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Author Taylor, Hugh R.

Title Eye health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities : the report of a review commissioned by the Commonwealth Minister for Health and Family Services, Dr. Michael Wooldridge / Hugh R. Taylor
Published Canberra, ACT : Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services, 1997
Canberra : Department of Health and Family Services, 1997

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 MELB  617.7 Tay/Ehi  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 142 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Contents Executive summary -- Introduction -- Primary eye health care -- Specialist eye health care -- Refractive error and the provision of glasses -- Cataract -- Diabetic retinopathy -- Trachoma -- Othe eye conditions -- Economic copst of eye disease -- Environmental health issues in remote and rural Aboriginal communities -- A National Information Network -- References -- Appendices : Written submission received -- Organisations and individuals contacted by the review -- Schedule of visits -- Data collection methodology -- Ophthalmic equiptment requited by a regional services -- Steering committee members and meeting times -- Attendees at the stakeholders workshops
Summary Argues that the components and resources needed for successful delivery of eye health to Indigenous people are available; political will and commitment needed for implementation; detailed state of primary health care, specialist eye health care, diabetic retinopathy, trachoma, cataracts and other conditions by State
Analysis Aborigines
Diabetes
Federal issue
Health services
Interstate comparisons
Torres Strait Islanders
Trachoma
Vision
Notes On cover and t.p.: Uwankuru palya ngalkalpai = Better vision for all
Bibliography Bibliography : pages 114-120
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Diseases -- Australia.
Aboriginal Australians -- Diseases.
Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene -- Research.
Eye -- Care and hygiene.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Diseases -- Australia.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Health and hygiene -- Research.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Diseases.
Trachoma -- Australia.
Vision disorders -- Australia.
Vision disorders -- Australia -- Northern Territory.
Aborigines
Trachoma.
Vision Disorders.
SUBJECT Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Author Wooldridge, Michael.
Australia. Department of Health and Family Services.
ISBN 0642272123
9780642272126
Other Titles Better vision for all
Uwankuru palya ngalkalpai