Women’s Populations: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women

Why is the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women an issue?

The Australian Women’s Health Network recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as First Nation traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and present.

When compared with other women in Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are considered the most socially and economically disadvantaged and have the poorest health status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have a right to determine for themselves what their health system will look like. If they continue to have their sense of identity marginalised and eroded, they will continue to have the poorest health of any group of women in Australian society.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Resource Collections

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Policy and Policy Development

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Analysis, Comments and Position

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Evidence

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Practice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Tools

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Resource Collections

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance

05/21/2015/in Tools / 'How to' Resources /by admin

Publisher: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance 2009 – Current

Status – CURRENT

Established in 2009 to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women to have a strong and effective voice in the domestic and international policy advocacy process.

“To protect the health, human rights and fundamental freedoms that are significant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women through cultural preservation, health education and coalition building.”

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Australian Indigenous Health Info Net – Women

05/21/2015/in Tools / 'How to' Resources /by admin

Publisher: Edith Cowan University

Status – CURRENT

Provides information and resources for people working, studying, or interested in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s health.Includes policies and strategies, health promotion and practice resources, information on programs and projects, publications, etc.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Policy and Policy Development

Examination of the health outcomes of intimate partner violence against women: State of knowledge paper

11/15/2016/in Australia-wide, Evidence / Statistics, Policy Development Tool, Practice Guidelines /by admin

Publisher: ANROWS, 2016

Status – CURRENT

This paper systematically reviews evidence on the health outcomes for women in Australia experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), noting that causal pathways are complex and subject to a rapidly growing body of knowledge. It also describes current data sources on the prevalence of IPV and possible ways to address the gap in exposure data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

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A preventable burden: Measuring and addressing the prevalence and health impacts of intimate partner violence in Australian women: Key findings and future directions

11/15/2016/in Australia-wide, Evidence / Statistics, Policy Development Tool, Practice Guidelines /by admin

Publisher: ANROWS, 2016

Status – CURRENT

This report outlines new findings on the health impacts of intimate partner violence and the contribution it makes to the overall disease burden in Australian Women. The findings are considered in the context of other evidence and the implications for policy, practice and further research are discussed. The second of two reports, this one focuses on two populations that experience the highest health impacts: women of reproductive age (18-44 years) and Indigenous women (see above).

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Fourth National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections strategy 2014-2017 [Consultation]

04/07/2014/in Australia-wide /by admin

Publisher: Australia. Department of Health, April 2014

Status – CURRENT

The draft Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander BBV and STI Strategy 2014-2017 supports a coordinated effort across HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and STI, while at the same time addressing unique disease or population specific approaches and issues. This draft strategy includes priority populations, risk factors and guiding principles. All national strategies include priority actions in the areas of prevention; testing; management, care and support; workforce; removing barriers; and surveillance, research and evaluation.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Analysis, Comment and Positions

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Health Strategy

05/21/2010/in Policy Consultation /by admin

Publisher: Australian Women’s Health Network, 2010

Status – CURRENT

The Strategy presented in this report was developed through the Australian Women’s Health Network Talking Circle in 2009-2010. Over 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women were involved in the consultations. The Action Areas and Recommendations presented in this Strategy were raised and discussed by the women who contributed to the Talking Circle.

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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s health strategy 2010-2013 [Consultation]

05/07/2010/in Australia-wide /by admin

Publisher: Australian Women’s Health Network, 2010

Status – CURRENT

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experience the poorest health outcomes of any group of women in Australian society, and have a right to determine what their health system will look like. This strategy has been developed through extensive consultation with over 400 ATSI women during 2009-2010. It is intended to supplement other national and state/territory identified priorities and needs. Recommendations are grouped into four action areas: supportive environments; health service access and equity; women in the health workforce; and appointment of a national policy officer to implement the strategy.

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The Path to Justice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Experience of the Courts

05/05/2016/in Australia-wide, Evidence / Statistics, Multiple Stakeholder Position, Uncategorized /by admin

Publisher: Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity, 2016

Status – CURRENT

This report documents the findings of the consultation process. It is a useful resource for courts and tribunals seeking to better understand the barriers to accessing justice faced by some of the most vulnerable members of society

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Advocacy for safety and empowerment: State of knowledge paper

10/02/2015/in Australia-wide, Practice Guidelines /by admin

Publisher: Anrows, 2015

Status – CURRENT

This paper analyses critical, policy, service and research literature on responses to Aboriginal women experiencing family and domestic violence in Australia; focusing on non-legal and non-clinical services and women’s specialist services in regional and remote settings. As a critical review, the paper highlights problems in using ideas of “effectiveness” and “success” to drive objectives in service delivery; and seeks to re-centre aspirations for empowerment alongside those for safety.

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ACE Prevention

09/15/2010/in Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: University of Queensland, Brisbane and Deakin University, Melbourne, 2010

Status – CURRENT

The overall aim of this project was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative cost-effectiveness of preventive intervention options addressing the non-communicable disease burden in Australia, with a specific focus on Indigenous Australians. ACE Prevention is the most comprehensive evaluation of health prevention measures ever conducted world-wide, involving input from 130 top health experts. The research team assessed 123 illness prevention measures to identify those which will prevent the most illness and premature deaths and those that are best value for money.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Evidence

The Path to Justice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Experience of the Courts

05/05/2016/in Australia-wide, Evidence / Statistics, Multiple Stakeholder Position, Uncategorized /by admin

Publisher: Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity, 2016

Status – CURRENT

This report documents the findings of the consultation process. It is a useful resource for courts and tribunals seeking to better understand the barriers to accessing justice faced by some of the most vulnerable members of society

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ACE Prevention

09/15/2010/in Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: University of Queensland, Brisbane and Deakin University, Melbourne, 2010

Status – CURRENT

The overall aim of this project was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative cost-effectiveness of preventive intervention options addressing the non-communicable disease burden in Australia, with a specific focus on Indigenous Australians. ACE Prevention is the most comprehensive evaluation of health prevention measures ever conducted world-wide, involving input from 130 top health experts. The research team assessed 123 illness prevention measures to identify those which will prevent the most illness and premature deaths and those that are best value for money.

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The First Decade

10/09/2005/in Australia-wide, Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2005

Status – CURRENT

In 1996 over 40,000 Australian women were invited take part in a long term project which would survey the health of women across the nation, over time. The participants were selected in three age cohorts: younger women aged 18-23, mid-age women aged 45-50, and older women aged 70-75. These groups were deliberately chosen in order to recruit women before they passed through major turning points in women’s lives. With eight years of change now tracked in the surveys, the study is providing insights into major trends in the lives of Australian women.

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Yarning Places

01/19/2016/in Australia-wide, Tools / 'How to' Resources /by admin

Publisher: Australian Indigenous Health Infonet

Status – CURRENT

Yarning places are electronic networks that enable people with an interest in Indigenous health to share information, knowledge and experience – even when they live in different states, territories and regions, come from different sectors (such as health, education and justice), and work for different organisations.

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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER WOMEN

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Resource Collections

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Policy and Policy Development

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Analysis, Comment and Positions

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Evidence

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Practice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: Tools