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eBooks - Indigenous Health
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. By providing historical and social context and covering issues affecting public health policy and primary health practice, it aims to diminish conscious bias and racism.
With a strong emphasis on research-based Indigenous voices and perspectives, this book provides a culturally safe framework for you to understand the importance of treating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples effectively and the knowledge needed to do so.
Housing the Homeless (2022)
Homelessness has profound effects on various social groups including struggling families, young people, women escaping domestic violence, older women, Indigenous Australians, and people with substance abuse and mental health problems.
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. This book also examines the factors which underpin the foundations for effectively tackling indigenous health and disadvantage: holistic health and wellbeing; social determinants of health; and cultural determinants of health.
Websites - Indigenous Health
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework
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. It highlights the main areas of improvement and continuing concern.
Australian Indigenous Health-InfoNet
Helping to close the gap by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
CATSINaM - The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives
The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) is the peak advocacy body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives in Australia.
Cultural Safety in Healthcare - AIHW report
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. The framework includes measures on culturally respectful health care services; Indigenous patient experience of health care; and access to health care services. The data are presented at the national, state and regional levels.
Cultural safety in health care for Indigenous Australians: monitoring framework
Improving cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care users can improve access to, and the quality of health care. This means a health system that respects Indigenous cultural values, strengths and differences, and also addresses racism and inequity.
Indigenous Australians and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
However, Indigenous Australians with a disability have a very distinct age, geographic and health profile, which differs from that of the equivalent non-Indigenous population. Furthermore, the conceptualisation of disability and care in many Indigenous communities, particularly in remote areas, may differ markedly in comparison to more settled parts of the country, and there is the added complexity of a unique history of interaction with government
Indigenous Health
Centre for Research Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing
Indigenous Health - Dept of Health
From this launching page you will find information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health activities.
The Indigenous Health Gap: Social Factors Hit Hard
The link between overcrowded housing, ear infections and incarceration provides an insight into the complex relationship between health and social issues in Indigenous communities.
Indigenous health overview
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the Indigenous people of Australia. They are not one group, but comprise hundreds of groups that have their own distinct set of languages, histories and cultural traditions.
AIHW reports and other products include information about Indigenous Australians, where data quality permits. Thus, information and statistics about Indigenous Australians can be found in most AIHW products.
AIHW products that focus specifically on Indigenous Australians are captured on this page.
Lowitja Institute
We are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation working for the health and wellbeing of Australia's First Peoples through high impact quality research, knowledge translation and by supporting a new generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023
This Paper has been written to support discussions about the Health Plan – in many ways, it is a ‘discussion starter’. It is designed to provide broad background information and promote a conversation about the development of the Health Plan and important health issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
National Guide to a Preventive Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
The National Guide is a practical resource intended for all health professionals delivering primary healthcare to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Its purpose is to provide GPs and other health professionals with an accessible, user-friendly guide to best practice preventive healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
Providing Culturally Appropriate Palliative Care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Resource Kit
This report describes key barriers and promising approaches for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ experience of palliative care in Australia. It covers advance care planning and ways the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for this group.
Review of cardiovascular health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (2019)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major health concern for all Australians, but the levels and impacts are much greater for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared with non-Indigenous people. CVD is the leading cause of avoidable death, and death overall for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Sharing the true Stories - Indigenous Communication
The research project (Sharing the True Stories: Improving Communication between health staff and their Aboriginal patients) was funded by the Co-operative Research Centre for Tropical and Aboriginal Health.
Smoking: An Indigenous Health Challenge
From a history of being paid with tobacco, smoking rates in Aboriginal communities are declining but way above average, posing a serious health threat.
Source: Aboriginal smoking: a serious health problem - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/health/aboriginal-smoking-a-serious-health-problem#axzz46KLqH79B
WA Aboriginal Child Health Survey
The Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey (WAACHS) was the largest and most comprehensive survery ever undertaken into the health, wellbeing and development of Western Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
The survey was designed to build the knowledge to develop preventative strategies that promote and maintain the healthy development and the social, emotional, academic and vocational wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.
WA Dept of Health - Aboriginal Health
Aboriginal Health, a statewide office within WA Health, is responsible for facilitating a collaborative and coordinated approach within WA Health’s public health system to improve health outcomes for all Aboriginal people living in Western Australia. Aboriginal Health is principally positioned to provide high level strategic leadership including advice for matters which directly and indirectly impact health outcomes.
Wellmob
Helping to close the gap by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Online Videos - Indigenous Health
First Australians Episode 1 (2015)
Groundbreaking documentary -It is an epic story that comes alive through the struggles of individuals, both black and white. Beautifully filmed, the series blends landscape, art, interviews and first-hand accounts with a vast archival collection to present the birth of contemporary Australia as never seen before, from the perspective of its first people - the first Australians.
Nurse TV: Alice Springs Paediatrics (2008)
Nurse TV is an Australian community television show made by nurses for nurses. Nurse TV aims to educate the public about the role of the nurse in the 21st century.
In this segment we meet some of the nurses working on the paediatrics ward at Alice Springs hospital.
Nurse TV: Medical Ward (2008)
Nurse TV is an Australian community television show made by nurses for nurses. Nurse TV aims to educate the public about the role of the nurse in the 21st century.
The following segment is about the nurses who work on the Medical Ward at the Alice Springs Hospital.
Overview of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfonet (2019)
The webinar is about our Overview on the health status of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Excellent resource
You Can't Ask That - Indigenous Australians (2016)
What it's really like to be an Indigenous Australian.
Books - Indigenous Health
Patient and Person: Interpersonal skills in nursing. 7th Edition (2021)
Online scenario-based videos to demonstrate the use of specific skills.
Includes empathy, dealing with challenging behaviours, advocating for a patient and admitting a patient.
Learn to build trusting relationships and support patients in their health journey.
Narratives and stories to explain practical application of theoretical concepts.
Forty-two learning activities to enable students to understand the content and practise skills in a focused manner.
Person-centred approach throughout. Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Patient and Person
Health Care and Indigenous Australians (2019)
Offers a comprehensive framework for creating a culturally safe environment and enhancing health outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
Through case studies, discussions, reflections and critiques of health issues in Australia today,Health Care and Indigenous Australians.
A starting point for learning about cultural safety in an Indigenous health context, and is essential for students, academics and practitioners alike.
Our Voices (2019)
The second edition of Our Voices is a ground-breaking collection of writings from Aboriginal social work educators who have collaborated to develop a toolkit of appropriate behaviours, interactions, networks, and intervention. The 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. It covers these issues with new and innovative approaches and provides valuable insights into how social work practice can be developed, taught and practiced in ways that more effectively engage Indigenous communities.
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. Invaluably informed by Boulton's close working knowledge of Aboriginal communities, the book addresses growth faltering as a crisis of Aboriginal parenting and a continued problem for the Australian nation.
Australia's Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health (2016)
Australia's Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health 3e is a practical guide to the delivery of health care in rural and remote Australia. Drawing on personal experiences of rural and remote practitioners, historical accounts, literature analysis and epidemiology, this frank and engaging text examines the economic, social and political forces that shape healthcare in rural and remote Australia.
Art, Culture & History - Indigenous Health
Aboriginal Flag - History
The Aboriginal flag and Torres Strait Islander flag are among Australia's official flags. But states and territories still hesitate to fly them next to the Australian national flag.
Source: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander flags - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-flags
Electoral Milestones for Indigenous Australians
Significant dates for indigenous Australians - lots of very useful information on this site
Kaartdijin Noongar - Noongar Knowledge
Kaartdijin in Noongar means 'knowledge'. Noongar people have lived in the south-west of Western Australia for more than 45,000 years. The aim of the Kaartdijin website is to share the richness of our knowledge, culture and history in order to strengthen our community and promote wider understanding.
Native Title - Indigenous Health
ATNS - Agreements, Treaties and Negiotated Settlements
The Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements database (ATNS) is an online gateway to a wealth of information relating to agreements between indigenous people and others in Australia and overseas.
Australian Human Rights Commission - Native Title
Native title is a property right which reflects a relationship to land which is the very foundation of Indigenous religion, culture and well-being. The non-discriminatory protection of native title is a recognised human right
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
ANTaR is a national advocacy organisation dedicated specifically to the rights - and overcoming the disadvantage - of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Mabo - The Native Title Revolution
The momentous Mabo case finally acknowledged the history of Indigenous dispossession in Australia, abolished the legal fiction of “terra nullius”, and altered the foundation of Australian land law
Native Title Tribunal
The National Native Title Tribunal is an agency established by the Native Title Act 1993. The Tribunal's statutory functions include the conducting of inquiries, reviews and mediations, and arbitral and administrative decision making responsibilities. The Tribunal also assists various parties with native title applications and Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA's). The ILUA Register is available through the National Native Title Tribunal.
Housing the Homeless (2022)
Homelessness has profound effects on various social groups including struggling families, young people, women escaping domestic violence, older women, Indigenous Australians, and people with substance abuse and mental health problems.
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. This book also examines the factors which underpin the foundations for effectively tackling indigenous health and disadvantage: holistic health and wellbeing; social determinants of health; and cultural determinants of health.
Medical Surgical Nursing for Australian Students (2022)
Includes chapters on the integumentary system, respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system, urinary system, endocrine system etc
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.
Patient and Person: Interpersonal skills in nursing. 7th Edition (2021)
Online scenario-based videos to demonstrate the use of specific skills.
Includes empathy, dealing with challenging behaviours, advocating for a patient and admitting a patient.
Learn to build trusting relationships and support patients in their health journey.
Narratives and stories to explain practical application of theoretical concepts.
Forty-two learning activities to enable students to understand the content and practise skills in a focused manner.
Person-centred approach throughout. Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Patient and Person
Health Care and Indigenous Australians (2019)
Offers a comprehensive framework for creating a culturally safe environment and enhancing health outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
Through case studies, discussions, reflections and critiques of health issues in Australia today,Health Care and Indigenous Australians.
A starting point for learning about cultural safety in an Indigenous health context, and is essential for students, academics and practitioners alike.
Our Voices (2019)
The second edition of Our Voices is a ground-breaking collection of writings from Aboriginal social work educators who have collaborated to develop a toolkit of appropriate behaviours, interactions, networks, and intervention. The 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. It covers these issues with new and innovative approaches and provides valuable insights into how social work practice can be developed, taught and practiced in ways that more effectively engage Indigenous communities.
Yatdjuligin : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care (2017)
Designed for both non-Indigenous and Indigenous nurses and midwives who will work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, this book addresses the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and mainstream health services, and prepares students for practice in a variety of contexts.
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. Invaluably informed by Boulton's close working knowledge of Aboriginal communities, the book addresses growth faltering as a crisis of Aboriginal parenting and a continued problem for the Australian nation.
Australia's Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health (2016)
Australia's Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health 3e is a practical guide to the delivery of health care in rural and remote Australia. Drawing on personal experiences of rural and remote practitioners, historical accounts, literature analysis and epidemiology, this frank and engaging text examines the economic, social and political forces that shape healthcare in rural and remote Australia.