KS (2005)
Nutrition status of primary school children in Townsville.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;13(5):282-289
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2000

Gracey M (2000)
Historical, cultural, political, and social influences on dietary patterns and nutrition in Australian Aboriginal children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 72 (suppl), 1361S -1367S.
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Oral Health

 

2007

Jamieson LM, Armfield JM, Roberts-Thomson KF (2007)
Indigenous and non-Indigenous child oral health in three Australian states and territories.
Ethnicity and Health;12(1):89-107
View abstract: Pub Med
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

Jamieson LM, Parker EJ, Armfield JM (2007)
Indigenous child oral health at a regional and state level.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;43(3):117-121
View abstract: Blackwell Synergy
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2006

Jamieson LM, Armfield JM, Roberts-Thomson KF (2006)
Oral health inequalities among Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology;34(4):267-276
View article: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)

Jamieson LM, Bailie RS, Beneforti M, Koster CR, Spencer AJ (2006)
Dental self-care and dietary characteristics of remote-living Indigenous children.
Rural and Remote Health;6(1):Article 503.
Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au
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Respiratory health

 

2007

Leach AJ, Morris PS (2007)
Burden and outcome of respiratory tract infection in Australian and Aboriginal children.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal;26(10 Suppl):S4-7
View abstract: PubMed
View website: PubMed

Moore H, Burgner D, Carville K, Jacoby P, Richmond P, et al. (2007)
Diverging trends for lower respiratory infections in non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal children.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;43(6):451- 457
View abstract: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)

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2005

Bolisetty S, Wheaton G, Chang AB (2005)
Respiratory syncytial virus infection and immunoprophylaxis for selected high-risk children in Central Australia.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;13(5):265-270
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Burgner D, Richmond P (2005)
The burden of pneumonia in children: an Australian perspective.
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews;6(2):94-100
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2004

Valery P, Masters IB, Chang A (2004)
Snoring and its association with asthma in Indigenous children living in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula area.
Journal of Paediatric Child Health;40:461-465
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2003

Chang AB, Masel JP, Boyce NC, Torzillo PJ (2003)
Respiratory morbidity in central Australian Aboriginal children with alveolar lobar abnormalities.
Medical Journal of Australia;178(10):490-494
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 148KB)
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Chang AB, Masel JP, Boyce NC, Wheaton G, Torzillo P (2003)
Non-CF bronchiectasis: clinical and HRCT evaluation.
Pediatric Pulmonology;35(6):477-483
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Valery P, Purdie D, Chang A, Masters IB, Green AC (2003)
Assessment of the diagnosis and prevalence of asthma in Australian Indigenous children.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology;56(7):629-635
View abstract: HealthBulletin

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2001

Downs SH, Marks GB, Sporik R, Belosouva EG, Car NG, Peak JK (2001)
Continued increase in the prevalence of asthma and atopy.
Archives of Disease in Childhood;84(1):20-23.
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2000

Chang A, Shannon C, O'Neil MC, Tiemann AM, Valery PC, Craig D, Fa'afoi E, Masters IB (2000)
Asthma management in Indigenous children of a remote community using an Indigenous health model.
Journal of Paediatric Child Health;36:249-251.
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Substance abuse

 

2000

Dunne MP, Yeo MA, Keane J, Elkins DB (2000)
Substance use by Indigenous and non-Indigenous primary school students.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 24(5): 546-549.
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Other aspects

 

2007

Comino EJ, Titmuss A, Harris E, Craig P, Jackson Pulver L (2007)
Identification of Aboriginal infants at an urban hospital.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health ;43(9):623-626
View abstract: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)

Haysom L, Williams R, Hodson E, Roy LP, Lyle D, et al. (2007)
Early chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian children: remoteness, socioeconomic disadvantage or race?
Kidney International; [in press].
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

Kain S, Morgan W, Riley D, Dorizzi K, Hogarth G, et al. (2007)
Prevalence of trachoma in school children of remote Western Australian communities between 1992 and 2003.
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology ;35(2):119-123
View abstract: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)

Nelson A, Allison H (2007)
Relationships: the key to effective occupational therapy practice with urban Australian Indigenous children.
Occupational Therapy International ;14(1):57-70
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

Vick M (2007)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids and bikes: socio-cultural factors and safety.
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin;7(2): Original article 1.
View article: Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin (HTML)
View article: Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin (PDF - 95KB)
View website: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

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2006

Vlack S, Cox L, Peleg AY, Canuto C, Stewart C, et al. (2006)
Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Queensland Indigenous community.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(11):556-559
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2005

Goergens ED, McEvoy A, Watson M, Barrett IR (2005)
Acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in children.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;41(1-2):59-62
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Tsey K, Whiteside M, Daly S, Deemal A, Gibson T, et al. (2005)
Adapting the 'family wellbeing' empowerment program to the needs of remote Indigenous school children.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;29(2):112-116
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2004

Bower C, Eades D, Payne J, D'Antoine H, Stanley F (2004)
Trends in neural tube defects in Western Australian in Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology;18:277-280
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Brewster D (2004)
Iron deficiency in minority groups in Australia [editorial].
Journal of Paediatric Child Health;40:422-423
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Nelson A, Allison H (2004)
A visiting occupational therapy service to Indigenous children in school: results of a pilot project.
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education;33:6
View article: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (PDF - 804KB)
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2003

Martino W (2003)
'We just get really fired up': Indigenous boys, masculinities and schooling.
Discourse;24(2):159-174
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Reports and publications

General

2007

Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse (2007)
Comment on the Federal Government’s response to issues of child sexual assault in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.
Sydney: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse
View publication (PDF - 922KB)
View website: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse

Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse (2007)
Ampe akelyernemane meke mekarle: little children are sacred.
Darwin: Northern Territory Government
VIew abstract: HealthBulletin
View current topic: HealthBulletin
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View website: Northern Territory Government

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2006

Penman R (2006)
'Growing up' of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: a literature review (Occasional Paper No. 15)
Canberra: Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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View website: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)

Silburn SR, Zubrick SR, De Majo JA, Shepherd C, Griffin JA, et al. (2006)
Strengthening the capacity of Aboriginal children, families and communities.
Perth: Curtin University of Technology and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
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View website: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Slee P (2006)
Families at risk: the effects of chronic and multiple disadvantage.
Adelaide: Shannon Research Press
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2005

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
A picture of Australia's children.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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National Public Health Partnership (2005)
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Safety Promotion Strategy.
Canberra: National Public Health Partnership
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Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services (2005)
Family and Children’s Services Program 2005/2006.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services
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View website: Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services

Priest K (2005)
Preparing the ground for partnership: exploring quality assurance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child care.
Canberra: Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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2004

Borg T (2004)
Research priorities for Indigenous children and youth.
Northcote: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
View report (PDF - 559KB)

Freemantle J, Stanley F, Read A, de Klerk N (2004)
Patterns and trends in mortality of Western Australian infants, children and young people, 1980-2002.
Perth: Advisory Council on the Prevention of Deaths of Children and Young People
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National Public Health Partnership (2004)
Healthy children: strengthening promotion and prevention across Australia: development of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander component of the National Public Health Action Plan for Children, 2005-2008: a background paper.
Melbourne: National Public Health Partnership
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2003

National Rural Health Alliance (2003)
Child and adolescent health in rural and remote Australia [position paper].
Deakin West, ACT: National Rural Health Alliance
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Cultural aspects

 

2005

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) (2005)
Achieving stable and culturally strong out of home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
North Fitzroy, Vic: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
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Drugs and alcohol

 

2000

Dance P, Brown R, Bammer G (2000)
'They'll just read about us in storybooks': estimations of the number of young Indigenous people using illegal drugs in the ACT and Region.
Canberra: National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University.
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Education

 

2006

Zubrick SR, Silburn SR, de Maio JA, Shepherd C, Griffin JA, et al. (2006)
The Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey: improving the educational experiences of Aboriginal children and young people.
Perth: Curtin University of Technology and Telethon Institute of Child Health Research
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View website: ICHR

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Family violence and child abuse

 

2007

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Child protection Australia 2005-06. (AIHW catalogue no. CWS 28)
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report (PDF - 358KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Department of Indigenous Affairs (2007)
Safer communities, safer children.
Perth: Government of Western Australia
View report (PDF - 712KB)
View website: Department of Indigenous Affairs

New South Wales Government (2007)
New South Wales interagency plan to tackle child sexual assault in Aboriginal communities, 2006-2011.
Sydney: New South Wales Government
View abstract: HealthBulletin
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2006

Aboriginal Child Sexual Assault Taskforce (2006)
Breaking the silence: creating the future: addressing child sexual assault in Aboriginal communities in NSW.
Sydney: NSW Attorney General's Department
View HealthInfoNet current topic
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View website: Aboriginal Child Sexual Assault Taskforce: NSW

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2006)
Ending family violence and abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: key issues: an overview paper of research and findings by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2001-2006.
Canberra: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
View HealthInfoNet abstract
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View website: Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2006)
Child protection Australia 2004-05.
(AIHW catalogue no. CWS 26) Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report (PDF - 492KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Criminology (2006)
Child protection and Indigenous status.
View document (PDF - 149KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Criminology

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2006)
Ending family violence and abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: key issues: an overview paper of research and findings by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2001-2006.
Canberra: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
View HealthInfoNet abstract
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View website: Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Memmott P, Chambers C, Go-Sam C, Thomson L (2006)
Good practice in Indigenous family violence prevention: designing and evaluating successful programs. (Issues paper 11)
Sydney: Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse
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View website: Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse

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2005

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Child protection Australia 2003-04.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) (2005)
Through young black eyes: a guide for Indigenous community leaders to respond to family violence and child abuse.
Melbourne: Secretariat National Aboriginal and Islander Health
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View website: Secretariat of National Aboriginal Child Care (SNAICC)

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2004

Department of Child Safety (2004)
Chapter 7: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Issues. In: A blueprint for implementing the recommendations of the January 2004 Crime and Misconduct Commission report 'protecting children: an inquiry into abuse of children in foster care'.
Brisbane: Department of Child Safety, Queensland Government:167-183
View Indigenous section (PDF - 91KB)

Tomison AM (2004)
Current issues in child protection policy and practice: informing the NT Department of Health and Community Services child protection review. Darwin: Department of Health and Community Services
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2002

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2002)
Child protection Australia 2000-01.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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Gordon S, Hallahan K, Henry D (2002)
Putting the picture together, inquiry into response by government agencies to complaints of family violence and child abuse in Aboriginal communities.
Perth: Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Pocock J (2002)
State of denial: the neglect and abuse of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory.
Northcote: Secretariat of National Indigenous and Islander Child Care
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Western Australian State Government (2002)
Putting people first: the Western Australian State Government's action plan for addressing family violence and child abuse in Aboriginal communities.
Perth: Western Australian State Government
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2001

Coorey L (2001)
Child sexual abuse in rural and remote Australian Indigenous communities: a preliminary investigation.
Canberra: Senate Select Committee on the Administration of Indigenous Affairs
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2000

Chung D, Kennedy R, O'Brien B, Wendt S (2000)
Home safe home: the link between domestic and family violence and women's homelessness.
Adelaide: Social Policy Research Group, University of South Australia
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Growth and nutrition

2007

Brewster D, Nelson C, Couzos S (2007)
Failure to thrive. In: Couzos S, Murray R, eds. Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence-based approach . 3rd ed.
South Melbourne: Oxford University Press:265-307
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2004

Smith D (2004)
Community action to promote child growth in Gapuwiyak: final report on a participatory action research project.
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
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2003

National Health and Medical Research Council, Binns C, Davidson G (2003)
Dietary guidelines for children and adolescents in Australia, incorporating infant feeding guidelines for health workers.
Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council
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Smith D, Mununggurr L, Bamundurruwuy D, Edmond K, Wunungmurra P, Nyomba H (2003)
How children grow: Indigenous and health professional perceptions.
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
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Infant and maternal health

2007

Rio Tinto Child Health Partnership (2007)
Enhancing Indigenous capacity: building a sustainable future: national symposium report: workforce development in Indigenous maternal and child health.
Perth: Rio Tinto Child Health Partnership
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View website: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

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2006

ACT Health, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service ACT Inc (2006)
A new way: the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and family wellbeing plan 2006 - 2011.
Canberra: ACT Health
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2005

Australian Medical Association (2005)
Lifting the weight: low birthweight babies: an Indigenous health burden that must be lifted. (Australian Medical Association report card series 2005: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health)
Barton, ACT: Australian Medical Association
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Herceg A (2005)
Improving health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, babies and young children: a literature review.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing.
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2003

National Health and Medical Research Council, Binns C, Davidson G (2003)
Dietary guidelines for children and adolescents in Australia, incorporating infant feeding guidelines for health workers.
Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council
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2002

Ewald D, Boughton B (2002)
Maternal education and child health: an exploratory investigation in a central Australian Aboriginal community.
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health.
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Policies and administration

 

2007

Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2007)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2007: report.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
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View overview (PDF - 2.7MB - large file warning!)
View website: Productivity Commission

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2006

Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework report 2006.
Canberra: Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
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View website: Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)

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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2005

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2005.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian Bureau of Statistics
View HealthInfoNet abstract
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View website: AIHW

Koori Human Services Unit (2005)
Aboriginal Services Plan key indicators 2003-04.
Melbourne: Koori Human Services Unit, Policy and Strategic Projects Division, Victorian Government
View HealthInfoNet abstract

Queensland Health (2005)
Strategic policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people's health 2005-2010, discussion paper.
Brisbane: State of Queensland, Queensland Health