Koori access project

• Reach:

  VIC

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

In 2003, the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), consulted with a number of Indigenous health workers to identify factors that prevented access to drug information from the Australian Drug Foundations' DrugInfo Clearinghouse services. With funding from the Premier's Drug Prevention Council, a Koori project worker was employed at the ADF in January 2004 to implement the recommendations arising from the consultation process.

The current phase of the project is aimed at capacity building among Indigenous communities by increasing the relevance and accessibility of DrugInfo Clearinghouse information and services. Specific project outcomes that were implemented include:

• design and development of an Indigenous webpage for the DrugInfo Clearinghouse website
• audit of computer hardware and software availability for relevant indigenous workers
• installation of four computers in areas of identified need to facilitate worker and community access to DrugInfo Clearinghouse website and services
• provision of training to Indigenous workers to support the use of information services and cross cultural training for ADF staff
• enhancement of the DrugInfo Clearinghouse Resource Centre collection to include a comprehensive range of Indigenous resources
• marketing and promotion of DrugInfo Clearinghouse services to Indigenous workers and communities.

The Koori access project advisory committee comprising key stakeholders and workers in the field provided advice and guidance to the project. Consultation and communication with workers in Indigenous communities is ongoing.

Australian Drug Foundation abstract

Contacts

DrugInfo Clearinghouse Resource Centre
Australian Drug Foundation
Level 1, 409 King Street
West Melbourne Vic 300
PO Box 818
North Melbourne Vic 3051
Ph: (03) 9278 8100
Ph: 1300 85 85 84 (local call cost)
Fax: (03) 9328 3008
Email: druginfo@adf.org.au

Related publications

Drug facts - tobacco; alcohol; heroin; methadone; ecstasy; amphetamines; cocaine; benzodiazepines; buprenorphine; and GHB (2009)

Australian Drug Foundation

Koori DrugInfo have produced the following fact sheets providing information for Indigenous people about a wide range of drugs including alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View resource: Alcohol (PDF - 957.6 KB)
• View resource: Amphetamines (PDF - 60.0 KB)
• View resource: Benzodiazepines (PDF - 56.0 KB)
• View resource: Buprenorphine (PDF - 36.0 KB)
• View resource: Cocaine (PDF - 68.0 KB)
• View resource: Ecstasy (PDF - 64.0 KB)
• View resource: GHB (PDF - 52.0 KB)
• View resource: Heroin (PDF - 693.8 KB)
• View resource: Methadone (PDF - 40.0 KB)
• View resource: Tobacco (PDF - 64.0 KB)
• View information: Drug facts - alcohol and other drugs
• View website: Australian Drug Foundation

Links

• View website: Australian Drug Foundation
• View website: Koori Druginfo