Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

For over 25 years, the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (a free web resource) has been helping to close the gap in health between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders other Australians by making the evidence base freely accessible. It provides in one place the vast knowledge, resources and information needed for health practitioners and policy-makers to make informed decisions and support their work.

The knowledge exchange research aims at providing the knowledge and other information needed for time poor health practitioners and policy-makers to make informed decisions and deliver this in a way that is timely, accessible and relevant.

You can contact Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet here, and follow them on Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, Instagram and  X.

Cultural Safety for Health Professionals

The portal aims to support teaching health professionals to critically reflect on the concept of cultural safety and to deliver safe, accessible and responsive healthcare that is free from racism. Links are provided here to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and cultural safety resources , relating to the five capabilities of a refreshed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework. For each profession you will find available links to resources and publications in relation to the five capabilities as well as general information that is relevant across all disciplines. Cultural Safety for Health Professionals – Health Professionals – Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (ecu.edu.au)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Portal

The portal is designed to assist the health workforce who provide care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families and communities. It seeks to support both clinicians and policy-makers in accessing resources, research and projects on palliative and end-of-life care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care – Health System – Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (ecu.edu.au)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources on chronic conditions

Access freely accessible evidence based resources and information about chronic conditions Health Topics – Learn – Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (ecu.edu.au)

Our annual Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status publication (this comes out in mid March and is a great resource for funding submissions, to support and inform policy staff about the latest data on chronic conditions for men and women and much more). We provide the update on what’s improved, declined, remained the same etc. Link to current one Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status – Health Facts – Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (ecu.edu.au)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing

The term social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) is used by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to describe the social, emotional, spiritual and cultural wellbeing of a person. The term recognises the connection to land, sea, culture, spirituality, family and community which are important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and impact on their wellbeing recognising that a person’s SEWB is influenced by policies and past events. Social and Emotional Wellbeing – Health Topics – Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (ecu.edu.au)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Alcohol and Other Drugs resources for health practitioners

This nationally used website provides relevant and culturally appropriate resources and information for health practitioners and community members working to reduce harms from alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Home – Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre (ecu.edu.au)