Library: Aboriginal Health: Websites

Government Resources

Aboriginal health Providing care, welfare and assistance for Aboriginal patients and families across the network. Sydney Children's Hospitals Network NSW Government
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
The Create Project SAHMRI - Centre of Research Excellence in Aboriginal Chronic Disease Knowledge Translation and Exchange (CREATE)
Culture and Capability
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 Housing Partnerships Working together to end homelessness for domestic and sexual violence survivors and their families.
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 - Summary report 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
BREATH (Building Respiratory Equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health) The BREATH team is passionate about finding ways to improve the health trajectories of children through multiple approaches. A strong focus is on lung health in First Nations children.
Child & Family Wellbeing A core component of work that SNAICC undertakes is the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based approaches to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and family.
Connected Parenting eLearning package -Indigenous families
Delivering family-centred care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged less than 5 years. NHMRC Building a healthy Australia
Diabetes WA - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
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
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
MJA - Indigenous Health
NSQHS Standards User guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 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) The program is designed to help the children feel like they have been understood and to strengthen communication and bonding between mothers and their children. Speech therapy activities are built into the entire Young Aboriginal Mothers Program using techniques like language stimulation, modelling communication and interaction work.

Other Resources

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Report Cards Australian Medical Association's Report Card Series
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.
Art of Healing - Australian Indigenous bush medicine Medical History Museum University of Melbourne Edited by - Jacqueline Healy
Indigenous Child and Adult Health Modules Developed by RACP
Binan Goonj : Bridging Cultures in Aboriginal Health (3rd Edition)
FPDN - First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)
Health care and Indigenous Australians : cultural safety in practice Kerry Taylor, Pauline Guerin South Yarra Palgrave Macmillan, [2014] Second edition
Indigenous Languages
One21Seventy Australia’s leading medical research institute dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, and a leader in global and tropical research into life-threatening illnesses, Menzies continues to translate its research into effective partnerships and programs in communities across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
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 The Aboriginal Child Health Matrix is a tool designed to assist health staff working with Aboriginal families. It provides contemporary, evidence-based and standardised resources for Aboriginal Health Professionals and nurses to use in the delivery of the Enhanced Aboriginal Child Health Schedule to Aboriginal children and their families.
Cultural Competency Audit of Child Protection Staff and Foster Care and Adoption Manual Independent report A cultural audit commissioned by the former Department for Child Protection and 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.