Substance Use
- Alcohol treatment guidelines for Indigenous Australians (2007) Produced by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aging.
- National Indigenous Drug Strategy This is the The National Drug Strategy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003-2009.
- NDARC - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Provides information including fact sheets and statistics on drugs (including alcohol) and drug use.
- Substance Abuse Handbook Covers etiological factors, substances of abuse, compulsive and addictive behaviors, evaluation and diagnostic classification, treatment modalities, women's issues, special groups and settings and more.
Government Reports
Department of Health and Ageing (DHA) Publications
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework - 2008 report and report summary
- The National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health Australian Government implementation plan 2007-2013
- Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: health conditions and referrals
- More...
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Publications
- Measuring the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2008
- Expenditures on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2004-05
- More...
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Publications
Books
Social determinants of indigenous health
Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence-based approach
Aboriginal healthworkers: primary health care at the margins- Australian Indigenous health: within an international context
- Close the gap: solutions to the indigenous health crisis facing Australia
- Success stories in Indigenous health: a showcase of successful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health projects
- Achieving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality within a generation: a human rights based approach
- Indigenous disadvantage
- Bureaucrats and bleeding hearts: indigenous health in Northern Australia
- Hard yakka: transforming indigenous health policy and politics
- Public Health Bush Book - Northern Territory Department of Health and Families
The Northern Territory Public Health Bush Book is a valuable resource of two volumes, for those who work in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. It is written by those who have worked in and with remote community health care teams. - More...
Websites
- Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
This resource includes indigenous health policies and strategies, case studies, clinical guidelines for indigenous health workers, and information on indigenous health status. Opportunities to share information with others. - Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
The CRCAH is a collaborative research organisation that brings together Aboriginal organisations, research institutions and government agencies to deliver health-related programs to Aboriginal people. - Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of New South Wales
The AH&MRC is comprised of over 60 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations throughout the state. This site includes general information on Aboriginal health as well as useful Web links. - Indigenous Health | community.gov.au
A portal for useful Web information on Indigenous Health.






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