Lessons learned



The publications provided in the following sub-sections are ordered by year (most recent first).

Recommendations

Bonar M, Greville HS, Thompson SC (2004)
Just gettin' on with my life without thinkin' about it: the experiences of Aboriginal people in Western Australia who are HIV positive.
Perth: Health Department of Western Australia
Chapter 5 contains recommendations for Indigenous HIV issues.
View summary (HTML)

Gavin AL, Palamara PG (2003)
Injury in Western Australia: family violence: a review of best practice, stakeholder activity, legislation and recommendations.
Perth: Western Australian Government
View report (PDF - 530KB)

Ferguson-Hill S (2002)
Environmental policy for prevention of heat related illness in Aboriginal children by female environmental health workers in the Kimberley, Western Australia.
Journal of Rural and Remote Environmental Health;1(2):26-28
Contains recommendations for strategy, policy, and program development.
View paper (PDF - 156KB)

Government of Western Australia (2002)
Putting people first: the Western Australian State Government's action plan for addressing family violence and child abuse in Aboriginal communities.
Perth: Government of Western Australia
Addresses issues and recommendations of the Gordon Inquiry.
View report (PDF - 1.2MB - large file warning!)

WA Solvents Abuse Working Party (2001)
Volatile substance abuse. Background paper.
Perth: Department of Health and Drug Alcohol Office
Contains information relating to epidemiology, surveys, and interventions, and provides recommendations for activity. Chapter 2 contains Indigenous-specific information.
View report (PDF - 1.03MB - large file warning!)

Case studies

Lower T, Durham G, Bow D, Larson A (2004)
Implementation of the Australian core public health functions in rural Western Australia.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;28(5):418-425
View report (PDF - 960KB)
View website: Public Health Association

Jardine-Orr A, McGrath N, Spring F, Anda M (2004)
Indigenous housing and governance: case studies from remote communities in WA and NT.
Perth: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
View report (PDF - 1.27MB - large file warning!)

Markham R (2002)
Strong families - a collaborative case management initiative in Western Australia.
Perth: Department for Community Development Western Australia
View paper (PDF - 64KB)

Batt AC (1994)
Compilation of a collection development policy for Marr Mooditj, the Aboriginal Health Worker Education Program in Perth, WA: a case study of the application of general principles.
Perth: Curtin University of Technology
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Evaluations

Davis B, McGrath N, Knight S, et al. (2004)
Aminina nud mulumuluna ("You gotta look after yourself"): evaluation of the use of traditional art in health promotion for Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Australian Psychologist;39(2):107-113
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Wallace M, Lower T, Pickett R (2001)
Process evaluation of an on-site water testing program in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.
International Journal of Environmental Health Research;11(4):305-320
View abstract HTML)

Office of Aboriginal Health (2000)
A best practice model for health promotion programs in Aboriginal communities.
Perth: Department of Health Western Australia
View document (PDF - 460KB)

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Last updated: 21 October 2008