community profiles and multicultural statistics
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Profiles and statistics for health workers
An understanding of the health beliefs and health needs of multicultural communities is an important element in developing a culturally competent workforce.
Below you will find community profiles which describe the health beliefs and health status of Queensland's culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
This section also includes reports about the health status of some special needs populations.
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Community profiles
| Title | Community Profiles for Health Care Providers |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description |
A series of 18 cultural profiles that aim to assist health care providers to better understand the health beliefs, pre-migration experiences, communication preferences and other aspects of their clients' culture. |
| Date | 2011 |
| Title | Cultural Dimensions of Pregnancy, Birth and Post-Natal Care: Community Profiles |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | Community profiles developed as part of the Multicultural Clinical Support Resource folder Cultural Dimensions of Pregnancy, Birth and Post-Natal Care chapter. Focuses on pregnancy and birth-related health practices and beliefs. |
| Date | 2009 |
| Title | Cultural Diversity: A Guide for Health Professionals |
| Publisher | Queensland Health and University of Queensland |
| Description | The guide presents health and socio-cultural information on multicultural communities (including torture and trauma and issues for children, young people and women). It encourages health staff to actively explore cultural issues with patients and cautions against stereotyping. Contains 18 community profiles. |
| Date | 1998 ***Please note: Since the publication of this guide in 1998, many of the communities profiled have changed dramatically and some of the details are now dated and should only be considered in the context of people's acculturation experiences. Community Profiles for Health Care Providers contains up-to-date information on 18 culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Queensland. |
| Title | Community information summaries |
| Publisher | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
| Description | A profile of 145 diverse communities residing in Australia. |
| Date | 2003 |
| Title | Community Profiles: Immigrant and Refugee Communities in Australia |
| Publisher | Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit |
| Description |
A compilation of links to profiles on more than 160 immigrant and refugee communities in Australia available on various Australian (and some international) websites |
| Date | undated |
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| Title | Karen-Burmese Refugees - an orientation for health workers and volunteers |
| Part one Part two Part three | |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | Information about the Karen-Burmese refugees culture, living conditions and health risks. |
| Date | 2006 |
| Title | Multicultural who's who |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description |
A summary of groups, organisations and services in Queensland. |
| Date | 2007 |
Multicultural statistics
| Title | The health of Australian South Sea Islander people in Queensland - an analysis of hospital separation data |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | A profile of the health of Australian South Sea Islander people in Queensland. Dataq is presented from an analysis of hospital separation data in Queensland. |
| Date | 2011 |
| Title | Queensland Health response to Pacific Islander and Maori health needs assessment |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | A summary of the findings of the Pacific Islander and Maori Health Needs Assessment and Consultation |
| Date | 2011 |
| Title | The health of Queensland's Fijian population 2009 |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | A profile of the health of Fijian Queenslanders. Data from a literature review, Australian Bureau of Statistics and focus groups with Fijian community members and leaders is presented. |
| Date | 2011 |
| Title | The health of Queensland's Maori population 2009 |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | A profile of the health of Maori Queenslanders. Data from a literature review, Australian Bureau of Statistics and focus groups with Maori community members and leaders is presented. |
| Date | 2011 |
| Title | The health of Queensland's Papua New Guinean population 2009 |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | A profile of the health of Papua New Guinean Queenslanders. Data from a literature review, Australian Bureau of Statistics and focus groups with Papua New Guinean community members and leaders is presented. |
| Date | 2011 |
| Title | The health of Queensland's Samoan population 2009 |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | A profile of the health of SamoanQueenslanders. Data from a literature review, Australian Bureau of Statistics and focus groups with Samoan community members and leaders is presented. |
| Date | 2011 |
| Title | Death and hospitalisation rates by country of birth in Queensland |
| Publisher | Queensland Health, Health Statistics Centre |
| Description | This series of reports provides an analysis of deaths and hospitalisation rates among Queenslanders based on country of birth. |
| Date | 2011 |
| Title | Culturally and linguistically diverse population profile by health service district 2001 and 2006 |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | These health service district population profiles are based on 2001 and 2006 Census data for culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Note: Health Service District boundaries have changed. |
| Date | 2003 and 2007 |
| Title | Pacific Islander and Maori Health Needs Assessment |
| Publisher | Queensland Health |
| Description | A project conducted by Queensland Health to determine the priority health needs of four Pacific Islander and Maori communities and to work together to identify ways to best address these needs. |
| Date | 2009 |
| Title | Health Statistics in Queensland |
| Publisher | Queensland Treasury: Office of Economic and Statistical Research |
| Description | Statistics related to health, injuries and medical services in Queensland. Includes statistical tables of the population in Queensland showing health and disability by country of birth. |
| Date | Last updated 2010 |
| Title | Health Statistics in Brisbane: Brisbane - North Region and Brisbane - South Region (updated reports coming soon) |
| Publisher | Queensland Treasury: Office of Economic and Statistical Research |
| Description | General statistical information about the Brisbane region including demographics, socioeconomic status, country of birth, education and services availability. |
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| Title | Social Wellbeing Statistics in Queensland |
| Publisher | Queensland Treasury: Office of Economic and Statistical Research |
| Description | Statistics related to the financial, economic, physical and social wellbeing of people in Queensland. |
| Date | Last updated 2010 |
| Title | Culture and Leisure Statistics in Queensland |
| Publisher | Queensland Treasury: Office of Economic and Statistical Research |
| Description | Statistics related to the sports, entertainment, cultural and other leisure activities of people in Queensland. |
| Date | Last updated 2010 |
| Title | Population Characteristics in Queensland |
| Publisher | Queensland Treasury: Office of Economic and Statistical Research |
| Description | Statistics related to characteristics of the population—country of birth, language spoken, ethnicity, family type, household type of people in Queensland. |
| Date | Last updated 2010 |
| Title | Diversity Figures |
| Publisher | Multicultural Affairs Queensland |
| Description | A brochure and a poster which together provide a statistical snapshot of the diversity of Queensland's population. |
| Date | 2001 |
| Title | NSW: The Health of the People of NSW: Report of the Chief Health Officer 2008 |
| Publisher | NSW Health |
| Description | Information regarding the health status of people living in New South Wales. Includes information on people born overseas and refugees. |
| Date | 2008 |
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