| Title: Beneficial impact of the Homelands Movement on health outcomes in central Australian Aborigines |
| Author: R. McDermott, K. O'Dea, K. Rowley,
S. Knight, P. Burgess Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 1998 22 (6), pp. 653-658 |
| Key Words: homeland, Aboriginal people, outstation, policy, Utopia, Urapuntja, health, chronic disease, diabetes, mortality, hospitalisation |
| Notes: compares outcomes for chronic disease, mortality and hospitaisation rates in Aborigial people at a homeland in Central Australia with outcomes at a centraised community in Central Australia. Concludes that Aboriginal people living at this homeland have much better outcomes in these areas |
| Title: Lower than expected morbidity and mortality for an Australian Aboriginal populaton:10 year follow-up in a decentralised community |
| Author: K. G. Rowley, K. O'Dea, I.Anderson,
R. McDermott, K. Saraswti. R. Tilmouth, I. Roberts, J. Fitz, Zaimin
Wang, A. Jenkins, J. Best, Zihquiang Wang, A. Brown Source: Medical Journal of Australia, 2008 188 (5) , pp. 283-287 |
| Key Words: Outstation, homeland, Central Australia, Aboriginal, morbidity, mortality, hospitalisation, cardiovascular disease, Utopia, Urapuntja |
| Notes: compares mortality from all causes and from cardiovascular disease (CVD), and CVD hospitalisation rates at a decentralised community in Cenral Australia with the NT Indigenous average. |
| Title: Patterns of mortality in Indigenous adults in the Northern Territory, 1998-2003: are people living in remote areas worse off? |
| Author: K. Andreasyan, W. E. Hoy Source: Medical Journal of Australia, 2009 190 (6), pp. 307-311 |
| Key Words: remoteness, Northern Territory, indigenous, mortality, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal disease, chronic disease, mortality rate |
| Notes: compares rates of death from chronic
disease in the NT indigenous population over 1998-2003, by category of
remoteness. The fact that rates were lowest in 'Very Remote Areas' runs
contrary to claims that increasing remoteness is associated with poorer
health status. |
| Title: Healthy country, healthy people: the relationship between Indigenous health and "caring for country" |
| Author: C. P. Burgess, Fay H Johnston, H. L.
Berry, J. McDonnell, D. Yibarbuk, C. Gunabarra, A. Mileran, R. S Bailie Source: Medical Journal of Australia, 2009 190 (10), pp. 567-572 |
| Key Words: caring for country, Indigenous, Aboriginal, health status, BMI, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, natural and natural resource management, homelands, excess, morbidity, mortality, Arnhem Land |
| Notes: a study from West Arnhem Land which found that greater Indigenous participation in caring for country actvities is associated with significantly better health outcomes. |
| Title: Indigenous
Health and Wellbeing: The Importance of Country |
| Author: Cynthia Ganasharajah Source: AIATSIS Native Title Research Report, Report No 1/2009, April 2009 |
| Key Words: indigenous, aboriginal,
wellbeing, 'living on country', 'working on country', 'caring for
country' outstations, homelands, land, traditional
culture, health, |
| Notes: Indigenous perceptions of health and
wellbeing are holistic and include a range of life factors. These
factors or social determinants include, amongst other things, physical
health problems, cultural dislocation, social disadvantage, identity
and autonomy. Includes an extensive annotated bibliography. |
| Title: Don't lose what the homelands have gained |
| Author: Editor, 'The Age' newspaper Source: The Age newspaper, 23 May 2009 |
| Key Words: homelands, land, traditional culture, health gains |
| Notes: Editorial in response to the release of 'Working Futures' policy by the NT Government. |
| Title: Outstations
policy a fresh attempt at assimilation |
| Author: Dr Thalia Anthony Source: The Age newspaper, 21 May 2009 |
| Key Words: homelands, indigenous wellbeing, townships, outstations, ideological |
| Notes: opinion piece from 'The Age', 21 May 2009, in response to the release of 'Working Futures' policy by the NT government, citing a study from from West Arnhem Land. |
| Title: Economic
savings in primary health care for chronic disease assoiated with
Aboriginal caring for country: Awaiting publication |
| Author: D. Campbell, C.P. Burgess, S.T.
Garnett, J. Wakerman Source: |
| Key Words: health economics, caring for
country, chronic disease, cost, service provision, hypertension, renal
disease, diabetes Source: |
| Notes: estimates the costs in health care savings resulting from better health outcomes for Aboriginal people engaged in caring for country actvities. |
| Title: No
movement at the outstations |
| Author: Jon Altman Source: Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, 26 May 2009 |
| Key Words: homelands, outstations, policy, health, history, closing the gap, Northern Territory, Working Futures, hybrid, economy, land, value system |
| Notes: a brief history of the homelands/outstaion movement in the Northern Territory, emhasising it is a movement aimed at maintaining traditional links to land and culture, and operates a hybrid economy. |
| Title: Rudd
turns his back on closing the gap |
| Author: Gavin Mooney Source: Crikey.com, May 2009 |
| Key Words: closing the gap, homelands, outstations, health, economics, evidence, policy |
| Notes: Health economist Gavin Mooney asserts that recent government policy which ignores evidence of the health and social benefits to Aboriginal people arising from the homelands movement will not 'close the gap. |
| Title: In search of the Traditional Australian Aboriginal Diet - Then and Now |
| Author: Neville G. White Source: A. Anderson, I. Lilley, S. O'Connor (eds.), Essays in Honour of Old Ages. Essays in Honour of Rhys Jones, Pandanus Books, Australian National University. |
| Key Words: Aboriginal, diet, traditional, subsistence, bush tucker, fat, Yolngu, change |
| Notes: summarises research from around Australia on the nutritional value of bush food, and discusses Aboriginal views of the relationship between traditionally-orineted diets and health particularly among Yolngu of NE Arnhem Land, and documents changes in diet as a consequence of modernisation and changes in food availability. |
| Title: Health & Homelands_Good Value for Money |
| Author: Gavin Mooney Source: Homeland and Health: Good Value for Money, November 2009 |
| Key Words: Aboriginal, health, cost benefit,
homelands, evidence, economics, policy |
| Notes: investigates the questions
surrounding whether and how a study of the costs and benefits of
the homelands versus 'growth town' life might be conducted,
reaching the conclusion that cost benefit studies of varying designs
are possible. |
| Title: Return to
Country: The Aboriginal Homelands Movement in Australia Part A
& Return to Country: The Aboriginal Homelands Movement in Australia Part B |
| Author: House of Representatives Standing
Committee on Aboriginal Affairs Source: Return to Country: The Aboriginal Homelands Movement in Australia: March 1987 |
| Key Words: Aboriginal, country,
homelands, policy, funding, education |
| Notes: investigates the history, extent, funding and future of the homeland movement, including the impact of government policies on homeland health, schooling, social security. This report includes findings and recommendations. |