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| Publication | Year | Status | Health topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enquiry into claims regarding Leprosy testing on Aboriginal Children in the Northern Territory between 1920 and 1960 The following report investigates the claims regarding leprosy testing on Aboriginal Children in the Northern Territory between 1920 and 1960. | 2010 | Current | |
| Evaluation of the Child Health Check initiative and expanding health services delivery initiative This page provides a pdf version of the evaluation design report | 2009 | Current | |
| The Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: Preliminary Results from the Child Health Check and Follow-up data collections This page contains a PDF attachment of the Report | 2009 | Current | |
| A Healthier Future for All Australians: National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission - Final Report June 2009 This report identifies actions that can be taken by governments to reform the health system under three reform goals: tackling major access and equity issues that affect health outcomes for people now; redesigning our health system so that it is better positioned to respond to emerging challenges; and creating an agile and self-improving health system for long-term sustainability. | 2009 | Current | |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework - 2008 Report & Report Summary This page provides information on the 2008 Report and Report Summary | 2008 | Current | |
| Report of the 6th National Conference 6th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference Cairns, Queensland. | 2008 | Current | |
| The Link Between Primary Health Care and Health Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians This review explores the evidence both domestically and internationally as to whether access to high quality primary health care is essential to enhancing Indigenous health status. | 2008 | Current | |
| A review of enablers and barriers of Indigenous drug users accessing needle and syringe programs - a report for the COAG Multilateral Group on Needle and Syringe Programs This study examined factors that either deter or support access to Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) services among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander injecting drug users (IDUs). | 2008 | Current | |
| Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: Health Conditions and Referrals | 2008 | Current | |
| Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: Health Conditions and Referrals This page contains a report on the progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative | 2008 | Current | |
| National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Health Promotion Report 2008 As part of the efforts to reduce the burden of STIs and blood borne viruses (BBVs), the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH), organised a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Health Promotion Workshop and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker capacity building forum in collaboration with the Indigenous Australians’ Sexual Health Committee (IASHC), National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) and Hepatitis Australia. | 2008 | Current | |
| 2006 – 2007 Jurisdictional Summary Report against the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (NSFATSIH) The 2006-2007 jurisdictional summary report provides a summary of the individual jurisdictional reports that have been provided by all State and Territory Governments and covers the period of 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. | 2008 | Current | |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework - Report 2008 Summary This report provides a summary of the key findings from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2008 Report (HPF). | 2008 | Current | |
| National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2003-2013 Australian Government Implementation Plan 2007-2013 This is the second Australian Government Implementation Plan against the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (NSFATSIH) 2003-2013 | 2007 | Current | |
| Evaluation of the National Donovonosis Eradication Project 2001-2004 A report prepared for the department by La Trobe University in 2005 | 2007 | Historical | |
| Research Gaps in Indigenous Sexual Health - Establishing evidence-based best practice for social and behavioural interventions: Technical Report This technical report establishes evidence based best practice for social and behavioural interventions | 2007 | Current | |
| Sexual Health Promotion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People – A community guide to evidence-based best practice in social and behavioural interventions This community guide to evidence-based best practice in social and behavioural interventions is intended for use by Aboriginal health workers, Aboriginal sexual health workers and other health clinic staff involved in sexual health promotion. It has been synthesised from a systemic review of published literature of what is effective in sexual health promotion in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health context. | 2007 | Current | |
| Evidence of effective interventions to improve the social and environmental factors impacting on health: Informing the development of Indigenous Community Agreements This report is a literature review which summarises research and evaluations of Indigenous community programs in nutrition, early childhood, housing, sporting and cultural programs, employment, community services and alcohol use. | 2007 | Current | |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework Measuring the impact of the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health | 2006 | Current | |
| Trachoma Surveillance Report 2006 to 2008 National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit | 2006 | Current | |
| OATSIH Programs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs and initiatives provided by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) | 2006 | Current | |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005 - 2008 This page contains the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005 - 2008. | 2005 | Current | |
| Healthy for Life: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Maternal Health Exemplar Site Initiative: Site Reports 2005 This report is a synthesis of reports provided by Nganampa Health Council, Townsville Aboriginal and Islanders Health Services and Durri Aboriginal Medical Service under the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Maternal Health Exemplar Site Initiative. The report has been compiled by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH), in consultation with each of the Exemplar Sites. | 2005 | Current | |
| Providing culturally appropriate palliative care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Resource Kit Also known as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Palliative Care Resource Kit, this publication provides strategies and training material to support staff in mainstream health services to provide culturally appropriate palliative care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. | 2004 | Current | |
| Achievements in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Summary Report This summary report has been prepared to inform health policy and planning decision-makers about the critical factors which have contributed to successful health initiatives. | 2003 | Current | |
| National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Goal: To ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enjoy a healthy life equal to that of the general population that is enriched by a strong living culture, dignity and justice. Includes links to the earlier national Aboriginal health strategy documents. | 2003 | Current | |
| National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Goal: To ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enjoy a healthy life equal to that of the general population that is enriched by a strong living culture, dignity and justice. Includes links to the earlier national Aboriginal health strategy documents. | 2003 | Current | |
| Australian Government Implementation Plan 2003 - 2008 THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED | 2003 | Rescinded | |
| gettin em n keepin em This report by the Indigenous Nursing Education Working Group for the Commonwealth focusses on the inclusion of indigenous health in nursing curricula and recruitment and retention of indigenous nurses in the workforce. | 2002 | Current | |
| gettin em n keepin em This report by the Indigenous Nursing Education Working Group for the Commonwealth focusses on the inclusion of indigenous health in nursing curricula and recruitment and retention of indigenous nurses in the workforce. | 2002 | Current | |
| An Analysis of Suicide in Indigenous Communities of North Queensland: The Historical, Cultural and Symbolic Landscape This is the first systematic and comprehensive examination of suicides in Aboriginal communities in Queensland based on community records and available mortality figures. The data provides a picture which is notably different from that for suicide generally, in Queensland and across Australia. | 2001 | Current | |
| The Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations, March 2001 OATSIH commissioned the development of a set of resources for primary health care providers outlining the latest evidence on the treatment of middle ear infection in this high-risk population. The set of resources includes: Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media (Middle Ear Infection) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations; the Systematic Review of Existing Evidence and Primary Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations; and the Management of Middle Ear Infection in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations: Plain Language Summary of the Systematic Review on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations. | 2001 | Current | |
| Government response to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Indigenous health: 'Health is life' This report is the Government's response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs inquiry into the health status of Indigenous Australians. The Government responds to each of the 36 recommendations made by the inquiry's 'Health is Life' report. | 2001 | Current | |
| Health and Aged Care Portfolio submission to the Commonwealth Grants Commission's inquiry into Indigenous funding (June 2000) The submission responds to the Terms of Reference for the Inquiry, and provides information about the Department's strategic direction and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs. | 2000 | Current | |
| Health and Aged Care Portfolio submission to the Commonwealth Grants Commission's inquiry into Indigenous funding (June 2000) The submission responds to the Terms of Reference for the Inquiry, and provides information about the Department's strategic direction and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs. | 2000 | Current | |
| OATSIH Information for Health Services This page contains information the OATSIH Standard Funding Agreement, OATSIH Service Activity Reporting, OATSIH Drug and Alcohol Service Reporting, and the Bringing Them Home Questionnaires and Key results. | 2000 | Current | |
| OATSIH Information for Health Services This page contains information the OATSIH Standard Funding Agreement, OATSIH Service Activity Reporting, OATSIH Drug and Alcohol Service Reporting, and the Bringing Them Home Questionnaires and Key results. | 2000 | Current | |
| Drug and Alcohol Service Report (DASR): 1999-2000 Key results The DASR provides unique and valuable information that OATSIH and the sector can use in formulating policy, in planning and to profile the work of stand-alone Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use services | 2000 | Current | |
| National Recommendations for the Clinical Management of Alcohol-Related Problems in Indigenous Primary Care Settings These recommendations are an outcome of the Substance Misuse Program Review. They were consensually derived to assist primary care practitioners with decisions about the management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who present in primary care settings with alcohol related problems. | 2000 | Current | |
| National Recommendations for the Clinical Management of Alcohol-Related Problems in Indigenous Primary Care Settings These recommendations are an outcome of the Substance Misuse Program Review. They were consensually derived to assist primary care practitioners with decisions about the management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who present in primary care settings with alcohol related problems. | 2000 | Current | |
| Hospital casemix data and
the health of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
peoples. Occasional Papers: New Series Number 3 The purpose of this paper is to provide a new perspective on the use of hospital services by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is also intended to encourage greater use of casemix-based information for both research and policy purposes. | 1999 | Historical | |
| Ways Forward: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Policy This document provides an overview of the mental health needs and problems of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and outlines "ways forward" to improve their mental health and wellbeing. | 1995 | Current |