Abstract

This publication is a summary of key messages from the book, Learning from 50 years of Aboriginal alcohol programs: beating the grog in Australia by Peter d’Abbs and Nicole Hewlett.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the many actions taken over the last 50 years to prevent and reduce alcohol harms among Aboriginal people with a focus on actions led by Aboriginal communities. This summary of the book was developed by the HealthInfoNet Alcohol and other Drugs Knowledge Centre in collaboration with the authors, and aims to provide an accessible synthesis of the information and lessons learned as highlighted in the book.

Learning from 50 years of Aboriginal alcohol programs: a summary, contains direct content reproduced from the book as well as key messages from each chapter. Practice information that is directly relevant to the workforce is also included. The summary is accompanied by a video and factsheet.

NB: original funding for the book, Learning from 50 years of Aboriginal programs: beating the grog was provided by Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NTPHN) and Menzies School of Health Research.

Document Type

Report

Date of Publication

2024

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

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Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Comments

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. (2024). Learning from 50 years of Aboriginal alcohol programs: A summary. Perth, W.A. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.

https://aodknowledgecentre.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/publications/49820/?title=Learning+from+50+years+of+Aboriginal+alcohol+programs++a+summary&contenttypeid=1&contentid=49820_1

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