Aboriginal Primary Health Care, 3rd edition is Australia's definitive guide to best-practice management of the major health problems facing Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders. This authentic and authoritative text assists health practitioners, policy-makers and communities to influence health determinants, advocate for and overcome inertia to change, and strengthen health care provision within a human rights context. Proceeds from book sales support the continued operations of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Aboriginal Health and History2. Health, Human Rights, and the Policy Process3. Health Status4. Organising Prevention5. The Well Person's Health Check6. Pregnancy Care7. Failure to Thrive8. Ear Health9. Respiratory Infection (including Bronchiectasis)10. Asthma11. Skin Infections12. Rheumatic Fever13. Coronary Heart Disease14. Diabetes15. Chronic Kidney Disease16. Sexually Transmitted Infections17. Tuberculosis18. Trachoma19. Leprosy20. Substance Misuse21. Suicide and Self-Harm22. Custodial Health23. Research, Evaluation, and Aboriginal Primary Health CareIndex