Reports and Publications
This page provides links to some of the key documents produced by CDIH between 1987 and 2013. Some of these documents have been scanned and then re-digitised and there are some errors in the character recognition. We will correct these errors shortly.
The Resources Collection (1987) A collection of resource materials for community workers in health
Health and illness in a social context A theoretical framework in which people and their health are seen within the context of their social relationships rather than as carriers of particular risk factors
Planning, evaluation, research and accountability Outlining specific issues of planning, evaluation, research and accountability in community development work
Tools and methods in planning and evaluation A focus on the experience gained in the use of various approaches to planning and evaluation in community development work in health
Case studies (6) of community development in health A collection of studies which illustrate the achievements of community development in health and offer insights into the approaches which community development workers take to improve health in their community
Bibliography and reading guide Review of the literature from a wide range of sources of relevance to community development in health
Resources directory Useful resources, both material and people, from around Australia
Peer support in community development Documentation of a processes involved in forming a peer support and skills development group for workers involved in community development work
The community development continuum Synthesising the experience of community health workers
Strengthening community health (1990) Consultancy and evaluation project
Case studies of community development in health (1993) Sixteen case studies from community health in Australia
Evaluation framework (1993) Produced for women's health services and centres against sexual assault
Australian case studies in community development 1972-1992 (1993) An annotated bibliography
Mapping the models (1993) The women's health services program in Victoria
Introduction and overview History, policy context, overview
Case studies Case studies of women's health services
Conclusions Summary of achievements
Appendices, endnotes and glossary
Talking better health (1994) Building on people's experiences, sharing what is common and listening to what is different; locating people's experience within the bigger picture; finding strategies of action
Towards best practice in primary health care (1995) 185 case studies of primary health care in action collected with a view to mapping the conditions for effective practice
Best practice in primary health care (1996) Report of a research project into the preconditions and practices for effective primary health care in Australia
Best practice in primary health care (1996) Delineating strategies of
practice associated with excellent outcomes in contemporary
primary health care in Australia and reference to exemplary and illustrative cases. (Aust J Primary Health-Interchange 2(1),12-26
Best practice in women's health (1998) The preconditions, processes and outcomes in women's health at the primary health care level (Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange 4(3),106-111
Beacons (1998) A national project focused on organisational change in primary health care
Innovation and Excellence in Community Health (1994) Reports from 13 projects which won the first awards for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health presented jointly by CDIH and the Victorian Community Health Association
Macro micro (2003) Addressing inequalities through primary health care: principles of effective practice