1. Aboriginal health and the policy process -- 2. Aboriginal health status -- 3. The well person's health check -- 4. Organising prevention -- 5. Failure to thrive -- 6. Ear health -- 7. Skin infections -- 8. Rheumatic fever -- 9. Ischaemic heart disease -- 10. Diabetes -- 11. Gestational diabetes -- 12. Chronic renal failure -- 13. Sexually transmitted infections -- 14. Leprosy -- 15. Tuberculosis (TB) -- 16. Trachoma -- 17. Substance misuse -- 18. Custodial health -- 19. Suicide and self-harm -- 20. Evidence and Aboriginal primary health care
Summary
Using best practice models developed by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and exemplifying the World Health Organization's declaration on primary health care, this book aims to assist those working in the field of aboriginal health to understand the evidence-base behind primary care interventions