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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Resources

Aboriginal consumer health resources - Women and Newborn Health Library

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Publications
Women's Health
Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status 2023 The Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status 2022 (Overview) aims to provide a comprehensive profile of the current health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Latest updates and statistics released since the publication of the annual Overview
Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health - previous publications This report aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the most recent indicators of the health and current health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Western Australia

THE LANCET Regional Health - Western Pacific
The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific is an OA journal that promotes the advancement of clinical practice and health policy in the WHO's Western Pacific region.

Closing the Gap Report 2020

National Agreement on Closing the Gap July 2020

WA Government Closing the Gap Implementation Plan 2023-2025

The Lowitja Institute Australia's National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research
LIT.search (Lowitja Institute) This search tool provides easy access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health literature on PubMed.

Submission to 'Closing the Gap Refresh' 2018 Centre of Research Excellence in Integrated Quality Improvement (CRE-IQI) April 2018

NSQHS User Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2017 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

AIHW Indigenous Australians Reports Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Key factors contributing to low birthweight of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies (2022)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework - Summary report 2023 Provides an overview of the key statistics, and summarises the latest information on how Indigenous Australians are faring, drawing from the HPF performance measures.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2020 report: Western Australia

National Health & Medical Research Council, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health NHMRC has established a national network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers. Known as the National First Nations Research Network, it brings together unique skills across culture, knowledge and health research to address the health priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

RUAH Comminity Services

Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage An amalgamation of the former departments of Planning, Lands, the State Heritage Office and the land and heritage functions of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

AIATSIS (Australian Institue of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies) Major repository for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander cultures.
The Little Red Yellow Black Website Gateway to The Little Red Yellow Black Book: An introduction to Indigenous Australia.
Koori Mail Online Collection Australia's oldest Indigenous newspaper.

Culture and Capability Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Aims to improve respect and appreciation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, support cultural identity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and social cohesion for all Australians.
Uluru Statement from the Heart
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 cultural ways

Reconciliation Australia A national organisation promoting reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader Australian community.

Centre for Cultural Competence Australia

ABC Online Indigenous News
Gambay - Interactive Aboriginal Language Map First Languages Australia is working with regional language centres nationally to develop a map of Australia’s first languages that reflects the names and groupings favoured by community groups.

National Indigenous Times Indigenous newspaper- building a bridge between Australia's black and white communities.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Use these links for guidance on appropriate terminology when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP) preferred terminology (2023)

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Terminology (2022)

Australians Together: Language and terminology guide (2020)

Formerly known as the Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin, the Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a peer reviewed, open access, online journal that shares multi-disciplinary knowledge and research about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

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Minymaku Kutju Tjukurpa: Women’s Business Manual 7th edition 2022