The following issues have been identified by Indigenous environmental health practitioners as those which affect their communities. They have been put into topic areas for easier access. Click on a topic area to find resources that may help. Please contact us if you have other issues that you wish to be considered.

Animals and pests	Housing
Community development	Infectious Diseases
Community safety and community health	Regulation and legislation
Environmental pollution and protection	Waste management
Food	Other infrastructure

 

ANIMALS AND PESTS
Dog health
Rats and rodents
Bugs
Pigs
Horses
Mosquito control
Pest control
Animal issues which affect the community
	Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service  - The Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) has responsibilty for quarantine surveillance in northern Australia - exotic human, animal and plant diseases and pests.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Brainstorming
Community Environmental Health Action Plans (CEHAPS)
Collecting information
Counselling
Developing grants
Developing management plans
Education
Fundraising
Project management
Report writing
Researching problems
Running a meeting
Securing resources
Social equity
Team building
Training opportunities
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
Accident prevention
Counselling
Cyclone clean-up
Domestic hygiene
	Clothes washing Health and Hygiene training video available from Groote Eylandt Respite Care Services
Drowning
	Swimming pools
Drug and alcohol issues
Emergency management
Family violence
Occupational Health and Safety
Poisons
Water safety
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND PROTECTION
Air quality
Contaminated soils
Dust prevention and management:
	Dust Control
	Pundulmurra Plant Nursery
Energy efficiency
Environmental auditing
Environmental management
Environmental pollution control
Noise control
Poisons
Toxic chemicals
FOOD
Food sources, preparation, storage, etc
Food availability
Food safety
HAACP
HOUSING
Construction
Design
Domestic hygiene
Energy efficiency
Heat control
Maintenance
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Amoebiasis, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Barmah Forest Virus Disease, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Cryptosporidosis, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Gastroenteritis, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Hookworm, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Hydatid Disease, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Japanese Encephalitis, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Melioidosis, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Murray Valley Encephalitis, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Scabies in humans, Information Sheet
Strongyloidiasis, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
Toxocariasis, Practitioner Information & Community Flyer
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Australian Capitol Territory
Northern Territory
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Cyclone cleanup
Hazardous waste
Septic and sewerage systems
Solid waste
	Guidelines for the Siting, Design and management of Solid Waste Disposal Sites in the Northern Territory - how and where to dispose of rubbish
	Waste Management Initiatives for Town Camps
OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE
Power
Roads
Rubbish tips
Septic / sewerage systems
Water supply
Wastewater: Reuse by Evapotranspiration