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Achievements under the Queensland Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Strategy 2001-2006

Reach:
QLD
Focus area:
Indigenous
Status:
Completed
Evaluated:
No

Overview

The Queensland Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health strategy 2001-2006 resulted in the development of programs being undertaken in Indigenous communities across Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands. The environmental issues covered by these programs included:

workforce expansion, reporting, mapping and training
recycling
food safety
waste management
personal hygiene
housing designs and surveys
animal management

For further information on the programs and projects listed below, please refer to the related publication listed under this major project, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Plan 2008-2013, Appendix 3, or contact Queensland Health. The following major projects achieved under the strategy were:

Environmental health worker (EHW) expansion program
Community clean up project - Poruma Island
Community aluminium can recycling program - Pormpuraaw
Public Health Act and Food Act awareness program
Removal of unused rain water tanks, Poruma
Mister germ
Environmental health workers major issues reporting tool
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health mapping project
Army Aboriginal community assistance program (AACAP) projects
Housing surveys: rural, remote and urban
Animal management project
Community food stall program - Bamaga
South West Queensland clean-up project

Contacts

Queensland Health
Queensland Health Building
147-163 Charlotte Street
Brisbane Qld 4000
GPO Box 48
Brisbane Qld 4001
Ph: (07) 3234 0111

Related publications

Queensland Health (2009)

Environmental health workers online resource manual (ehWORM).

Retrieved 01 October 2008 from http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ehworm/default.asp

This online resource for Environmental Health Workers is designed to support EHW employed by the local councils of Indigenous communities in Queensland.

It provides information on six key topics:

animal management
vermin and vector control
food safety
hygiene
waste management
how to ensure the local community has safe drinking water

To help EHW find information quickly, the six key topics are broken into sections, such as:

legislation
the role of the local council
the role of the EHW
the role of the community
community awareness campaigns
the agencies that develop policy on the topic
agencies that can be contacted for more information or support

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Environmental Health Unit Queensland Health (2008)

Queensland Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health plan 2008–2013.

Brisbane: Queensland Health

This publication outlines the plan for a strategic framework to improve the environmental health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland. The plan builds on the progress made by previous strategies and recognises six areas to enhance environmental health outcomes for communities, including, to:

develop, implement and build on successful environmental health programs
engage with government and non-government community health and affiliated services
promote, develop and support the environmental health workforce
reinforce joint ventures across government and non-government organisations to support investment in environmental health services
promote environmental health programs and their success
develop and employ dependable reporting procedures to assist in the monitoring and evaluation of programs

The plan supports the objectives for the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

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Last updated: 20 May 2010

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