Medicine subject guide - Links
Indigenous health
Databases | Government sites | University sites | Organisations | E-texts | Statistics | Newsgroups and discussion groups
Databases
University of Sydney Library Databases
Medline
Medline is the largest index of clinical medicine and is produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
To restrict your subject search use the following search strategy to limit your subject to indigenous health:
(oceanic ancestry group/ and (exp australia/ or australia$.af.))
Meditext(Australian Medical Index)
AMI is produced by the National Library of Australia it indexes over 100 Australian and New Zealand health and medical serials not indexed for medline. It covers all aspects of health and medicine with an emphasis on clinical medicine. As Meditext the database includes many full-text articles and post 2001 indexes articles also indexed in Medline.
Restrict a subject search using the following subject heading:
oceanic ancestry group
ATSIHealth
Produced by the School of Health Studies, Edith Cowan University.
Over 200 serial titles as well as government reports, discussion and working papers etc. have been used in this compilation.
The records provided relate directly to the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders rather than to social, historical,
and political aspects.
RURAL
Produced by the Australian Rural Health Research Institute, Monash University this database covers topics such as education
for rural medical practice, indigenous peoples health, rural and remote area nursing and health care.
Government sites
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care. Indigenous Health Includes links about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce, and contacts, programs and publications of the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)
NSWHealth
Aboriginal health concerns
Northern Territory Government. Department of Health and Community Services, Darwin
Victorian Government Health Information.
Koori Health in Victoria
University sites
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
This site is supported by Edith Cowan University and the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. Areas of coverage are births, deaths, hospitalisation, communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, and other conditions including eye disorders, mental health, and dental health.
Curtin University Centre for Aboriginal Studies
University of Sydney, Yoorang Garang School of Indigenous Health Studies
Provides information on courese and research.
Organisations
Aboriginal Health Au
The site includes articles, a mailing list and web links.
E-texts
Australian Institute of Health publications
Titles include:
National Advisory group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Information and Data: strategic plan 2006-2008.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with coronary heart disease.
Drig use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Community Based Indigenous Injury prevention Program.
Rheumatic heart disease: all but forgotten in Australia except among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Australia's Health 2006, relevant sections 4 and 7.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Series
From the Australian Institute Of Health accessed through the Reconciliation and Social Justice Library.
No.1 Western Australia
No.2 Northern Territory
No.3 South Australia
No.4 Queensland
No.5 New South Wales
Culture Training Manual for Medical Workers in Aboriginal Communities
Koori Health in Victoria
Includes the Aboriginal Services Plan Key Indicators 2004—05, Koori Health Counts - Information from the reports of Koori Hospital Liaison Officers for 2004 / 2005 (2006),
The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2005 - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report, Aboriginal Services Plan, Improving Care for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Patients, Principles of Recording Aboriginal Status in Victoria, and Cultural Respect Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2004 - 2009.
NHMRC Publication
Search the NHMRC site for publications such as:
A national training and employment strategy for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander health workers and professionals working in ATSI health, Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research, The NHMRC Road Map: A Strategic Framework for Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health through Research and Final Report of Community Consultations on the NHMRC Road Map, and Nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: An Information Paper
This report presents background information about nutrition and nutrition-related diseases in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in particular the nutritional needs of women in pregnancy, parents, adolescents, children and people at risk of lifestyle-related ill-health.
This report is specifically targeted to practitioners working to improve the nutritional health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and may be useful as reference material in both
practice and teaching.
NSW Health. Otitis Media Strategic Plan.
Statistics
Australia's Health 2006
Sections 4 and 7 of particular interest
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
This site is supported by Edith Cowan University and the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. Areas of coverage are births, deaths, hospitalisation, communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, and other conditions including eye disorders, mental health, and dental health.