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2012

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)

Risk factors contributing to chronic disease.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (2012)

National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: second edition.

South Melbourne: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

The National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: second edition provides an up-to-date, evidence-based national resource created to help all health professionals delivering primary health care to Indigenous people. The use of this guide may help to prevent disease, detect early and unrecognised disease, and promote health. This guide contains Indigenous-specific information on:

  • lifestyle factors (including smoking, overweight/obesity, physical activity, and alcohol)
  • health among specific populations (child health, adolescent health, and the health of older people)
  • chronic conditions (cardiovascular health, rheumatic heart disease, respiratory health, kidney health, diabetes, and cancer)
  • infections conditions (sexual health and bloodborne viruses)
  • other health conditions (oral health, eye health, ear health, and mental health).

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2010

Alzheimer's Australia (2010)

Towards a national dementia preventative health strategy.

Canberra: Alzheimer's Australia

Helping Indigenous Australians to reduce their risk of chronic disease (2010)

Closing the Gap – Indigenous Chronic Disease Department of Health and Ageing

This factsheet describes the initiative undertaken by the Australian Government under the Closing the gap strategy, which funds a national network of healthy lifestyle workers in an effort to reduce risk factors that contribute to preventable chronic disease in Indigenous communities.

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Closing the gap: tackling chronic disease: the Australian Government's Indigenous chronic disease package (2010)

Closing the Gap – Tackling Indigenous Chronic Disease

This pamphlet outlines the Australian Government's commitment to closing the gap in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by preventing and treating chronic disease. The package will tackle chronic disease through:

  • health promotion and prevention of ill health, in particular healthy lifestyle programs improved financial support for the Aboriginal community-controlled
  • health sector in the delivery of primary health care addressing barriers to access to follow-up services, such as allied health and the Pharmaceutical
  • Benefits Scheme growing the numbers and skills of Indigenous health workers

The pamphlet also presents the breakdown of funding totalling $805.5m over four years (starting in 2009-10 and ending in 2012-13).

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Ipsos-Eureka Social Research Institute, Winangali Pty Ltd (2010)

Developmental research to inform the local Indigenous community campaigns to promote better health.

Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia

Tri-State Agreement (2010)

Northern Territory Government

The tri-state agreement between governments in the Northern Territory (NT), Western Australia (WA) and South Australia (SA) resulted from a growth in demand for renal services in Alice Springs for a population that flows from beyond the borders of the NT.

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Queensland Health (2010)

Making tracks toward closing the gap in health outcomes for Indigenous Queenslanders by 2033.

Brisbane: Queensland Health

Queensland Health Cancer Control Team (2010)

Queensland statewide cancer treatment services plan 2010-2017.

Brisbane: Queensland Health

2009

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)

Prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease: targeting risk factors.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Croft C (2009)

Chronic conditions prevention and management strategy 2010-2020.

The Chronicle; 15(4): 31

Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (2009)

Northern Territory chronic conditions prevention and management strategy 2010 - 2020.

Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families

Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (2009)

Revision of the preventable chronic disease strategy: a comparison of chronic disease frameworks and models of care.

Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families

Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (2009)

Revision of the preventable chronic disease strategy: background paper: preventable chronic diseases in Aboriginal populations.

Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families

Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (2009)

Special counter disaster plan – human pandemic influenza.

Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families

Population Health Queensland (2009)

Strategic directions for cancer prevention and control 2009–2012.

Brisbane: Queensland Health

Population Health Queensland (2009)

Strategic directions for communicable disease prevention and control 2009–2012.

Brisbane: Queensland Health

Western Australian Department of Health (2009)

Haematologic malignancy model of care.

Perth, WA: Health Networks, Western Australian Department of Health

2008

Australian Capital Territory Department of Health (2008)

ACT chronic disease strategy 2008-2011.

Canberra: Australian Capital Territory Department of Health

Cancer Australia (2008)

A national cancer data strategy for Australia.

Canberra: Cancer Australia

Parker R (2008)

Investigation report to the Hon Justine Elliot MP Minister for Ageing [Investigation into the death of a female Aboriginal elder at Tjilpi Pampaku Ngura (Docker River)].

Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia

Queensland Health (2008)

Queensland strategy for chronic disease 2005-2015: framework for self-management 2008-2015.

Brisbane: Queensland Health

Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services (2008)

Development of a chronic disease strategy for Tasmania: a comparison of Australian and international chronic disease policy and models of care: background paper.

Hobart: Tansmanian Department of Health and Human Services

Victorian Department of Human Services (2008)

Victoria’s cancer action plan 2008-2011.

Melbourne: Victorian Department of Human Services

Western Australian Department of Health (2008)

Breast cancer model of care.

Perth, WA: Health Networks, Western Australian Department of Health

Western Australian Department of Health (2008)

Colorectal cancer model of care.

Perth, WA: Health Networks, Western Australian Department of Health

Western Australian Department of Health (2008)

Gynaecologic cancer model of care.

Perth, WA: Health Networks, Western Australian Department of Health

Western Australian Department of Health (2008)

Integrated primary care and cancer services model of care.

Perth, WA: Health Networks, Western Australian Department of Health

Western Australian Department of Health (2008)

Model of care for cancer.

Perth, WA: Health Networks, Western Australian Department of Health

Western Australian Department of Health (2008)

Psycho-oncology model of care.

Perth, WA: Health Networks, Western Australian Department of Health

Western Australian Department of Health (2008)

Thoracic cancer model of care.

Perth, WA: Health Networks, Western Australian Department of Health

2007

ACT Health (2007)

Draft cancer services plan 2008 - 2012.

Canberra: ACT Health

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)

National indicators for monitoring diabetes: report of the Diabetes Indicators Review Subcommittee of the National Diabetes Data Working Group.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Cancer Council Australia (2007)

National cancer prevention policy 2007−09.

Sydney: Cancer Council Australia

Catanzariti L, Faulks K, Waters A (2007)

National Diabetes Register: statistical profile 1999-2005.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Diabetes Australia (2007)

National priorities for turning around the diabetes epidemic, 2007-2008.

Canberra: Diabetes Australia

LAMA Consortium (2007)

Helping Australians with dementia, and their carers.

Melbourne, Vic: La Trobe University

Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services, Ruralhealth Education Development (RhED) Consulting (2007)

Evaluation of the NT preventable chronic disease strategy.

Ocean Shores, NSW: Northern Territory Department of Health

Western Australian Department of Health (2007)

Chronic kidney disease model of care.

Perth, WA: Health Networks, Western Australian Department of Health

 
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