Reducing alcohol related harm experienced by Indigenous Australians: identifying opportunities for Indigenous primary health care services

摘要: Objective: Identify key issues and opportunities relating to the dissemination of cost-effective interventions for alcohol in Indigenous-specific settings. Methods: Update previous reviews Indigenous literature, particularly relation intervention studies aimed at identifying integrating into routine clinical care those strategies that are most reducing alcohol-related harm. Results: The harmful use has been identified as a major public health issue, which disproportionately high negative impact on Australians. While burden harm borne by Australian communities is well documented descriptive studies, attempts redress this imbalance through controlled appear have inadequate date. There compelling evidence from non-Indigenous community brief an effective treatment use, compared relatively lower levels primary tertiary level interventions. effectiveness should, therefore, be examined. Conclusions Implications: An opportunity exists implement settings, evidence-based strategy using established resources. possibility such services research will lead field demonstrating how implementation process can successfully tailored specific defined settings.