Library resource guides: Indigenous health: Websites

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ABC Indigenous Portal

ABC Indigenous
The ABC Indigenous portal brings together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories from around the ABC and around Australia.

Access the latest Indigenous stories and features from ABC Radio, News and Current Affairs, TV and iView.

AMA Indigenous health

AMA: Advocacy & Policy (Indigenous Health)
The Australian Medical Association website provides policy documents, submissions and position statements relating to its advocacy work on Indigenous health.
AMA Position Statement - Cultural Safety The Australian Medical Association is committed to advocating for improved health and life outcomes, and to close the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through the provision of culturally safe care. Published 14 November 2022

Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA) – Cultural safety

AIDA: Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association
AIDA is a not-for-profit professional association supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students and doctors. Much of AIDA’s work is aimed at promoting culturally safe learning environments for Indigenous students, doctors and service delivery to patients. AIDA runs an accredited cultural safety training program to assist medical practitioners to integrate cultural safety into their practices.
AIDA position statement: Cultural safety
AIDA policy papers
Project report:Growing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical specialists AIDA and specialist medical colleges continue to collaborate on recruiting and retaining more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specialist trainees:
AIDA: Cultural Safety Training

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative Internet resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health by making research and other knowledge readily accessible.

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Terminology by Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Guidance for staff on appropriate terminology when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, and for use in all relevant policy, planning, programs, resource development and published materials.
Publication Date: 2022

Croakey

Croakey Health Media
Croakey Health Media was incorporated in 2018 as a not-for-profit public interest journalism organisation. Its membership comes from people involved in the Croakey Health Media social journalism team. Croakey has an extensive collection of Indigenous health articles.
Croakey Indigenous Health Articles

Centre for Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA)

Centre For Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA)
CCCA is a majority Indigenous-owned consulting and cultural training organisation with an outcomes-based approach that delivers real and lasting change at a personal and professional level. CCCA is the provider of Australia's only online competence-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Competence

Indigenous Australians - Overview (AIHW)

Australian Government | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
The AIHW is an independent statutory Australian Government agency producing authoritative and accessible information and statistics to inform and support better policy and service delivery decisions, leading to better health and wellbeing for all Australians.
Cultural Safety in Health Care for Indigenous Australians: Monitoring Framework.
Improving cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care users can improve access to, and the quality of health care. This means a health system that respects Indigenous cultural values, strengths and differences, and also addresses racism and inequity.
Regional Insights for Indigenous Communities
The Regional Insights for Indigenous Communities (RIFIC) website brings together a range of regional statistics about the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities. The aim of the website is to provide access to data at a local level, to help communities set their priorities and participate in joint planning with government and service providers.
Reports & Data: First Nations People
The Australian Government: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has an overview page of their website with reports and statistics about Indigenous Australians, and the many aspects of the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians where significant improvements are continuing or emerging.

Indigenous affairs: a quick guide to key internet links

Indigenous affairs: a quick guide to key internet links
A 2016 resource available on the Parliament of Australia website, by Jade Koekoe and James Haughton from the Social Policy Section, which provides links to:
- a listing of Australian Government Indigenous affairs policies and programs the Council of Australian Government (COAG) key agreements under ‘Closing the Gap’
- key documents on the proposed Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- other recent high-profile reports and publications on Indigenous issues
- statistics and funding
- a map of ‘Aboriginal Australia’
- directories of Indigenous organisations and businesses
- key organisations outside Government departments
- state, territory and local government websites and
- overseas websites

Koori Mail

Koori Mail
Established in May 1991, the Koori Mail is a fortnightly national newspaper reporting on the issues that matter to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We give Indigenous Australians a voice missing in the mainstream media.

The Koori Mail is and has always been 100% Aboriginal owned.

CREATE quality appraisal tool

CREATE quality appraisal tool
CREATE established a Methods Group that developed a Quality Appraisal Tool to enable researchers to assess the quality of studies not only through a scientific lens but also through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural lens. The Quality Appraisal Tool was published in 2020.

CREATE The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Quality Appraisal Tool: Companion Document by The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited and The University of Adelaide CREATE established a Methods Group that developed a Quality Appraisal Tool to enable researchers to assess the quality of studies not only through a scientific lens but also through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural lens. The Quality Appraisal Tool was published in 2020.
ISBN: 9780648094395
Publication Date: 2018

Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME)

The LIME network
The LIME Network is a dynamic network dedicated to ensuring the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning of Indigenous health in medical education, as well as best practice in the recruitment and retention of Indigenous medical students and trainees.

Medical Council of New Zealand

Medical Council of New Zealand | Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa
Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa/ Medical Council of New Zealand protects and promotes public health and safety in New Zealand. The funding that allows us to do this comes from fees that doctors pay to be registered and to practice medicine.
Statement on Cultural Safety
He Ara Hauora Māori: A Pathway to Māori Health Equity

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (NACCHO)

NACCHO
NACCHO is the national leadership body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in Australia. It provides advice and guidance to the government on policy and budget matters while advocating for community-developed health solutions that contribute to the quality of life and improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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

National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP)
The National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP) is the peak body for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners in Australia. It was established in 2009, following the Australian Government’s announcement of funding to strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce as part of its ‘Closing the Gap’ initiative.

National Indigenous Television (NITV)

National Indigenous Television (NITV)
National Indigenous Television (NITV) is an Australian free-to-air television channel that broadcasts programming produced largely by Indigenous Australians.

Pain Management Network - Our Mob: Resources for Aboriginal People

Pain Management Network
The Pain Management Network website contains information for pain sufferers to enable them to develop skills and knowledge in the self-management of their pain in partnership with their healthcare providers.

The website includes resources developed specifically for different groups includingHealth Professionals, Our Mob: Resources for Aboriginal People, Spinal Cord Injury Pain and For Everyone (with a general introduction to pain and pain relief strategies).

Reconciliation Australia

Reconciliation Australia
Reconciliation Australia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that promotes and facilitates reconciliation by building relationships, respect and trust between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Its vision is for a just, equitable and reconciled Australia. Its purpose is to inspire and enable all Australians to contribute to the reconciliation of the nation.

Te Rau Ora

Te Rau Ora
Te Rau Ora is a Ministry of Health part funded organisation that focuses on Maori mental health and wellbeing, research and workforce matters. Te Rau Ora produces resources and hosts events regularly.

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