Indigenous Environmental Health: Report of the Fifth National Conference 2004
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
- Glossary
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword from the National Indigenous Environment Health Forum
- Introduction from the enHealth Council
- Recommendations
Conference Opening- Environmental Health Workforce Development
- Housing Issues and Planning
- Local, Regional and National Initiatives
- Community Capacity Building and Partnerships
- Community Food Supply and Nutrition
- Environmental Health Services in Communities
- Storyboard Presentations
- Appendixes
This publication has been made possible by the technical assistance provided by the state and territory Environmental Health Branches and funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. The final text was compiled by: Karen Cambrell, Monique Sharp, Xavier Schobben and Shane Nichols and edited by: PenUltimate, Pty Ltd.
The NIEHF and the enHealth Council are grateful for the financial assistance provided by the following organisations for the organisation of the fifth National Indigenous Environmental Health Conference:
- New South Wales Health
- Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
- Department of Health and Community Services, Northern Territory
- Department of Human Services, South Australia
- Department of Human Services, Victoria
- Queensland Health Department
- Western Australian Department of Health
- Australian Institute of Environmental Health.
In particular, special thanks to members of the National Indigenous Environmental Health Conference Organising Group who organised the conference and supported it throughout:
- Clayton Abreu, Indigenous Environmental Health Coordinator, Tropical Public Health Unit, Queensland
- Owen Ashby, Manager, Aboriginal Health Unit, Western Australian Department of Health
- Julie Driver, Environmental Health Officer, Regional Services Branch, Department of Human Services, South Australia
- Shane Nichols, Aboriginal Services Manager, Quality Improvement Unit, Barwon-South Western Region, Department of Human Services, Victoria
- Merle O’Donnell, Environmental Health Coordinator, Environmental Health Services, Central Public Health Unit Network, Queensland
- Glenn Pearce, Senior Environmental Health Officer, New England Public Health Unit, New South Wales
- Philippe Porigneaux, Senior Policy Officer, Department of Health and Community Services, Northern Territory
- Iris Prouse, Coordinating Officer, Environmental Health, Kimberley Public Health Unit, Western Australia
- Andrew Reefman, Administration Officer, Aboriginal Environmental Health Unit, New South Wales Health
- Trevor Robinson, Aboriginal Trainee Environmental Health Officer, Central Sydney
- Area Health Service, New South Wales
- Xavier Schobben, Director, Environmental Health, Department of Health and Community Services, Northern Territory
- Monique Sharp, Project Officer, Aboriginal Environmental Health Unit, New South Wales Health
- Jeff Standen, Manager, Aboriginal Environmental Health Unit, New South Wales Health
- Craig Steel, Acting Director, Environmental Health Regional Services Branch, Department of Human Services, South Australia