Sentences with phrase «mainstream health institutions»

«I do have concerns about the proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act as racism in quite prevalent throughout the health system, our workforce are often confronted with discrimination and stereo typing within mainstream health institutions and many patients also experience racism within the Australian heath system.

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In light of the evidence presented herein, the silence could ultimately discredit mainstream medical science, institutions of the environmental movement, and the World Health Organization.

Many of these concerns have consistently escaped remediation by public health institutions and mainstream environmental organizations.

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.

Team members are based at a range of institutions across three states, including universities, an Aboriginal agency, and at Aboriginal community controlled and mainstream health services.