Public health bush book volume 2: facts and approaches to three key public health issues (2007)

Description

The Public health bush book is designed to support health care providers in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. It outlines preventive methods, strategies and resources available to work in a health promoting way and focuses on three issues that have a direct impact on ill health:

• alcohol and other drugs
• environmental health and
• food and nutrition.

Written in plain English and supported by case studies, diagrams and illustrations, the Bush book contains step by step guides, checklists and worksheets which make it a very practical resource.

A versatile document that can be used by all providers across the health care spectrum, the Bush book aims to engage staff in ways of working that strengthen the capacity of individuals and communities to increase control over their own health.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contact details

Territory Health Services
Health Promotion Policy and Program Development
Ph: (08) 8999 2720
Email: healthpromotionpolicy@nt.gov.au

Links

• View book section: Acknowledgements
• View book section: Alcohol and other drugs (Volume 2, chapter 1)
• View book section: Environmental Health (Volume 2, Chapter 2)
• View book section: Food and nutrition (Volume 2, chapter 3)
• View book section: Introduction
• View book section: Preface
• View information: Evaluation
• View information: Public health bush book volume 2: facts and approaches to three key public health issues
• View information: The public health bush book order form (PDF - 148.0 KB)
• View website: Northern Territory Department of Health

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