Tag: Ngaanyatjarra
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.
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Posted: December 24th, 2008 under Indigenous, Professional Services, Remote health.
Tags: aboriginal, health, Indigenous, mooditj, Ngaanyatjarra, remote, youth
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Indigenous Health Research and the Polypill
Way back in 2003 there was a very contentious article published in the BMJ, “A strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease by more than 80%” along with an editorial “A cure for cardiovascular disease?” The proposed polypill had six ingredients and the editorial claimed that the “combination treatment has enormous potential, especially in developing countries.” It [...]
Posted: December 18th, 2008 under Indigenous, Remote health, S100, drug Information.
Tags: aboriginal, health, Indigenous, kanyini, Ngaanyatjarra, polypill, remote
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Ngaanyatjarra Health Wins Immunisation Award
Ngaanyatjarra Health, a very remote aboriginal health service covering a large expanse of outback Western Australia has won a GlaxoSmithKline childhood immunisation award.
The award had four winners from two categories. Ngaanyatjarra Health was the only winner in the category, A significant increase in, or commendable, immunisation coverage in populations of hard-to-reach children and/or adolescents.
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Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Indigenous, Professional Services, Remote health.
Tags: immunisation, Indigenous, Ngaanyatjarra, vaccinations
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Keeping the Bastards Honest
Well the Democrats don’t really exist any more (in Australia!), but they had a great slogan
The Anangu Lands Paper Tracker is a website and email newsletter set up by UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide.
The website aims to keep track of government commitments to Anangu and comment on what is actually occurring.
Anangu is Pitjantjatjara for “people”, or more [...]
Posted: September 2nd, 2008 under Indigenous, Remote Living.
Tags: Indigenous, Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara
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