Guides: Nursing: Indigenous Health

eBooks

Health Professionals and Indigenous Health : Working at the Interface. (2022) This book critically examines dominant Western health frameworks that essentialises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and health.
Indigenous Health and Wellbeing (2022) Indigenous burden of disease is 2.3 times that of non-Indigenous Australians; rates of psychological distress and chronic diseases are higher; there are disparities across education, housing, employment and income; access to health services is often limited and not culturally appropriate.
Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status in Western Australia (2019) The Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status (Overview) aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the most recent indicators of the health and current health status of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Websites

2023 Cultural Respect Framework 2016-2026 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health This framework was developed for the Australian Health Ministers & Advisory Council by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Standing Committee and should be used in the government health sector, health departments and hospital and primary health care settings to guide strategies to improve culturally respectful services.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework (2023) This report provides the latest information on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are faring according to a range of indicators on health status, determinants of health and health system performance that are based on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework.
Cultural Safety in Healthcare - AIHW report (2023) The Cultural safety in health care for Indigenous Australians: monitoring framework brings together available data to assess progress in achieving cultural safety in the health system for Indigenous Australians.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2021-2031 Department of Health and Aged Care's 10 year plan to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
WA Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Framework 2015-2030 Key guiding principles, strategic directions and priority areas for the next 15 years, to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people in Western Australia.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Videos

Cardiovascular health among Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander People: 4:45 Minutes (2020) This short video highlights a number of key facts about the cardiovascular health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Kidney health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: 2:35 Minutes (2020) This short animated video highlights a number of key facts about the kidney health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is based on the Review of kidney health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (2020). Information covered includes: the impact of kidney disease the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reporting kidney disease and proportions across Australia by state and remoteness dialysis and hospital admissions ways in which improvements can be made to address kidney disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: 2:25 Minutes (2022) This short animated video highlights a number of key facts about diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is based on the Review of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (2022). Information covered includes: the types of diabetes - type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reporting diabetes by sex, age and remoteness where available risk and protective factors for managing type 2 diabetes ways in which improvements can be made to address type 2 diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Gynaecological cancer among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 4:15 Minutes (2023) This video provides an animated summary of key information based on the Review of Gynaecological Cancer among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. It includes information on: • what gynaecological cancer is • how it affects Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women • survival rate & risk factors • ways to address the inequalities and unique challenges patients face & more

Articles

Books

Aboriginal Children and Health (2016) This volume traces the complex reasons behind the disturbing discrepancy between the health and well-being of children in mainstream Australia and those in remote Indigenous communities.
Health Care and Indigenous Australians (2019) Offers a comprehensive framework for creating a culturally safe environment and enhancing health outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
Our Voices (2019) The text explores a range of current and emerging social work practice issues such as cultural supervision, working with communities, understanding trauma, collaboration and relationship building, and the ubiquity of whiteness in Australian social work.
Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care (2021) This book introduces students to the fundamentals of health care of Indigenous Australians, encompassing the perspectives of both the client and the health practitioner.