Author Archives: Nicole W

CHS Job Vacancy 27-Oct-2009: Indigenous Health Project Officer

The Indigenous Health Project Officer will work to ensure that the Crescent project is relevant to and engaged with the Indigenous community in the North and West of Melbourne. This is a new position and an exciting new project, and there is scope for development and creativity. This project officer will report to the Project [...]

CHS Publication (Aug 17th, 2009): Talkin Strong newsletter edition 23

Onemda’s Talkin’ Strong newsletter edition 23 is now available at www.onemda.unimelb.edu.au or contact us on 03 83440813 for a hard copy.

CHS Publication (Aug 17th, 2009): An Overview of Statutory and Administrative Datasets: Describing the Health of Victorias Aboriginal Infants, Children and Young People

This report is the first arising from the Victorian Aboriginal Child Mortality Study, 1988-2008. The first of its kind in Victoria, this report investigates population-based administrative and statutory datasets that collect information describing the health of Victoria’s Aboriginal (and non-Aboriginal) infants, children and young people.
The report is available from the ‘Resource Centre’ of the study’s [...]

Media release: Report highlights the priorities needed to tackle Indigenous smoking rates (Dec 9th 2008)

A new report by the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) highlighting the need for greater research and resources to tackle Indigenous smoking rates will inform and support the COAG commitment to addressing the key risk factors for chronic diseases, the single largest contributor to the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and [...]

Onemda newsletter – Talkin Strong edition 21 (Dec 1st 2008)

Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Units latest Talkin’ Strong newsletter is available.  For a copy of the newsletter click here.

National Indigenous Tobacco Control Research Roundtable Report (Nov 28th, 2008)

The Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC)  has published a new report called Indigenous Tobacco Control in Australia: Everybody’s Business – National Indigenous Tobacco Control Research Roundtable Report, 2008
This is a report of a roundtable meeting held in Brisbane in May 2008 by CEITC and the CRCAH and was a follow on to the 2007 meeting. [...]

Launch of Onemda report – We can like Research…In Koori hands (Oct 7th, 2008)

On Tuesday 7th October Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit launched their latest community report, We can like Research…In Koori hands at the Koorie Heritage Trust.  This report builds on our 1999 report We Don’t like research…But in Koori hands it could make a difference. For a copy of the report click here.