Project aim
The aim of the Project is to develop culturally appropriate resources to assist
health professionals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care
settings address the issues of alcohol and pregnancy and FASD.
The National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University was
contracted by the Department of Health (DoH) to consult with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander health professionals and community members across
Australia, to gather their views on the range of information and kinds of
resources focused on alcohol, pregnancy and FASD they believed would be
most useful within their local communities. The outcome of these
consultations informed the development of resources that would allow cultural
and regional specificity, while also ensuring they were evidence-based and
nationally consistent. The resources, consistent with the Australian guidelines
to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol (NHMRC 2009), aim to enhance
strategies to reduce risks to women from drinking alcohol, and the risks to the
fetus from maternal alcohol consumption while pregnant and to the infant
Project aimThe aim of the Project is to develop culturally appropriate resources to assisthealth professionals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health caresettings address the issues of alcohol and pregnancy and FASD.The National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University wascontracted by the Department of Health (DoH) to consult with Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander health professionals and community members acrossAustralia, to gather their views on the range of information and kinds ofresources focused on alcohol, pregnancy and FASD they believed would bemost useful within their local communities. The outcome of theseconsultations informed the development of resources that would allow culturaland regional specificity, while also ensuring they were evidence-based andnationally consistent. The resources, consistent with the Australian guidelinesto reduce health risks from drinking alcohol (NHMRC 2009), aim to enhancestrategies to reduce risks to women from drinking alcohol, and the risks to thefetus from maternal alcohol consumption while pregnant and to the infant
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