National health publications

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation

The role of the Healing Foundation is to facilitate this healing process, by providing opportunities and resources for healing initiatives, promoting awareness of healing issues and needs, and by fostering a supportive public environment. While the Foundation acknowledges that responsibility for healing rests primarily with the individual, it also recognises the importance and inter-relatedness of the community in this process through relationships of mutual care, reciprocity and responsibility.

The approach of the Healing Foundation is a holistic one that encompasses spirit, culture and people. The Foundation is committed to addressing the legacy of abuse in all its forms and manifestations - direct, indirect and intergenerational - by building on the strengths and resiliency of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Link: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Report Card

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Report Card Series with the aim of increasing awareness among the general public and politicians about the appalling state of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and to make practical recommendations about what needs to be done to address this.

Each year, a Report Card brings together the most up to date and relevant evidence and information on a selected topic or special area of urgency in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's health.

Link: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Report Card Series

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identification in hospital separations data - quality report, AIHW 2010

This report presents the latest findings on the quality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identification in hospital separations data in Australia. These findings are based on studies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identification in public hospitals conducted during 2007 and 2008.

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers Journal

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Journal is the only national publication written by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers.

Link - Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers Journal

A blueprint for action - Pathways into the health workforce for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, NATSHIC 2008

This paper provides Australian, State and Territory governments with strategic advice and strategies from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council (NATSIHC).

Better hospital care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experiencing heart attack, AHHA 2010

The Heart Foundation and Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association report "Better hospital care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experiencing heart attack".

National best practice guidelines for collecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status in health data sets, AIHW 2010

The Best Practice Guidelines detailed in this publication were developed to improve the collection and recording of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status in key national health data sets.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Strategic Framework (NATSIHWSF) 2010-2015

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Strategic Framework (NATSIHWSF) 2010-2015 is an essential tool encompassing innovative elements of reform required to improve the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce over the period 2011–2015.

Overview of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status, HealthInfoNet, April 2010

The overview provides a comprehensive summary of the most recent indicators of the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Third National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy, DoHA 2010-2013

This is the third national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strategy dealing with Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) and Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) to be adopted in Australia.

The Lowitja Institute Australia's National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research

The Lowitja Institute is an innovative research body that brings together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, academic institutions and government agencies to facilitate collaborative, evidence-based research into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

Link: The Lowitja

Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice, ACER and KRN 2010

The book offers a high quality, comprehensive examination of issues and strategies influencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and social and emotional wellbeing.

Link: Working together - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice