Library: Aboriginal Health: Websites

Government Resources

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse A clearinghouse for research and evaluation evidence on what works to overcome indigenous disadvantage. Evidence Based Resource
Culture and Capability - Indigenous Affairs
Indigenous.gov.au Information, news, stories and events that are of interest to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians or people working in Indigenous affairs.
Indigenous Health Australian Department of Health
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC) KAMSC (Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council) is a regional Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS), providing a collective voice for a network of member ACCHS from towns and remote communities across the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Knowledge Circle Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Family Resources Portal
Mappa: Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia Mapping Health Services Closer to Home
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013–2023 An evidence-based policy framework to guide policies & programs to improve Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health until 2023
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) Peak body representing Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
RUAH community services
Safe as Houses: Preventing Homelessness for Women & Children
Submission to 'Closing the Gap Refresh' 2018 Centre of Research Excellence in Integrated Quality Improvement (CRE - IQI)
WA Child and Youth Health Network

Websites

8ways An Aboriginal pedagogy framework
Creative Spirits This site provides information on contemporary Aboriginal culture
Koori Mail Fortnightly newspaper
NAIDOC
National Indigenous Times Aboriginal newspaper
Patches Paediatric Child Health & Education Services PATCHES Paediatrics aims to deliver high quality child development and early intervention services to hard to reach children and young people. We have specific expertise in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) diagnosis and therapy/support. However, our clinicians provide diagnostic services for a range of neurodevelopment conditions and disabilities.
Reconciliation Australia Promotes reconciliation by building relationships, respect and trust between the Australian community & Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Spirit Dreaming Contains a selection of online resources
Working with ATSI people Helps with understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's history, cultural and social reality

Journey of health and wellbeing

Health Related Resources

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2017 report: Western Australia Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Report Cards Australian Medical Association’s Report Card Series
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet A 'one-stop info-shop' that aims to contribute to 'closing the gap' in health between Indigenous and other Australians by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Indigenous health. Kurongkurl Katitjin, Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research, Edith Cowan University. Evidence Based Resource
Australian Policy Online - Indigenous Health Research and commentary on Aboriginal health issues
Connected Parenting eLearning package -Indigenous families
DiabetesWA - Aboriginal resources
Family Matters - kids safe in culture, not in care A national initiative working in partnership with non government sectors to address the over-representation of Aboriginal& Torres Strait Islander children in Australia’s child protection systems
First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) FPDN is the national peak disability organisation representing Aboriginal people with disabilities and their families
Improving Health Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children The NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Improving Health Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (ISAC) brings together national and international researchers to focus on proximal issues in delivery of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child health services.
Keeping our mob healthy - Child Health Facts Child and Adolescent Health Service - Perth Children's Hospital - Australian Aboriginal Health
Lowitja Institute Australia’s National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research Evidence Based Resource
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
NSQHS User Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2017 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
One21seventy (National Centre for Quality Improvement in Indigenous Primary Health Care)
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care Resource Clearinghouse (SNAICC) Collects practical materials such as activities, management tools and information sheets etc. from across the country to assist in the day-to-day running of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and family services
Speech Therapy (Gunawirra)

Other Resources

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Report Cards
Aboriginal children, history, and health : beyond social determinants edited by John Boulton, with Gaynor Macdonald, and with contributions from Christine Choo, Zeʼev Hochberg, and Rani Kerin.
Australian and Aboriginal Child Health Modules Developed by RACP
Binan Goonj : Bridging Cultures in Aboriginal Health (3rd Edition)
FPDN - First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)
Give us a break! (2014) By Australian General Practice Education and Training
Health care and Indigenous Australians : cultural safety in practice Kerry Taylor, Pauline Guerin South Yarra Palgrave Macmillan, [2014] Second edition
Indigenous Languages
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
One21Seventy
Sustainability of Indigenous Communities / by Ron Staples, Sara Hudson and Wesley Aird (2012)
Traditional healers of central Australia : Ngangkari Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation. 2013

Western Australian Websites

Aboriginal Child Health Matrix
Aboriginal Cultural Appreciation (ACA) Course by the WA Dept of Child Protection & Family Support
Aboriginal Cultural eLearning – a healthier future Log in for mandatory training course for all WA Health staff as per OD 0599/15
Aboriginal Cultural Learning WA Health Dept
Aboriginal Health - PHAIWA
Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia
CAHS Patient Care and Cultural Learning Guidelines 2016
DiabetesWA - Aboriginal resources
Kaartdijin Noongar - Noongar Knowledge Shares Noongar history and culture with the Noongar community
Aboriginal Health WA
Operational Directive OD 0599/15 - Aboriginal Cultural eLearning
WA Aboriginal Cultural Learning Framework 2012-2016
WA Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Framework 2015-2030
The West Australian Indigenous storybooks The storybooks focus on showcasing the positive community based projects occurring in rural and remote Indigenous communities

Professional Associations

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia
Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA)
Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA)
Centre for Cultural Competence Australia
Community Paediatric and Child Health Service
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSINaM)
Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association (NATSIHWA)
National Health & Medical Research Council Indigenous Health Publications NHMRC develops or endorses national guidelines and provides health advice to the Australian people and Government. It has implemented a number of initiatives that address health priority areas for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.