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Traditional healers share their stories
A new book that profiles the ancient art of the ngankari has just been launched by the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women's Council.
Prestigious national health science award for Menzies Director
Menzies School of Health Research Director, Professor Alan Cass has been named the 2013 TJ Neale Award recipient by the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN).
Report reveals areas for improvement in Indigenous health
A new report by the University Centre for Rural Heath (UCRH) provides a snapshot of health and disease issues in a northern New South Wales (NSW) Aboriginal community.
New group to lobby for kidney action
The Kidney Action Network has been formed to lobby governments to improve the lives and treatment of renal patients from remote Indigenous communities.
Mobile health clinic reaches out to underserviced Indigenous communities
A new Indigenous Health Mobile Training Unit has just been launched by the University of Queensland (UQ).
Free HealthInfoNet workshops in Albany, WA - 11-13 March 2013
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet will be in Albany, Western Australia delivering free workshops from the 11th - 13th March 2013.
HealthInfoNet workshops in the South West of WA - Bunbury and Busselton
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet will be in the South West of WA delivering free workshops from the 11th - 15th February 2013.
Surveys released to assess the 'Indigenous chronic disease package' (ICDP)
The Australian Government is monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the Indigenous chronic disease package (ICDP) in achieving the Closing the gap targets (under the ICDP national monitoring and evaluation project).
Long road for dialysis
Bundjalung Elder Patsy Bundjulahm (butterfly) Nagas is concerned that the Northern Rivers (New South Wales) is under-resourced for dialysis patients and that as the population ages the situation is going to get worse.
Indigenous kidney specialist named NT's Young Tall Poppy
Australia's first Indigenous kidney specialist has been announced as the Northern Territory's Young TallPoppy as part of the recent 2012 NT Research and Innovation Awards.
Kidney specialist Professor Alan Cass to head Menzies
A leading Australian kidney specialist will take the helm at the Northern Territory's Menzies School of  Health Research (Menzies), following a six-month global search for a world-class director and health researcher.
Research endorses national standard for assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australians
A new Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) study has backed the nation's standard kidney function test for Indigenous Australians, deeming it accurate and valid.
HealthInfoNet workshops coming to the Gascoyne/Midwest in November
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet workshops are coming to the Gascoyne/Midwest region in November.
New online resource for Australia's Indigenous Healthy Lifestyle Workers
An online portal to support Australia's Healthy Lifestyle Workers was launched this week by the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.
HealthInfoNet workshops in the Pilbara (now including Newman)
The HealthInfoNet will be in the Pilbara next week delivering free workshops from September 10th to the 17th.
HealthInfoNet workshops in the Pilbara
There are still places available to participate in upcoming Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (AIH) workshops in the Pillbara region of Western Australia (WA).
HealthInfoNet workshops in the Kimberley
The HealthInfoNet will be in the Kimberley next week delivering free workshops from August 6th to the 17th.
Sick take palliative care over treatment
A senate inquiry has heard that a shortage of renal dialysis services is pushing sick Aborigines from remote communities to choose palliative care over treatment.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) conducting largest survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has commenced the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health survey to improve knowledge of the health issues affecting Indigenous Australians.
Tailor the health care to close the gap
The primary health care peak body, Australian Medicare Local Alliance, is encouraging Australia's Indigenous population to sign up for quality chronic disease management in general practice to receive the health care they need.
NT Renal Services unit receives Angel Award for Indigenous educational resource
The Northern Territory (NT) Department of Health's Renal Services unit was recently presented the Angel Award by Kidney Health Australia.
Mobile renal dialysis bus to visit APY Lands in late 2012
A mobile dialysis bus, which usually operates throughout Central Australia delivering dialysis services, will also visit Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia (SA) in late 2012.
New National guide for preventive health assessments for Indigenous people released
The National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (second edition) was released today (31 May 2012) by Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon.
Kidney Health Australia's national kidney health promotion campaign is running 27 May-2 June 2012
Kidney Health Australia is running a week-long national campaign from 27 May-2 June 2012. The Red undies week campaign is a health campaign designed to raise awareness about kidney health.
Feedback welcome on draft on renal palliative care services in WA
The Renal Health Network (RHN) has released a draft publication titled A pathway for renal palliative care services in Western Australia, and is seeking feedback on the document.
Aboriginal enrolled nurse among recipients of Kidney Health Australia's Operation angel awards
Nurse Verna Newchurch has been honoured by Kidney Health Australia for her work in kidney dialysis with Ceduna District Health Services, South Australia (SA).
Experts to discuss childhood chronic disease links
Links between influences in the early years of life and chronic conditions will be explored by experts at a conference in Darwin in September.
Disproportionate wait list for kidney transplants in the Northern Territory
The latest publicly available data on organ donation waiting lists in Australia has revealed some disparity between states and territories.
Funding for remote community clinics in NT
The Northern Territory (NT) Minister for Construction and Infrastructure Gerry McCarthy today announced $5.7 million in funding for remote community clinics as part of the Territory Government's health spending.
Musician and health ambassador Jimmy Little passes away
Dr Jimmy Little, the first Indigenous performer to top Australia's pop music charts, and an ambassador for Indigenous health, has died at the age of 75.
HealthInfoNet workshops: helping to 'close the gap' in Indigenous health
To increase access to its web resource and build the capacity of the frontline health workforce - and to assist the health workforce in 'closing the gap' in Indigenous health - the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet will deliver a program of free workshops across Western Australia (WA) over 18 months from April 2012.
New diabetes drug will help Indigenous kidney patients
A new drug for diabetics is expected to improve the treatment of high levels of chronic kidney disease in Indigenous communities.
Purple Truck mobile renal dialysis unit launched in Alice Springs
A new state-of-the-art mobile renal dialysis unit, the Purple Truck, was launched in Alice Springs in December 2011.
Funding for Indigenous lung, hepatitis B and kidney research
The Minister for Health, Tanya Pilbersek, today announced funding of $644,950 for nine scholarships in Indigenous health research at the Northern Territory's Menzies School of Health Research.
Healthy Lifestyle Worker toolkit launched
The Director of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, Professor Neil Thomson, today attended the Canberra launch of a new Healthy Lifestyle Worker toolkit to help tackle chronic disease in Indigenous communities.
WDNWPT wins Team Excellence category in the HESTA Primary Health Care Awards
The Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation (WDNWPT) took out the Team Excellence category in the HESTA Primary Health Care Awards in November, which were held in partnership with the Australian General Practice Network.
Dialysis unit in Katherine likely to go ahead
A proposed dialysis unit in Katherine is likely to go ahead as planned despite the concerns of residents and the Town Council.
Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation shortlisted for human rights award
The Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku (WDNWPT) Aboriginal Corporation has been announced as a finalist by the Australian Human Rights Commission for the upcoming Human Rights Awards, to be presented on Friday 9 December in Sydney.
AIHW report: Chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2011
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released a report; Chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2011.
Jimmy Little memorial service and concert, May 3rd
A state memorial service and a celebration concert in honour of the late James Oswald Little AO (Jimmy Little) will take place on Thursday 3 May at the Sydney Opera House.
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