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"The Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI), The Australian National University is delighted to publish this first stream of research funded by the Institute specifically targeting issues in the delivery of primary health care to Indigenous people. This research was commissioned by APHCRI from the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) in response to the APHCRI Research Advisory Board’s desire to help address an Indigenous Health Priority. Poor identification of Indigenous people in mainstream general practice has been identified in previous research as a significant barrier to uptake of Medicare items that may assist Indigenous people in the prevention of chronic illness. This research is, therefore, designed as a first step towards improved targeting of health initiatives such as health assessments for Indigenous people. As with previous research streams funded by APHCRI, this work involves the systematic review and synthesis of current knowledge, as well as the translation of that knowledge into innovative and comprehensive approaches that can provide a strong basis for primary health care policy development. The report provides an analysis of the effectiveness of pre-existing strategies that aim to support identification processes and makes recommendations for future action in this area and the likely costs of doing this." p. VII.
"Indigenous health research needs to be driven by priorities set by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to be of practical use to the Indigenous health sector and to develop research capacity within the Indigenous community ... [This guide] includes the history, context, values and change priorities of Indigenous health research in Australia and the planning and management of Indigenous health research projects." -- P. vi.
This report is specifically targeted to practitioners working to improve the nutritional health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and may be useful as reference material in both practice and teaching and has been produced in three sections. Section 1 gives a summary of the current situation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and nutrition through presentation of demographic and health data. Section 2 outlines the importance of proper nutrition in pregnancy, infancy and childhood and discusses assessment of childhood growth and iron deficiency anaemia. Section 3 addresses those nutrition-related diseases of particular relevance to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. These are obesity. Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (including high blood pressure), renal disease and dental health problems.