Description |
xviii, 157 pages ; 30 cm |
Contents |
Chapter 1. Introduction -- chapter 2. Literature review -- History -- Present situation -- Health benefits of breastfeeding -- Introduction of solid foods -- Health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children -- Breastfeeding promotion strategies -- chapter 3. Methodology -- Project outline and management -- Development of instruments and data collection procedures -- Procedures for data collection -- Responses -- chapter 4. Results -- Characteristics of interventions -- How interventions support women -- Evaluation -- Data collection on breastfeeding -- Aboriginal Health Services -- Mainstream services : hospitals, community and child health centres -- Community-based non-government organisations, private health services, GPs special projects -- Peak Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations -- State Health departments -- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based organisations -- Case studies - service or program models of practice -- Case study 1: NPY Women's Council -- Case study 2: Congress Alukura: Women's health program -- Case study 3: Strong women, strong babies, strong culture -- Case study 4: Healthy kids, healthy families project -- Case study 5: Ngunytju Tjitji Pirni Aboriginal Corporation -- Case study 6: Bega Garnbirringu Health Services Aboriginal Corporation -- Case study 7: Broome Regional Aboriginal medical service -- Case study 8: Ngua Gundi -- Case study 9: North Coast Aboriginal breastfeeding project -- Case study 10: Thallikool -- Case study 11: The Victorian Aboriginal health service -- Case study 12: Djuligalbhan-Durri Aboriginal Corporation medical service -- Case study 13: Indigenous youth health service -- chapter 5: Summary of findings and discussion -- Resources, combined with social and political action -- Competency to diagnose, manage and refer -- Service access - social, cultural and comfort issues -- ongoing staff development -- Policy - public, institutional and social elements -- Health promotion - integrated strategies -- Research and evaluation informing service delivery -- chapter 6: Recommendations -- chapter 7: Bibliography -- Appendices |
Summary |
Terms of reference: (1) Identify and review interventions curently used by community based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service providers in promoting and supporting breatfeeding and appropriate infant nutrition; (2) Identify examples of 'best practice' and provide recommendations on suitable, effective interventions for use by community-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service providers, in the promotion and support of breastfeeding and appropriate infant nutrition; and (3) Prepare a written report on the outcomes of the review, which includes recommendations for effective interventions and 'best practice' in straight-forward language and in a style that takes account of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culturally-valid understanding of health and health care |
Notes |
"November 1997" |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 125-129 |
Notes |
Commonwealth of Australia 1998 |
Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Nutrition.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Services for.
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Breastfeeding promotion -- Australia.
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Breastfeeding -- Australia.
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Infants -- Nutrition -- Australia.
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Infants -- Nutrition.
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Public health -- Australia.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Health and hygiene.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Nutrition.
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Author |
Engeler, Therese
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Australia. Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services.
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ISBN |
0642367329 (paperback) |
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