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[[Category:Indigenous Health]]
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Revision as of 07:46, 13 November 2009

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a website that provides free access to information on Australian Indigenous health. [1] [2] It contributes to improving the health of Indigenous Australians by making available readily useable, evidence-based knowledge to inform policy, practice, research, and teaching. [3]

The HealthInfoNet "draws together a wide range of information and resources in relation to Indigenous health in Australia into an easily accessible format. It is a field that’s otherwise challenging to find information in, as so much is in the grey literature rather than in refereed journals." Congrave [4]

History

The HealthInfoNet was established in September 1997 as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Clearinghouse. [5] It developed into a more comprehensive web-based resource for knowledge about Indigenous health and was renamed the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet in 2000 to reflect this broader purpose [6] In March 2009, the HealthInfoNet website was redeveloped to improve the navigation and the structure of the web pages so as to make the contents more accessible. [7] [8] [9]

Core funding for the HealthInfoNet is provided by the Australian Australian Department of Health and Ageing’s Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) through Edith Cowan University. [10] Dr Wooldridge, the then Federal Health Minister, said at the launch of the HealthInfoNet as an Indigenous health knowledge resource “the Federal Government was delighted to continue to provide funding to the HealthInfoNet, to develop and maintain the website as a part of improving the health of indigenous and other Australian's.” [11]

Target audience

The HealthInfoNet defines its target audience broadly as all people working, studying or interested in Australian Indigenous health.[12]

Two groups of the Australian Indigenous health workforce are particularly catered for in the sections Indigenous Health Workers [13] and Indigenous environmental health practitioners.

Governance

The work of HealthInfoNet is guided by a national Advisory Board of 11 members who are prominent in the field of Australian Indigenous health. [14] The HealthInfoNet also has a national network of honorary consultants who have expertise in various areas of Indigenous health. [15]

The resource

The resource provides quality, up-to-date information about Australian Indigenous health, which is readily accessible and freely available. [16] The information is provided through knowledge translation, dissemination of relevant knowledge, facilitation of information exchange, internet and related training, and internet site development aids. [17] [18]

The website provides:

The HealthInfoNet also supports a number of yarning places (online networks also known as 'communities of practice') that enable people interested in Australian Indigenous health to share information, knowledge and experience [19] [20] about specific health topics [21].

References

  1. ^ Australian Policy Online. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  2. ^ Masters, K. (19 October 2009). Update on Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Retrieved 11 November 2009 from Ageing, Work and Health Blog.
  3. ^ Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services. & Edith Cowan University. School of Nursing and Public Health. & National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Clearinghouse. & Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. (1997) Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet [electronic resource] National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Clearinghouse, Joondalup, W.A. : http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/
  4. ^ Crokey. (August 19, 2009). For those with an interest in Indigenous health… Retrieved 11 November 2009 from the Crikey Health Blog.
  5. ^ Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services. & Edith Cowan University. School of Nursing and Public Health. & National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Clearinghouse. & Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. (1997) Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet [electronic resource] National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Clearinghouse, Joondalup, W.A. : http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/
  6. ^ The Department of Health and Aging (4 December 2000). "Wooldridge launches new-look indigenous health website". Media release. http://www.aodgp.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-mediarel-yr2000-mw-mw20127.htm. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  7. ^ National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Strategy and Action Plan (NATSINSAP) February 2009 update
  8. ^ Inside ECU. New look Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  9. ^ Haywood, M. (1 May 2009). ECU’s Indigenous Health Website Upgraded. 3rd Degree
  10. ^ World summit on the information society. World summit on the information society. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  11. ^ The Department of Health and Aging (4 December 2000). "Wooldridge launches new-look indigenous health website". Media release. http://www.aodgp.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-mediarel-yr2000-mw-mw20127.htm. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  12. ^ Thomson, N. Midford, R. (2008), Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: bridging the gap between research and practice and policy in Indigenous health", Conference Paper. 10th National Rural Health Conference
  13. ^ Burns J (2009) Building an Indigenous Health Worker Section on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal 33;(1)
  14. ^ Advisory board for Indigenous health set up Friday, 3 October 2008
  15. ^ Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin. Peer review process. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  16. ^ Thomson, N. Midford, R. (2008), Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: bridging the gap between research and practice and policy in Indigenous health", Conference Paper. 10th National Rural Health Conference
  17. ^ Multicultural mental health Australia. Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  18. ^ Thomson, NJ (2005) Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: A valuable time-saving resource for everyone involved in Indigenous health. Medical Journal of Australia. Retrieved from http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/182_10_160505/tho121_fm.html.
  19. ^ Community builders NSW. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  20. ^ Edith Cowan University. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  21. ^ Rehill, L (April 2009) "Web reviews: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet." DrugInfo Newsletter

Further Information

  • Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au)
  • Thomson, Neil. The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: Knowledge Transfer to assist Decision Making in Indigenous Health [online]. In: Power of Knowledge: The Resonance of Tradition, The; pages: 141-153. Taylor, Luke (Editor). Canberra, ACT: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2005.
  • The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: a model of knowledge sharing for the health sector by Thomson N (2003) 7th National Rural Health Conference 4 March 2003. Conference presentation
  • Injury Control Council of Western Australia - Autumn 2009 Newsletter
  • Radio interview by Tiga Bayles on ‘Let’s Talk’ 22 October 2009 for 98.9 fm in Brisbane (http://989fm.com.au/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29)

Websites that have linked to the HealthInfoNet as a useful resource:

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