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CRCAH Bulletin - 12 May 2008 - a fortnightly bulletin distributed by the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health through its partners - this edition has information on our in-kind projects, conferences, resources, funding opportunities, publications and other activities.  Download bulletin. (loaded 13.5.08)

Call for in-kind submissions to the CRCAH
The Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) is calling for the submission of in-kind projects, courses or students from its core partners by Friday 13 June 2008.  Read more. (loaded 12.5.08)

2008 Fulbright Symposium Emerging Leaders Forum 12 July 2008
Hosted by The CRC for Aboriginal Health and Flinders Unversity, Adelaide

The mission of the Emerging Leaders Program is to inspire and motivate people who are emerging or potential leaders in their communities and who are committed to promoting healthy communities and building a prosperous country to take action to address health inequity and the social determinants of health in their own communities.  Read More [external link]
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Holding Men - Kanyirninpa and the health of Aboriginal men by Brian F McCoy
New Book available May 2008 Read More
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The thirteenth edition of Gwalwa-Gai, the newsletter for the CRC for Aboriginal Health is out now.  View Gwalwa-Gai 

Stories on ‘growing up’ from Indigenous people in the ACT metro/Queanbeyan region - Occasional Peper 20

This paper presents a summary of the information collected during FaHCSIA’s community engagement qualitative trial undertaken in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) metropolitan (metro) region and the Queanbeyan region. It is based on focus group and in-depth interviews with key informants and community members including: Elders, parents, care givers, young people, prominent Indigenous organisations and government departments funding Indigenous programs. The trial was conducted between January and August 2005. View Occasional Paper [pdf]

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The Government is also promising to close the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by 2030.

CRCAH CEO, Mick Gooda welcomed the declaration but warned that a shortage of doctors and other health practitioners, and extremely poor health infrastructure in remote areas would present serious challenges to achieving the goal of closing the gap.

• View Media Release - Rudd government tackles Indigenous smoking rates and health workforce in next down payments on closing the gap

• View declaration

• View media article - The Age
  

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New Report on The Impact of Racism on Indigenous Health Launched

A new report entitled The Impact of Racism on Indigenous Health in Australia and Aotearoa: Towards a Research Agenda, was launched as part of the CRCAH Parliamentary Showcase.

The report summarises findings from a symposium on racism and Indigenous health held in November last year. It presents clear evidence that racism has a detrimental impact on the health of Indigenous peoples in Australia and New Zealand and highlights the need for further research to understand the extent and nature of racism, and to determine how it can be effectively addressed.

• View Report
• View Policy Brief
  

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• Four key population health organisations, the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, The Public Health Association of Australia, the Australian Public Health Association and the Australasian Epidemiological Association are organising next year's Population Health Congress, A Global World - Practical Action for Health and Well Being.
  
  Held in Brisbane from July 6 - 9 2008 the main conference is being preceeded by an Indigenous workshop on Sunday, July 6. More Information [external link]
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