Tag: aboriginal
Top Ten: Why not? Everyone else is.
It is possibly a bit pretentious as I have only been blogging since August. And regularly blogging since mid December with only 71 posts. But everyone else has been doing it.
Consider it showing my newer subscribers some earlier “quality” posts.
So my ten most popular posts are:
1. “A Drive in The Country: It took this truck [...]
Posted: January 2nd, 2009 under Indigenous, PSA - Pleasant Sunday Afternoon, Remote Living, Remote health, Rural Health, blog.
Tags: aboriginal, bush, CRANA, health, Indigenous, Oodnadatta, PSA - Pleasant Sunday Afternoon, remote
Comments: 3
Making a Difference in Aboriginal Health
One in six Aboriginal people in Australia report having been admitted to hospital in the last 12 months.
Despite staying longer when admitted, Aboriginal people are less likely to have treatment in hospital than other patients, and it seems that this difference is at least in part due to the differences in the way that Aboriginal [...]
Posted: December 29th, 2008 under Indigenous, Remote health.
Tags: aboriginal, health, Indigenous, making a difference, pat anderson, remote
Comments: 1
Community Size and Indigenous Life Expectancy
Many of you may have heard the Health Minister talk about the improvement in indigenous health. In a press release from his office faithfully copied verbatim in the Guild produced November 2006 Rural Pharmacy newsletter he told us that the “health of Indigenous Australians is improving”. What it actually showed us was modest gains [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2008 under Indigenous, Remote health.
Tags: aboriginal, community, health, Indigenous, MJA, outstation, policy, remote
Comments: 1
Mooditj - slang for “solid” or “the best”
Mooditj means “solid” or if you look in the dictionary of Urban Slang it means “the best”. It is also the name of a sexual health and positive lifestyle program for indigenous kids from 11-14 years. FPWA Sexual Health Services in Western Australia run several training sessions on this course each year.
I could not [...]
Posted: December 24th, 2008 under Indigenous, Professional Services, Remote health.
Tags: aboriginal, health, Indigenous, mooditj, Ngaanyatjarra, remote, youth
Comments: none