Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

This site, formerly the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Clearinghouse, provides access to a comprehensive range of high quality, peer-reviewed information on Australian Indigenous health issues. It also contains key facts, statistical resources and information on relevant cultural, social, historical, economic and environmental issues. It is supported primarily by Edith Cowan University and the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.

Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2001

An AIHW publication covering a range of topics including availability and use of health services, health of mothers and babies, health status, rates and causes of mortality and the impact of diabetes on the indigenous population.

HIV/AIDS and Us Mob

New information resource for indigenous people, was launched in Alice Springs by the Australian Federation of AIDS. This new booklet has been developed to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS, testing, care and support issues and is the first resource specifically designed to provide information about treatment options for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Sponsored by the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) which is the peak non-government organisation representing people living with HIV/AIDS in Australia.

Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)

OATSIH is a division of the Commonwealth Government's Dept. of Health and Aged Care. It's website contains links to the full text of many government reports on Indigenous health issues.

Culture Training Manual for Medical Workers in Aboriginal Communities

Written in 1975 by a staff member at the School of Social Sciences, Flinders University, this classic work remains very useful for today's health professionals. It was converted to hypertext in 1995 and an introductory comment was added.

Indigenous Australian Alcohol and Other Drug Databases

This resource, produced by the National Drug Research Institute (Curtin University of Technology), consists of two searchable databases - a Bibliographic Database and an Interventions Project Database.

Aboriginal Health Provider Network

A South Australian website for health care consumers and providers. Links to useful Aboriginal organisations and health information, including latest statistics on Aboriginal morbidity and mortality.

Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN)

The website of an organisation whose stated aim is "to increase the Recruitment and Retention of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples into Nursing." Covers cultural, professional and educational issues.