Sentences with phrase «indigenous health staff»

Indigenous health staff may be trained primarily in a Western model of healthcare delivery, but their cultural insight and community grounding provide a valuable opportunity to enrich the medical profession generally.

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training and job pathways for Indigenous people in renal care, including personal care for people needing dialysis, health service navigator roles, health promotion, renal - equipped primary health care staff and nursing and nephrologist positions

Other aims include a focus on trauma - informed care, increasing the cultural safety of services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and staff, and increasing Indigenous employment at all levels of health organisations, including through the use of employment strategies and targets.

The relatively low number of Indigenous staff in some services, especially in large urban areas, adds to Indigenous insecurities in using mainstream services; (vi) Legacies of history and unpleasant previous experiences with mainstream services can reduce Indigenous use of facilities; (vii) Some mainstream services are delivered in ways that make Indigenous people feel uncomfortable, that is, services are not culturally appropriate or culturally secure; and (viii) There may be poor links between complementary services, for example between training institutions and employment facilities, or between primary health providers and hospitals or ancillary health services.

The statistics also support AIDA's position that cultural safety training for doctors and hospital staff, and respect for patients» cultural needs, will directly contribute towards closing the gap in Indigenous health outcomes.

Community focus groups reported positive changes in service delivery as a result of general practice staff attending cultural awareness training, changes not seen to be required in Indigenous Health Services (already established as culturally appropriate services).

Health service staff valued one - on - one interactions with OWs, which often focused on creating welcoming reception areas using Indigenous art and targeted reading matter.

Findings will also be presented at national and international conferences with an Indigenous health focus and in collaboration with health service staff as opportunities to develop their research capacities emerge.

The absence of Indigenous clinical staff impacts negatively on both the cultural safety of services available to communities, and the safety of RANs and other members of the remote health workforce.»

I mourn the loss of our work on food supply for remote communities — the food basket studies, mapping the cost and availability of basic foods, the RIST work (Remote Indigenous Stores and Take - aways) and the work with Menzies School of Health Research on the RIST electronic program for nutritionists to track sales of foods and drinks in the remote stores, the work with store groups to upskill their staff, and the partnership with the Jimmy Little Foundation to badge healthy food in the remote stores.

Wenitong said the Apunimpima Cape York Health Council, where he is Senior Medical Officer, had established an Indigenous Leaders Group to ensure the service (which has 150 staff, 70 of whom are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) «really is community controlled».

New recruits begin with the message from the photo (L) that comes from Here is Jane, a video which challenges staff about what they know about Indigenous culture and health.

Those interactions began at UoW on the day before, with Carlson and Dreher hosting public workshops on Indigenous Health and Social Media for Advocacy and Activism that attracted a constant stream of staff and students.

The end result of this is an Indigenous health sector which in many areas does not perform as well as it could due to the constraints placed on it by governments, resulting in high transaction costs, poor responsiveness to communities and challenging relationships with professional staff.

And another ABC piece reports on the number of Indigenous healthcare staff being a key to closing the health outcomes gap

The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health or its staff and member services.

The substantial continuing health and social inequalities faced by Indigenous Australians are increasingly well recognised and documented.1 The broad sociocultural influence on serious Indigenous health issues, such as diabetes and rheumatic heart disease, is also well recognised; poverty, lack of cultural security and a paucity of appropriate staff within health services for Indigenous people are evident contributors.2 - 4

Alcohol restrictions should be supplemented by investment in infrastructure in the health and mental health sectors (including culturally appropriate detoxification facilities) and investment in culturally appropriate community education programs delivered by Indigenous staff.

The Indigenous Health team can offer support to Northern Health leaders and staff in a range of ways, including:

In her initial weeks, she was landed with students» complaints about the discrete Indigenous health course, which was largely taught by sessional staff, had poor engagement from the various schools and programs, and was offered anywhere from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year of the various programs.

There are a number of ways that the Indigenous Health can support leaders and staff within Northern Health, from participating on committees and working groups to providing training and mentoring.

This will build on existing Indigenous Cultural Competency training for Northern Health staff by increasing local knowledge.

our team members can support Northern Health leaders and staff by: providing Indigenous - specific health resources including presentations, tools and processes, actively participating on Northern Health committees and working groups, and engaging Indigenous individuals and communHealth leaders and staff by: providing Indigenous - specific health resources including presentations, tools and processes, actively participating on Northern Health committees and working groups, and engaging Indigenous individuals and communhealth resources including presentations, tools and processes, actively participating on Northern Health committees and working groups, and engaging Indigenous individuals and communHealth committees and working groups, and engaging Indigenous individuals and communities.

Indigenous Health reviews this information on a regular basis and works with Northern Health leaders and staff for continuous quality improvement.

Ensure alcohol restrictions are supplemented by investment in infrastructure in the health and mental health sectors (including culturally appropriate detoxification facilities) and investment in culturally appropriate community education programs delivered by Indigenous staff [Recommendation 9].

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Indigenous Health responds to and connects local Northern Health leaders and staff with invitations to attend health fairs, recruitment fairs, and special events that support Indigenous peoples» health and welHealth responds to and connects local Northern Health leaders and staff with invitations to attend health fairs, recruitment fairs, and special events that support Indigenous peoples» health and welHealth leaders and staff with invitations to attend health fairs, recruitment fairs, and special events that support Indigenous peoples» health and welhealth fairs, recruitment fairs, and special events that support Indigenous peoples» health and welhealth and wellness.