Hi WAIHPN yarning place members!
Here is the latest round up from the WA state web resource on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet with a list of recent programs, resources, news, and upcoming jobs, courses and events that might be of interest and help promote health in WA. The WAIPHN yarning place currently has 445 mob members you might like to have a yarn with, or invite your colleagues to join to become involved with current health topics happening in WA. We welcome feedback from our users so that we can provide you with the best information to suit your needs. Let us know what you think by emailing me (p.ohara@ecu.edu.au) with any suggestions.
Kind regards
Trish O'Hara
WAIHPN Coordinator
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
News
EON Foundation conducting research in the Pilbara
Broome residents take heart for important health cause
Snapshot of the EON Foundation's Thriving communities program
WA Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Framework 2015–2030 launched
Aboriginal Health Worker immunisation training program launched
WA Chief Justice calls for re-think on jail of fine defaulters
(To read more WA news click here)
New and updated programs
Lessons from the best: to better the rest (current)
Kimberley cane toad clean up programme (current)
Regional youth justice services (current)
Moorditj Ngoorndiak program (current)
ABCD sexual health tool project (current)
(Check out full list of programs in WA here)
Newly added publications
Reports
WA Aboriginal health and wellbeing framework 2015 - 2030
Creating value through performance: strategic plan 2015 - 2018
Journal articles
Initial hospitalisation for atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in Western Australia
A comparison of vitamin D levels in two antenatal populations in regional Western Australia: 'Tjindoo Ba Thonee Thurra': sunshine for the pregnant belly
A population-based cost description study of oral treatment of hospitalized Western Australian children aged younger than 15 years
Thesis
Risk assessment and Western Australian male aboriginal sexual and violent offenders
Noongar women's birth experience
(To see more publications available in WA, click here. To read the AIHealth Bulletin click here )
New resources
'Mary G' campaign (Audiovisual)
Tomorrow's dream advert (Audiovisual)
(To see more resources for WA, click here.)
Courses and training
Supporting maternal and newborn health - Kindoowaliny Ngaangkang Yinang-Koorlangweda Koodamiyara-Kwop - Aboriginal Maternity Services Support Unit (AMSSU) - Broome, WA (apply online - short course 23 - 25 March 2015)
Health promotion short course in Broome - AMSSU - Broome (apply online - short course 23 - 27 March 2015)
(More courses and training opportunities available in WA here)
Events and conferences
'B positive' forum - Hepatitis WA - Mirrabooka, WA (25 March 2015)
Inaugural conference the foot at risk - Broome, WA (26 -27 March)
Ways of working with Aboriginal people - part 1 - Mt Lawley, WA (26 March 2015)
Childhood infectious diseases community conversation - Leederville, WA (1 April 2015)
Aboriginal Health Workforce Workshop - Perth, WA (12 May 2015)
Queering recovery - Mt Lawley, WA (1 May 2015)
ACN nursing and health expo - Perth, WA (1 May 2015)
(More events and conferences in WA here)
Scholarships, funding and awards
Athlete travel subsidy scheme - Recurrent (Round 3 applications open 14 April 2015)
WA Health targeted research fund - Recurrent (closing date for Round 3 8 April 2015)
(To see more funding opportunities available in WA, click here)
Jobs
East Kimberley Smarter than Smoking Active Community Development Officer - Garnduwa, Kununurra, WA (closing date 27 March 2015)
Chief Operations Officer - Pilbara Meta Maya Regional Aboriginal Corporation, Pilbara, WA (closing date 29 March 2015)
Research Officer Aboriginal Health (FASD, alcohol) - Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA (closing date 30 March 2015)
Primary Health Nurse/Practice Nurse (Chronic Disease Management) - Sugarman International, Perth, WA (closing date 1 April 2015)
PEPA Aboriginal Project Officer - Cancer Council WA, Shenton Park, WA (closing date 3 April 2015)
Aboriginal Health Worker - (recruitment pool) - WA Health, Western Wheat belt, WA (closing date 29 June 2015)
(Check out our full list of jobs in WA here)
Connect with us! Check out the WAIHPN Twitter account. We currently have 333 followers so come join us to keep on top of Indigenous health issues in WA.
Here is a reminder from the WA state web resource on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet to save the date for the upcoming Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health Conference being held at the Novotel Hotel, Perth , WA on the 13 -14 May 2015.
Please contact the Aboriginal Maternity Service Support Unit via email: amssu@health.wa.gov.au or by phone: (08) 9340 1588.
Kind regards,
Trish O'Hara
WAIHPN Coordinator
Hi WAIHPN yarning place members!
Here is the latest round up from the WA state web resource on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet with a list of recent programs, resources, news, and upcoming jobs, courses and events that might be of interest and help promote health in WA. The WAIPHN yarning place currently has 440 mob members you might like to have a yarn with, or invite your colleagues to join to become involved with current health topics happening in WA. We welcome feedback from our users so that we can provide you with the best information to suit your needs. Let us know what you think by emailing me (p.ohara@ecu.edu.au) with any suggestions.
Kind regards
Trish O'Hara
WAIHPN Coordinator
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
News
Indigenous All Stars to face West Coast Eagles
Diabetes WA - Strong culture: a road to good health small grants applications now open
Rangers undertake turtle monitoring in the Kimberley
Wunan Foundation gives boost to prospective home owners
Aboriginal women lead change to prevent high rates of fetal alcohol syndrome in remote Australia
Camping trip puts focus on mental health
Fremantle Docker Michael Walters appointed WA's first suicide prevention ambassador
EON Foundation urging support for expansion of successful community garden program
Martu addressing broad scale fires in the desert
Derby meets challenge
Ex-offenders not using mental health services
Pathway into dentistry, podiatry or medicine - apply now - Advanced diploma in medicine and Aboriginal health sciences, University of Western Australia
(To read more WA news click here)
New and updated programs
West Pilbara turtle program (current)
Rangelands restoration - reintroduction of native mammals to Lorna Glen (current)
Carbon project (current)
NAILSMA Indigenous fire management project (current)
North Kimberley fire abatement project (current)
GhostNets Australia program (current)
Geraldton sobering up centre (current)
Clontarf to Curtin AHEAD rowing program (current)
(Check out full list of programs in WA here)
Newly added publications
Reports
Australian heart disease statistics 2014
Aboriginal employment and learning strategy: 2009-2014
Journal articles
Prevalence of depression and its associations with cardio-metabolic control in Aboriginal and Anglo-Celt patients with type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase II
Prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in a population-based sample of children living in remote Australia: the Lililwan Project
Ten years of hospitalisation for oral health-related conditions in Western Australia: an unjust dichotomy
Thesis
Promoting equitable and alternative early learning opportunities through outdoor learning: a case study of the Bush School Project in Western Australia
(To see more publications available in WA, click here. To read the AIHealth Bulletin click here )
New resources
Understanding and addressing the needs of children and young people living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): a resource for teachers (Booklet)
Understanding and addressing the needs of children and young people living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): a resource for teachers (Resource package)
Deadly thinking [YouTube video] (Audiovisual)
Diabetic Retinopathy video (Audiovisual)
(To see more resources for WA, click here.)
Courses and training
Supporting maternal and newborn health - Kindoowaliny Ngaangkang Yinang-Koorlangweda Koodamiyara-Kwop - Aboriginal Maternity Services Support Unit (AMSSU) - Broome, WA (apply online - short course 23 - 25 March 2015)
Tai Chi for Health & Falls Prevention Program - Tai Chi for Mental Health and Cognitive - Cloverdale, WA (apply by email - short course 19 - 22 February 2015)
(More courses and training opportunities available in WA here)
Events and conferences
World Cancer Day - Worldwide (4 February 2015)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention in Aboriginal communities - Mt Lawley, WA (11 March 2015)
Indigenous policy in action - Perth, WA (12 -13 March 2015)
Inaugural conference the foot at risk - Broome, WA (26 -27 March)
Ways of working with Aboriginal people - part 1 - Mt Lawley, WA (26 March 2015)
(More events and conferences in WA here)
Scholarships, funding and awards
Athlete travel subsidy scheme - Recurrent (Round 3 applications open 14 April 2015)
Aboriginal research training scholarship - Recurrent (applications for 2015 are now open and will close 27 February 2015)
(To see more funding opportunities available in WA, click here)
Jobs
Ranger Coordinator - Pila Nguru Aboriginal Corporation, Spinifex Native Title Determination Area, Great Victoria Desert, WA (closing date 31 January 2015)
Aboriginal Projects Officer - Cancer Council Western Australia, West Perth, WA (closing date 2 February 2015)
Youth Sports Coordinator - Edmund Rice Centre, Mirrabooka, WA (closing date 9 February 2015)
Prevention Unit Manager - Diabetes WA, Perth, WA (closing date 10 February)
Community Mental Health Worker - Intensive Program - Ruah Community Services, Perth, WA (closing date 12 February 2015)
Aboriginal Health Worker (male) - WA Government, East Perth, WA (closing date 16 February 2015)
Aboriginal Health Worker (female) - WA Government, East Perth, WA (closing date 16 February 2015)
(Check out our full list of jobs in WA here)
Connect with us! Check out the WAIHPN Twitter account. We currently have 308 followers so come join us to keep on top of Indigenous health issues in WA.
Hi WAIHPN yarning place members!
Welcome back to 2015,we wish all our members a happy and healthy year to come. Here is the first round up for 2015 from the WA state web resource on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet with a list of recent programs, resources, news, and upcoming jobs, courses and events that might be of interest and help promote health in WA. The WAIPHN yarning place currently has 437 mob members you might like to have a yarn with, or invite your colleagues to join to become involved with current health topics happening in WA. We welcome feedback from our users so that we can provide you with the best information to suit your needs. Let us know what you think by emailing me (p.ohara@ecu.edu.au) with any suggestions.
Kind regards
Trish O'Hara
WAIHPN Coordinator
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
News
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder cases in WA doubles
Sand to surf
WA health council stands up for remote communities
WA kidney transplant trial
Time to celebrate for new Aboriginal doctors-to-be
Equity Trustees initiative supports Indigenous youth
(To read more WA news click here)
New and updated programs
Kimberley ranger network
Violence in the lives of Aboriginal mothers in prison: women who use violence
(Check out full list of programs in WA here)
Newly added publications
Reports
Delivering quality cancer care in rural Western Australia: phase 1
The Western Australia framework for action on diabetes and diabetes service standards 2014
Aboriginal Health impact statement and declaration for WA Health
Journal articles
An outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) virus in a remote Aboriginal community post-pandemic: implications for pandemic planning and health service policy
Sexual behaviour, drug use and health service use by young Noongar people in Western Australia: a snapshot
Randomised controlled trial of daily versus stoss vitamin D therapy in Aboriginal children
Midwives' knowledge, attitudes and practice about alcohol exposure and the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(To see more publications available in WA, click here. To read the AIHealth Bulletin click here)
New resources
'Ask for a test' waiting room poster series (Poster)
(To see more resources for WA, click here.)
Courses and training
Leading continuous quality improvement for improved client outcomes in primary health care program - CQI Leaders for Health (short course - apply online)
Train the trainer (Trauma) - Welshpool, WA (apply online - short course 5 - 6 May 2015)
(More courses and training opportunities available in WA here)
Events and conferences
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention in Aboriginal communities - Mt Lawley, WA (11 March 2015)
Indigenous policy in action - Perth, WA (12 -13 March 2015)
Big Red BBQ - Nationwide (26 January 2015)
World Cancer Day - Worldwide (4 February 2015)
(More events and conferences in WA here)
Scholarships, funding and awards
Aboriginal research training scholarship - Recurrent (applications for 2015 are now open and will close 27 February 2015)
(To see more funding opportunities available in WA, click here)
Jobs
Aboriginal Care Coordinator - Goldfields -Midwest Medicare Local, Geraldton, WA (closing date 26 January 2015)
Director Aboriginal Health - WA Health, East Perth, WA (closing date 27 January 2015)
Senior Social Worker - WA Health, Perth, WA (closing date 30 January 2015)
CEO (Aboriginal Medical Services) - Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council, Halls Creek, WA (closing date 30 January 2015)
Ranger Coordinator - Pila Nguru Aboriginal Corporation, Spinifex Native Title Determination Area, Great Victoria Desert, WA (closing date 31 January 2015)
Aboriginal Projects Officer - Cancer Council Western Australia, West Perth, WA (closing date 2 February 2015)
(Check out our full list of jobs in WA here)
Connect with us! Check out the WAIHPN Twitter account. We currently have 296 followers so come join us to keep on top of Indigenous health issues in WA
Hi WAIHPN mob members,
Here is a call for applications for the Telethon Perth Children’s hospital research fund 2014 (Round 3)
The Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund was jointly established by the Department of Health and the Channel 7 Telethon Trust to fund health and medical research that focuses on the health of children and adolescents in WA. For Round 3, two funding streams are available:
Stream 1: Short-term Research Project Grants (2 year projects up to $250,000) for projects addressing areas of direct significance to child and adolescent health
Stream 2: Strategic Research Initiative Grants (3 year projects up to $500,000) for strategic innovative initiatives that aim to increase child and adolescent health research capacity in Western Australia and thereby lead to the improvement of research productivity and translational impact. Project selection will be based on competitive merit.
The 2014 Application Form and Guidelines for Applicants are available online - Closing Date: 1:00pm Wednesday 8 April 2015
The Aboriginal Maternity Services Support Unit and the Child and Adolescent Health Service, Aboriginal Child Health Team invite you to join them at the Third Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health (AMCH) Conference to be held at the Novotel Perth Langley Hotel, Perth on the 13th and 14th May 2015
The conference is an opportunity for those who work with Aboriginal families to share outcomes about the successes and the challenges in closing the gap in Aboriginal maternal and child health
The theme of the conference is “Working Together to Close the Gap – Outcomes in clinical and primary Aboriginal health care for Maternal and Child Health”.
Registration and Call for Abstracts is now open.
Contact: amssu@health.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9340 1588
Hi WAIHPN yarning place members!
Here is the last round up for 2014 from the WA state web resource on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet with a list of recent programs, resources, news, and upcoming jobs, courses and events that might be of interest and help promote health in WA. The WAIPHN yarning place currently has 435 mob members you might like to have a yarn with, or invite your colleagues to join to get involved with current health topics happening in WA. We are always happy to hear from our users so that we can provide you with the best information to suit your needs. Let us know what you think by emailing me (p.ohara@ecu.edu.au) with your feedback and suggestions. We wish all our members and their families a safe and happy festive season and will look forward to contact with you in 2015.
Kind regards
Trish O'Hara
WAIHPN Coordinator
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
News
Cricket's Indigenous team The Invincibles remembered for their crushing victories
Keep Broome clean team welcomed into Aboriginal community
Kimberley land managers attend wildlife monitoring workshop
Aerial observation skills taught for bushfire response
Rheumatic heart disease at record rates in young Indigenous people
Lions Eye Institute forging new partnerships to strengthen Indigenous eye health
Fire training underway for Ngadju members
Maari Ma Health campaigns against domestic violence
(To read more WA news click here)
New and updated programs
Research and management to reverse decline of native mammal fauna
(Check out full list of programs in WA here)
Newly added publications
Reports
Australia’s mothers and babies 2012
Adoptions Australia 2013-14
Australian trachoma surveillance report 2013
The implementation and initial outcomes of the Suicide Prevention Strategy
Guide to mentoring Aboriginal young people
Journal articles
Influenza epidemiology, vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness in sentinel Australian hospitals in 2012: the Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN)
Invasive pneumococcal disease surveillance Australia, 1 April to 30 June 2013
Invasive pneumococcal disease surveillance Australia, 1 July to 30 September 2013
Rainfall and sentinel chicken seroconversions predict human cases of Murray Valley encephalitis in the north of Western Australia
The Aboriginal Mothers in Prison project: an example of how consultation can inform research practice
Knowledge Centre web resource providing information support to Aboriginal AOD workers and communities
Books
OATSIH accreditation manual : a handbook for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health organisations
(To see more publications available in WA, click here. To read the AIHealth Bulletin click here )
New resources
Vitamin D consumer guide (Leaflet)
(To see more resources for WA, click here.)
Courses & training
Diploma of community services (mental health) - Marr Mooditj Training (VET apply online)
RHD education modules - RHD Australia (online modules apply online)
(More courses and training opportunities available in WA here)
Events & conferences
Inaugural conference the foot at risk - Broome, WA (26 - 27 March, 2014)
(More events and conferences in WA here)
Scholarships, funding and awards
Drug aware yculture regional fund - Recurrent (closing date not specified)
(To see more funding opportunities available in WA, click here)
Jobs
AOD Counsellor/Educators (five positions available) - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service Inc (AADS), East Perth, WA (closing date 19 December 2014)
Nurse Manager - Public Health - WA Health, Broome, WA (closing date 22 December 2014)
Community Representative - WA AIDS Council, West Perth, WA (closing date 9 January 2015)
Ranger Coordinator - Pila Nguru Aboriginal Corporation, Spinifex Native Title Determination Area, Great Victoria Desert, WA (closing date 31 January 2015)
(Check out our full list of jobs in WA here)
Connect with us! Check out the WAIHPN Twitter account. We currently have 294 followers so come join us to keep on top of Indigenous health issues in WA.
Hi WAIHPN mob members,
The Chronic Conditions Self-Management (CCSM) Reference Group invites consultation on two draft documents:
WA Chronic Conditions Self-Management – CCSM Program Criteria and the Self-Management Assessment Guide
These draft documents have been prepared as part of the implementation of the WA Chronic Conditions Self-Management Strategic Framework 2011-2015.The purpose of these documents is to:
- provide advice on the minimum criteria for chronic conditions self-management programs
- guide organisations seeking relevant program evaluation tools for chronic conditions self-management programs.
Consultation closes on 19 December 2014. To participate in this consultation please complete our online survey.
For further information on this consultation please contact Health Networks on phone (08) 9222 0200 or email healthpolicy@health.wa.gov.au
Hi WAIHPN yarning place members!
Here is the latest round up from the WA state web resource on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet with a list of recent programs, resources, news, and upcoming jobs, courses and events that might be of interest and help promote health in WA. AIH are calling for expressions of interest in a three year Level B Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander Post-Doctoral Fellowship at ECU. Please call AIH Director Neil on (08) 9370 6155 or email n.drew@ecu.edu.au to discuss possibilities. The WAIPHN yarning place currently has 435 mob members you might like to have a yarn with, or invite your colleagues to join to get involved with current health topics happening in WA. We are always happy to hear from our users so that we can provide you with the best information to suit your needs. Let us know what you think by emailing me (p.ohara@ecu.edu.au) with your feedback and suggestions.
Kind regards
Trish O'Hara
WAIHPN Coordinator
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
News
Palmerston Association receives $12 million grant
Job scheme to help Aboriginal offenders
Latest edition of Campfire released
Kidney transplant success earns top award for RPH medical team
Broome Aboriginal runner conquers New York marathon thanks to Robert de Castella program
Community carer tops WA Seniors Awards
Pilbara sounds out mobile ear clinic
Dr Calma urges support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders survey
Indigenous Elders call for caution over FASD
Pilbara documentary celebrates Aboriginal mothering traditions and lessons learned from raising bush babies
(To read more WA news click here)
New and updated programs
Does traumatic brain injury lead to offending behaviour? (current)
Indigenous housing and governance: lessons from case studies of remote communities in WA and NT (completed)
Kununurra sobering-up centre (current)
Best practice models for effective consultation towards improving built environment outcomes for remote Indigenous communities (completed)
Carbon economies in remote Australia (current)
Future change in ancient worlds: Indigenous adaptation in northern Australia (completed)
(Check out full list of programs in WA here)
Newly added publications
Reports
Children’s Rights report 2014
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2014
Voices of the Peoples: the National Empowerment Project: national summary report 2014: promoting cultural, social and emotional wellbeing to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Journal articles
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: notifications to the Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies
Young Aboriginal women's voices on pregnancy care: factors encouraging antenatal engagement
Communication disorders after stroke in Aboriginal Australians
Book section
Fire management in the central Kimberley (EcoFire): delivering measurable results by integrating science and land management in a cost-effective model
(To see more publications available in WA, click here. To read the AIHealth Bulletin click here )
New resources
Proteinuria and normal eGFR (Leaflet)
(To see more resources for WA, click here.)
Courses & training
Continuing PD course for nursing patients with an ID - Australian College of Nursing, short course (1-2 December 2014)
(More courses and training opportunities available in WA here)
Events & conferences
Indigenous business, enterprise and corporations conference (IBECC) - Perth, WA (1-2 December 2014)
(More events and conferences in WA here)
Scholarships, funding and awards
Vi Watson summer vacation research scholarships - recurrent (applications now open, apply online)
Nursing and allied health scholarship and support scheme: allied health undergraduate scholarship - recurrent (closing date not specified)
(To see more funding opportunities available in WA, click here)
Jobs
Aboriginal Liaison Officer - WA Health, Katanning, WA (closing date 1 December 2014)
Aboriginal Diversion Officer -Palmerston Association, Thornlie, WA (closing date (8 December 2014)
Environmental Health Technical Officer (Mosquitoes) - Shire of Broome, Broome, WA (closing date 11 December 2014)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship - Expressions of Interest - Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, WA (closing date 14 December 2014)
(Check out our full list of jobs in WA here)
Connect with us! Check out the WAIHPN Twitter account. We currently have 290 followers so come join us to keep on top of Indigenous health issues in WA.
Hi WAIHPN mob members,
Here is an update from the WA state web resource on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet on behalf of the Aboriginal Maternity Support Services Unit (AMSSU) who recently advertised expressions of interest for participation in the consultation with maternal and child health service providers in WA who work with Aboriginal women and their families.
The consultation has presently been deferred until further notice and interested participants are kindly asked to hold their enquiries until the a new expressions of interest date has been confirmation.
Kind regards,
Trish O'Hara
WAIHPN Coordinator
Helping to 'close the gap' by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
