Links
The following links have been organised to facilitate ease of access to the wide range of Indigenous health promotion information available on the Internet. If you know of a site that should be included here, or if you find any broken links please let us know.
- Western Australian government
- Australian government
- Indigenous community controlled services
- Universities, research centres, and related bodies
- Other organisations – Western Australia
For a more comprehensive list of a range of WA Indigenous health-related links, view the HealthInfoNet Western Australian Key contacts webpage
Western Australian government
Department of Health Western Australia - Population Health Division
A section of the Department of Health in Western Australia. Contains the State Health Promotion section.
View Health Promotion section
Indigenous Resources Online
A section of the Department for Community Development Western Australia
Office of Aboriginal Health
A section of the Department of Health in Western Australia
Australian government
Office
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)
A section of the Department of Health and Ageing
Indigenous community controlled services
Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA)
Replaces WAACHO as the peak body for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in WA
Aboriginal medical services
Aboriginal community owned and controlled health services providing culturally appropriate service and preventative programs to various regions
Beagle Bay Community Clinic - Broome
Bidyadanga Health Service - Broome
Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (BRAMS) - Broome
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Perth
Derby Aboriginal Health Service (DAHS) - Derby
Jurrugk Health Service - Derby
Kalgoorlie Bega Garnbirringu Health Service - Kalgoorlie
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC) - Broome
Nindilingarri Health Service - Broome
Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service (OVAHS) - Kununurra
Yura Yungi Aboriginal Medical Service - Halls Creek
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
The national peak Aboriginal health body for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
Universities, research centres, and related bodies
Edith Cowan University
ECU offers progressive degree programs for the modern workplace and service professions
Kurongkurl Katitjin
Offers the Graduate Certificate/Post Graduate Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Health
promotion courses
Offers courses specialising in addiction studies, biomedical science, nutrition, and health promotion
Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health (CUCRH)
A national network of University Departments of Rural Health funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Course information
Offers the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Health Promotion course
Curtin University of Technology
Offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, engineering, health sciences, humanities, science, mining and agriculture
Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Offers courses for Indigenous Australian, Torres Strait Islander and Non-Indigenous people in a variety of cultural and social areas
Department of Health Promotion
Offers courses consisting of specialist health promotion studies with emphasis on health promotion practice
WA Centre for Health Promotion Research
Offers courses in conjunction with the Department of Health Promotion, particularly the Certificate of Health Promotion
Marr Mooditj Foundation
Offers education, training, and learning for the economic, social, and cultural development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Course information
Offers courses in community services, and primary health care work
Murdoch University
Murdoch University is a teaching and research university involved in the development and improvement of tertiary education to meet the needs of the community
Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre
Offers courses in law, culture, and media, science, and community studies
Division of Health Sciences
Offers courses with biomedical, health and environment, nursing, and pharmacy components
University of Western Australia
Conducts teaching and research to transmit and sustain knowledge and understanding for the benefit of the international, national, and Western Australian community
Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health
Offers orientation and bridging programs, as well as the Aboriginal Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Program
School of Indigenous Studies
Offers both high school entry programs, and courses in Indigenous history and arts
School of Population Health
Offers public health courses with health promotion components
Other organisations – Western Australia
FPWA Sexual health Services
Provides sexual health information and training and developed the Indigenous
Sexual Health Network
Healthway
Provides funding and research grants to organisations engaged in health promotion programs and research
Rural Health West
Works collaboratively with organisations and individuals such as health professionals and their families, to ensure that the health needs of rural Western Australians are met.
Other organisations - National
Australian Health Promoting Schools Association (AHPSA)
Initiates and supports health promotion in schools and endorses agency collaboration
Australian Health Promotion Association
Professional association for people involved in the practice, research and study of health promotion
View Western Australian branch
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Contributes to improving Indigenous health by high quality knowledge and accessible information
Australian Indigenous Health Promotion Network
Supports and provides health promotion information to Indigenous communities
Centre for Health Promotion – South Australia
Supports community health promotion though individual and organisational partnerships
Public Health Association of Australia
Provides a forum for exchange of ideas, knowledge and information on public health
View Western Australian branch
View Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander section