Prevention of alcohol-related harm in Aboriginal communities in Australia

DrugInfo newsletter, volume 7, number 3, April 2009

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Contents

Ngwala Willumbong: "Share Your Story" youth camp

bryan Andy, Indigenous Information & Liaison Officer, Australian Drug Foundation, Victoria

The role of alcohol and other drug services in closing the gap
Guest editorial by Ian Anderson, Director, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, Centre for Health and Society, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne

Australian Drug Foundation’s Indigenous Information and Liaison Officer: bryan Andy

Koori alcohol action plan
Kylie Belling, Koori Alcohol Action Plan (KAAP) Senior Policy Officer, Department of Human Services, Victoria

Message stick for Koori alcohol and other drug workers: An orientation manual for Koori alcohol and other drug workers in Victoria
Randolfo Obregon, Project Officer, Sector Quality & Workforce Development, MHD Operations, Mental Health and Drugs Division, Department of Human Services, Victoria.

Healthy pregnancies, healthy babies for Koori communities
Peter Waples-Crowe, Team Leader—Sexual Health/BBVs, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Victoria

Tobacco use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Anke van der Sterren, Research Fellow, Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control, Victoria

Capacity building across Indigenous and mainstream services: A case study
Greg Smith, Trainer and Consultant, Melbourne, Victoria

Indigenous Dual Diagnosis Project
bryan Andy, Indigenous Information & Liaison Officer, Australian Drug Foundation, Victoria Drugs Division, Department of Human Services, Victoria