The Lowitja Institute eBulletin 30 January 2012
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“Legally invisible”: Law reform matters for Aboriginal health
A new article in Croakey, '“Legally invisible”: Law reform matters for Aboriginal health', argues that a clear legal framework is needed for better Aboriginal health. The piece focuses on a recent Lowitja Institute discussion paper, Legally Invisible – How Australian Laws Impeded Stewardship and Governance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, which was written by Genevieve Howse.
The "Legally Invisible" discussion paper can be downlaoded from our Publications page or purchased in hardcopy for $15 (including postage and packaging) by emailing publications@lowitja.org.au.
CQI Conference update
Registrations are now open for The Lowitja Institute National Conference on CQI, to be held on 14-15 May 2012 in Alice Springs. Abstracts for oral presentations or posters are to be submitted by 1 March 2012. Early bird registrations close on 2 March 2012.
Online forms and more information regarding registration and poster abstract submissions are available at the conference website.
Lowitja Institute newsletter: Wangka Pulka, December 2011
The December 2011 issue of the Lowitja Institute's newsletter Wangka Pulka is now available. Wangka Pulka means 'Big Talk' in the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara language from our patron Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue's traditional lands in northern South Australia.
Featured inside this issue:
The Lowitja Institute launches a commissioned paper on how Australia’s laws are failing to provide a system-wide structure to promote the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
A new web resource for the Australian leg of the Teasdale Corti global health project, Revitalizing Health for All.
An Editorial by Associate Professor Gail Garvey on building collaborations between communities, clinicians and researchers to combat the high mortality rates from cancer among Australia’s First Peoples.
A new online resource to complement the Lowitja Institute’s Researching Indigenous Health and some Key Tips for Researchers.
Plus our regular sections:
- Research Activities
- National Policy News
- News in Brief
- Lowitja Institute Update
Download Wangka Pulka , issue 5, December 2011
Subscribe to Wangka Pulka.
We trust you enjoy the newsletter. The next issue is due out in April 2012. All of us here at the Lowitja Institute wish you a very happy and safe festive season and a productive and healthy 2012.