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Mixed signals
Deadly Vibe caught up with National Mental Health Commissioner and Bardi woman Professor Pat Dudgeon in Alice Springs during national consultations on mental health, social and emotional wellbeing, and suicide prevention. The consultations in Alice are part of the National Mental Health Commission’s development of the first annual National Report Card on Mental Health and […]
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Jess Beck’s haloumi and tuna salad
Jess Beck is a young Aboriginal singer based in Sydney with a very bright future. Beck has just released her first EP Hometown Dress on the Gadigal Music Label and shared with us one of her favourite quick and healthy recipes. Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges 3 Lebanese cucumbers, quartered lengthways, […]
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Stop the rot
Gum disease affects most people at some time during their life. It is usually caused by a build-up of plaque on the teeth. Common types of gum disease include gingivitis and periodontitis. These diseases are serious infections that – if left untreated – can lead to tooth loss and other infections. The main cause of […]
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Talking sexual health
Respectful relationships, sexual health and feeling proud to be an Aboriginal teenager are some of the topics covered in a new DVD resource created by young people in North-East Victoria through The University of Melbourne’s Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health (CERSH). The DVD and YouTube clip, called ‘Smart and Deadly’, is a guide […]
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Match fit
In keeping with our footy theme, this month’s healthy recipe is all about a healthy footballers’ diet for all you budding young sportspeople out there, with a handy little banana smoothie recipe to keep your energy levels up. Of course, you don’t have to be a footy player to get benefits from following some of […]
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Eye health in sight
The OneSight Foundation and global eyewear company Luxottica in partnership with the Gidgee Healing Centre is addressing eye health in Indigenous communities, offering free eye screenings, eyewear and eye education in Mt Isa recently. The Mt Isa clinics are part of a new program called OneVision. Twenty seven volunteers, including eight optometrists were involved in […]
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Barramundi – A good catch
The name ‘Barramundi’ is an Aboriginal word meaning “large-scaled river fish”. Barramundi or Barra as it’s known, is found across the Northern Territory and the Kimberley coast and throughout the river systems in Queensland. Barra lives in a variety of locations from open water, creeks, rivers and billabongs and can be both wild-caught and farmed. […]
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Namas
Made from fresh fish fillets pickled in vinegar, namas is fresh, tasty and simple to make. You can even make it while you’re out fishing, just bring the ingredients you need readymade from home, some ice and an esky, and add some fresh fish caught right from the ocean – a delicious and healthy snack! […]
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Butt out and feel good
We all know the potentially disastrous toll smoking can take on the body. We see it every night on TV, in newspapers, on billboards – the graphic pictures of someone coughing up blood, the whistling airways as a young person is diagnosed with lung cancer, the blackened lips, teeth and tongue from mouth cancer…. The […]
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I quit because
Pastor Ray Minniecon* is well-known around Redfern and greater Sydney. As such he was a perfect choice to be one of the faces of the I Quit Because campaign, an anti-smoking campaign that is making inroads into smoking by Indigenous people. The campaign website has a series of videos of people talking about their experiences […]
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Breathe easy
The Tackling Indigenous Smoking Initiative measures success through the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their program. And people have begun to listen to the information, campaigns and messages that are making their way into homes and communities under the Initiative. There’s good reason to listen given smoking is responsible for one […]
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Salmon Pasta Salad
A bright summer’s day is a great occasion for an outdoor lunch and pasta salads are delicious, served warm or cold. This recipe includes tinned salmon, which contains a recommended fat that’s good for your health and has been shown to help reduce your cholesterol levels. You can include any ingredients that you choose, really, […]
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Capsicum – How Sweet It Is
Native to America, the capsicum is the fruit of a plant that has been cultivated by the people of the tropical Americas for thousands of years. It is known by a range of names, such as bell pepper, sweet pepper and chili pepper, although they’re not hot like chillies. They come in different colours, including […]
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Love Your Liver
It’s a good idea to think about one of the most important organs in your body, the liver, and how you can look after it so it can look after you. The liver can be found on the upper right side of the abdomen, just below your diaphragm. Did you know it is the largest […]
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More Help For Battle Against Smoking
Tom Calma says more resources than ever before are now going towards the battle to reduce the high rates of smoking in Aboriginal communities. Healthy lifestyle teams are being employed in 21 regions around Australia to deliver anti-smoking programs, while around 60 communities across Australia will have health-promotion workers by mid-2012 to help deliver anti-smoking […]
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Spinach Thing!
Somewhere between a frittata and a quiche, this bake is easy to make, tasty and your kids will love it! Serves 4 INGREDIENTS Olive oil 1 onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, crushed 2 rashers of bacon, diced Big bunch of spinach (with stalks removed, well washed and chopped ) 1 x 200g chunk of feta […]
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