Subject Guides: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health: Indigenous Women

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s health and women’s business
Welcome to the HealthInfoNet health topic on women. This section provides information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s health and women’s business. Some of the content contained in this section is regarded as sensitive and private to Aboriginal and Torres Strait women. Information includes: cultural perspectives and practices, reproductive health, pregnancy, birth and midwifery, mothers and babies, and women’s cancers.
Jean Hailes Indigenous Health
Jean Hailes has worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their health professionals to develop resources that are culturally appropriate, relevant and accessible. They are free and available to download and order.
The resources include:
educational toolkits to support health professionals and other health workers to deliver health education to women and girls
booklets for women and girls
animations for women and girls.
Topics include: Periods, Health checks , PCOS, Menopause, Nutrition, Translated Resources
First Nations Women and Menopause Alliance
Menopause is traditionally not a subject discussed among First Nations women, which can lead to discomfort when discussing the subject with healthcare professionals. However, every woman has the right to be informed about what is happening to her body and to have access to helpful resources.

Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care
ISBN: 9781108794695
Publication Date: 2021
Written for all nurses and midwives, this book addresses the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and mainstream health services and introduces readers to practice and research in a variety of healthcare contexts. This new edition has been fully updated to reflect current research and documentation, with an emphasis on cultural safety. Three new chapters cover Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing, social and emotional wellbeing in mainstream mental health services and quantitative research. Chapter content is complemented by case study scenarios, author reflections and reflection questions. These features illustrate historical and contemporary challenges, encourage students to reflect on their own attitudes and values, and provide strategies to deliver quality, person-centred health care.