The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is helping to ‘close the gap’ in health between Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians with access to the site being free and therefore available to everyone.
The HealthInfoNet’s translational research aims at providing the knowledge and other information needed for health practitioners and policy-makers to make informed decisions in their work. They source and transform a wide range of all the latest relevant material, health research, information and resources, bringing them together in one place. The aim is to translate this into a form that is easily understood, relevant, meaningful and readily accessible to those who need it.
The award winning work of the HealthInfoNet is guided by a national group of honorary consultants, collaboration with partner organisations and a an advisory board who provide strategic advice and guidance.
The HealthInfoNet also supports information-sharing among practitioners and policy-makers with free online yarning places. The HealthInfoNet is a not for profit service which is funded primarily by the Department of Health and Ageing.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a web resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Indigenous health by making the evidence base readily accessible via the Internet.
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Last reviewed: September 2019
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Community healing - Healing - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Community healing Indigenous peoples around the world have suffered as a consequence of colonisation
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Children & young people - Healing - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Children & young people ‘Around the world, Indigenous peoples have experienced colonisation, cultural oppression, forced assimilation, and absorption into a global economy with little regard for their autonomy or wellbeing
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Trauma - Healing - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Trauma What is trauma? ‘The word trauma is used to describe experiences or situations that are emotionally painful and distressing, and that overwhelm people’s ability to cope, leaving them powerless
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Closing the Gap - Health System - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
This section provides information about Closing the Gap, a government strategy that aims to address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage in health, education and employment. Here you will find information about the strategy and how it differs from the Close the Gap social justice campaign.
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Men - Healing - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Men The breakdown of Indigenous knowledge systems and traditional roles as a result of colonisation and past government policies has resulted in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men suffering from trauma
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Sexual disorders - Sexual Health - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Sexual disorders Note: This section covers both men’s business and women’s business
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Sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses - Sexual Health - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) include bacterial, viral and parasitic infections that are passed on through sexual contact including vaginal, anal and oral sex [36095]
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Chronic Disease - Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre
Chronic Disease Alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs have been linked to a greater likelihood of developing a chronic disease, or worsening the symptoms of an existing chronic disease
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Illicit Drugs - General - Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre
Illicit Drugs – General An illicit drug is one that is illegal to have (for example, cannabis, heroin, and cocaine), and the non-medical use of drugs that are legally available such as pain killers and sleeping pills [22491][33425]
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Amphetamines and Cocaine - Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre
Amphetamines and Cocaine Amphetamines and cocaine are stimulants
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