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Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a freely accessible evidence based web resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. It has been federally funded since 1997 and is a trusted award winning nationally used website.

Vision and mission

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is helping to close the gap in health between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians by ensuring practitioners and policy makers have access to high quality relevant evidence based resources to inform their work.

How Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet can help

The HealthInfoNet’s work in knowledge exchange aims to provide the knowledge and other information needed by health practitioners and policy-makers to make informed decisions. They source and transform a wide range of all the latest relevant material, health research, information and resources, bringing them together in one place. The aim is to translate this into a form that is easily understood, relevant, meaningful and readily accessible to those who need it.

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Last reviewed: June 2023

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Eye Health - Health Topics - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

While Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children often have better eyesight than non-Indigenous children, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are three times more likely to experience vision loss or blindness than non-Indigenous adults. Uncorrected refractive error, cataracts and diabetic retinopathy are the main causes of vision loss and blindness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Around 90% of vision loss and blindness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is preventable or treatable, and there are positive signs that eye health initiatives are closing the vision gap.

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COVID-19 Updates and Information - Infectious Conditions - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe the range of mental and physical effects on the developing unborn baby that are caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) contact information - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

This section aims to keep you updated with the latest information onCoronavirus (COVID-19)

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