aboriginal people
 ORAL HEALTH FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE
"Strong Teeth" CDROM
Strong Teeth is an interactive computer CD encouraging young adults
to practise good oral health. The Strong Teeth CD is available
in English and two Central Australian Indigenous languages - Arrernte and Warlpiri.
The Strong Teeth interactive CDROM was funded by the National Health
and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and developed by the Australian Research
Centre for Population Oral Health from University of Adelaide and the Northern
Territory Department of Health and Community Services.
The Strong Teeth interactive CD was a collaborated effort by A/Prof Kaye
Roberts-Thomson (ARCPOH), Dr Bruce Simmons (DHCS) and Christopher Brocklebank
from isee-ilearn.com multilingual multimedia.
To view the Strong Teeth interactive CD go to www.isee-ilearn.com and click on the Strong Teeth icon.
Authors: LM Jamieson, JM Armfield and KF Roberts-Thomson
(Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health)
Published by: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2007 ISBN 35: 978
1 74024 618 7
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia are disadvantaged
in terms of oral health. This publication provides a summary of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander child oral health using information from the Child
Dental Health Survey, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and
Receipt of Hospital Dental Care Investigation and the Study of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Child Oral Health in Remote Communities.
To view the whole report, go to: http://www.arcpoh.adelaide.edu.au/publications/report/statistics/html_files/ATSI_children.html
A ‘one-stop info-shop’ for people working, studying or interested in addressing oral health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The HealthInfoNet aims to provide quality information and resources about how to prevent and/or minimise the harm associated with oral health among Indigenous peoples.
Contact:
Postal address:
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Kurongkurl Katitjin, ECU's centre for Indigenous education and research Edith Cowan University
2 Bradford Street
MT LAWLEY WA 6050
Contact details:
Ph: (08) 9370 6336
Fax: (08) 9370 6022
Email: healthinfonet@ecu.edu.au
This Network was established in 1995 to strengthen Indigenous health promotion practice, research and policy through increased communication and by building a stronger relationship between health professionals throughout Australia and abroad.
indig@health.usyd.edu.au.
Lauren Ruszczyk
http://mailman.med.usyd.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/aihpn-list
Administrative Officer for Indigenous Health Programs
School of Public Health
Room 326, Edward Ford Building (A27)
The University of Sydney NSW 2006
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Phone: (02) 9036 9203
Fax: (02) 9351 5205
The Measure Up campaign aims to raise appreciation of why people need to change their lifestyles, and includes supporting information on "what to do" and "how to do it.” It has a range of materials aimed at showing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders what they can do to lower their risk of chronic illness.
http://www.measureup.gov.au/internet/abhi/publishing.nsf/Content/ATSI+resources-lp
Oral health and Aboriginal Child Knowledge Transfer Site
   This site has booklet on building strong teeth and looking after young mouths, as well as a poster titled “don’t rot your baby’s teeth.” http://oralhealth.circumpolarhealth.org/resources/australia/
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government Bookshop has, amongst other publications, Indigenous Flip Charts:
- Keeping Teeth and Gums Healthy During Pregnancy, and
- Looking after young Mouths
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