Aust. Govt. Productivity Commission, Canberra, 2024. 99p.
The latest report, which tracks progress towards the targets and indicators in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, shows that five of 19 targets are on track to be met.
Centre for Social Research in Health, Sydney, 2024. 80p.
In this edition, key behaviour performance indicators, emerging topics and key research outputs covering viral hepatitis, alcohol and recreational drug use, HIV and STIs, sexual health and stigma are reported.
Hepatitis SA, Adelaide, 2024. 5p sm. Brochure.
Shows the 5 possible outcomes for a hepatitis B test in easy to read charts, with information about what the results mean and what to follow up in each case. Available in Chinese, English and Vietnamese.
SA Health, Adelaide, 2024. 1p.
Outlines testing advice for medical practitioners with a list of high risk setting/situations and clinical conditions.
Hepatitis SA, Adelaide, 2024. Small 6p. booklet.
Wallet sized booklet for people in a high risk group: designed to be taken to the GP to request testing and to record appointments and results. Available in Chinese and English.
Hepatitis SA, Adelaide, 2024. 8p. comic.
Comic about hepatitis B testing translated into Bahasa Indonesia by members of the Indonesian community in Adelaide, with permission of the Charles B Wang Community Health Centre.
Medical Xpress, Isle of Man, 2024. 3p.
This study, which followed a cohort of 398 people who injected drugs over two years, found that illicit fentanyl use was associated with a 64% increased risk of acquiring HCV.
MDPI, Basel, 2024. 19p.
The studies suggested that peer-led programs can be effective, especially with facilitators who have experienced chemsex dependence. Interventions should be accessible, personalized, and non-judgmental.
Hepatitis NSW, Sydney, 2024. Phone app.
The free Perx smartphone app has been clinically proven to empower people to manage their own appointments, medications, health choices - and also integrates education and coaching. Available to NSW residents only.
Harm reduction Journal (via BMC), London, 2024. 9p.
Additional strategies are needed to reach untreated patients and to integrate treatment within primary care clinics, substance use disorders treatment facilities, and community harm reduction sites, with multidisciplinary teams.
Psychiatric Services (via APA), Washington, 2022. 4p.
Hep C is prevalent among people with serious mental illness in community mental health settings, many experience barriers to traditional models of outpatient care. In this Victorian (Aust) study, colocated HCV care was assessed within those settings.
Global Health New Zealand, Auckland, 2024. Video 44mins
Celebrating the island of Niue's elimination of viral Hepatitis and how that came about. Talks to the people who were in involved in the process and looks at how much treatment means to one person.
Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ), Brisbane, 2024. 3 fold brochure.
Information about the main types of medications currently prescribed for hepatitis B and with handy hints about how to make sure they’re taken correctly. Available in multiple languages - scroll down ECCQ page for links.
Hepatitis C Trust, London, 2024. Video 4:08 minutes.
Neil shares an important message about the importance of hep C testing, based on his personal experiences of being diagnosed about 20 years after he contracted hep C – too late to halt the damage to his liver.
Medical News Today, Bexhill-on-Sea, 2024. 7p.
Scientists focused on study participant use of 6 herbal supplements considered from past research to be potentially hepatotoxic: ashwagandha, black cohosh, Garcinia cambogia, green tea extract, red yeast rice, turmeric or curcumin.
Int Network on Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU), Zurich, 2024. Online toolkit
A comprehensive set of resources with a ‘how-to’ guide, evidence base, good practice examples, challenges, benefits, tips for implementation, videos and FAQs.
Aust Govt Dept of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, 2024. Factsheets, videos, posters.
Resources for First Nations patients and health workers including information on who is eligible and how to register - benefits include longer phone consultations for patients and better funding for health clinics.
Kirby Institute, Sydney, 2024. Video 4.03 minutes.
Graham Kraak (Director of the Office of Prisoner Health and Wellbeing, Qld), Jason Grebely (Epidemiologist, Kirby Institute) and health care staff talk about the collaborative testing and treating program within the prison system.
Sexual Health (via CSIRO Publishing), Melbourne. 2024. 9p.
Future interventions need to focus beyond behaviours and explore social determinants of health and sexual networks as contributors to disproportionate STI rates.
LiverWell, Melbourne, 2024. Video 4:05 minutes
Community health workers and doctors dispel myths, combats stigma, and provides vital information on vaccination, testing, treatment, and management of Hep B. Dr. C. Leung, liver specialist, emphasizes the severe impact of undiagnosed Hep B.
ASHM, Sydney, 2024. 4p.
Referring nurses work across a variety of settings (including alcohol and other drug settings), Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, mental health services, and community correctional settings.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, 2024. 19p.
First Nations people in contact with the criminal justice system often have complex health and wellbeing needs and may require access to culturally safe health care services.
Hepatitis Queensland, Brisbane, 2024. 2p.
A nurse led program that aims to test prisoners for HCV as they enter correctional facilities, reducing time from diagnosis to treatment, ultimately curbing the spread of the virus in and beyond prison walls.
Kirby Institute, Sydney, 2024. 84p. report, 9p infographic.
The report is produced for use by a wide range of health service providers and consumers, and particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services and communities.
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