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The Unique contribution of Public Health Physicians.
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Pharmacy Workforce Planning Study Update.
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Aboriginal health workforceHCA is continually growing its areas of expertise to better meet client needs. One particular area is Aboriginal Health and the workforce that supports Aboriginal health initiatives. Since 2005 we have completed numerous projects in this field often collaborating with Indigenous associates. Our first project in this area was in the Northern Territory when we were commissioned to Review of the Policy Settings and the Eligibility & Assessment Criteria for Remote Area Grants (RAG) Provided to Support Remote GP Positions in the Northern Territory. This was a small project that led to a set of more substantial projects looking at the workforce that supports Aboriginal primary health care services. The first of these projects studied the current and potential future situation for the Northern Territory’s iconic Aboriginal Health Worker workforce. The second looked at developing a Framework to improve the availability and quality of all workers delivering Aboriginal primary health care services, in both Government and Community Controlled services. Relevant reports from these studies available for download include: • Aboriginal Health Worker Review: Employer Survey Report • Final Report Aboriginal Health Worker Profession Review, November 2009 [download the report]
• Framework for the development of the Primary Health Care Workforce in Aboriginal Health in the Northern Territory, Final Report, May 2011 [download the report] Between 2008 and 2010 several other projects were completed including: The Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Home and Community Care (HACC) Training Resource Project, which identified the competencies required by workers in remote Indigenous community HACC services, established training programs, gathered and assessed appropriate training resources and developed a range of resource databases to support training providers; The Aboriginal Health Early Childhood Oral Health Project, where the competency needs of NSW Aboriginal Health Workers to identify oral health problems and make an appropriate referral were detailed, a short course curriculum constructed, and an accompanying trainer’s guide designed. Some of the resources from this project can be downloaded including: • Course in Aboriginal early childhood oral health [download the report]
• Aboriginal Early Childhood Oral Health Course, Teachers Guide, 2011 [download the report]
Currently HCA is developing competency standards for NSW Health’s Aboriginal Public Health Training Initiative, a three year program that supports Aboriginal trainees obtain a Masters in Public Health at the same time as building through on-the-job experiences broad public health expertise. Some of HCA’s key partners / clients in this area of specialisation are: • Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS); • Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT); • Aboriginal Health College; and • Lowitja Institute.
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