Family Care Centre : An Indigenous Family Support Centre

The Aboriginal Heritage Office plays a key role in the education of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people (Northern Sydney Aboriginal Social Plan, 2006). The Aboriginal Heritage Office holds free school presentations and actives, which are designed to inform students of the heritage of their local area and to view their local landscape from an Indigenous perspective (Aboriginal Heritage Office, 2006). Other activities that the Aboriginal Heritage Offices operates include community walks and talks, staff training to provide council workers in aboriginal site awareness (Aboriginal Heritage Office, 2006).

identify and discuss the local Indigenous Australian people of the land on which the student lives/works/or studies. (live)

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) was established in 1992, as the new national ACCHS umbrella organisation replaced the NAIHO. Many Indigenous communities have recognized their own independent since the 1970’s. In 1975, The Community-controlled health services (ACCHs) and an

Archaeologists believe that aboriginals first came to Australia about 45, 000 years ago and were the only population of humans in Australia until the British invasion. There are about 500 different aboriginal groups each with their own language and territory and usually made up of several separate clans. The aboriginals of Australia are marginalised in today society. This marginalisation began right back during the British invasion where they were evicted from their own country, the stolen generation occurred and their health care, education, employment and housing was severely limited. Aboriginals generally live in poor conditions and choose unhealthy lifestyle choices

To begin with, a clarification must be made. Although for the purposes of this assessment I will be using the term Indigenous Australians, it is not the most appropriate term to be using, as the technical definition of indigenous is ‘originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native’ (‘Indigenous’, 1987). The more correct term would be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

The colonial occupation and subsequent oppression has a greatly impact to the health of indigenous population across Australia. There is still lapses in regards to biomedical and ethnomedical models of health that still needed to work on in order to provide the quality care that is culturally appropriate and acceptable by the indigenous

Indigenous populations have been the carers and custodians of Australia and the Torres Strait for a period in excess of 60,000 years before being

Australia is one of the country that has grown to be the most diverse in the world. Many people come from different country, different ethnic background and different beliefs/religions. We want to enrich children’s experiences of diversity. At the same time we want our children to also experience, learn and explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander because they are the Australia original inhabitants.

Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) acts as the representative of all the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organizations in Victoria (Australia) where it provides guidance on the Aboriginal Health policies. Furthermore, the organization supports local initiatives, but it does not contain any health services. The organization is involved in numerous programs that aimed at promoting member organizations in providing excellent healthcare which may include sexual health, chronic care, maternity and mental health. This article gives an overview of the policies that are made and have an impact on the Aboriginal people’s health and also the impact it has on other people’s health (Fletcher, 2011). Furthermore,

Devising a scheme that is beneficial to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and the communities is complicated as you will need to deliver the services that you are providing in a creative and flexible manner. By involving the Indigenous community in the planning and the implementation of the programs you are offering allows you to build trusting and respected relationships making them feel comfortable in using the services that are being provided. It is paramount that you have an understanding and knowledge of their historical background including local language and the way they like to communicate will also put you in good stead. To promote a culturally competent organisation you will need to have a set of values and principles that are implemented and practiced daily demonstrating behaviours, attitudes, policies

The inequalities in today’s indigenous communities are still strongly evident. Heard, Khoo & Birrell (2009), argued that while there has been an attempt in narrowing the gap between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians, a barrier still exists in appropriate health care reaching indigenous people. The Indigenous people believe, health is more than the individual, it is

The purpose of this report is to provide information for submission in funding a new service. The service will be based in Kingaroy and provide services throughout the South Burnett region. This submission of funding will join in partnership with a local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander agency. The information was gathered from a variety of sources.

Since the 1970’s, many Indigenous communities have established their own independent, community-controlled health services (ACCHs) and an over-arching representatives advocacy body, the National Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisation (NACCHO previously NAIHO) was formed in 1975.

Access to the communities is provided year round by Wasaya Airline and airstrips that are maintained by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Of course, each Aboriginal community is unique with its own set of traditions and ways of healing but my observation after working within the communities for over ten years is that they all suffer from improperished conditions and substandard housing. The local economies are primarily based upon government services (Indian and Northern Affairs) (INAC) and small business. Most of the reserves have six hundred people or less, and each community has a nursing station. The nursing stations are well-maintained functional buildings built in or about the early 1960’s and are maintained by Health Canada. First Nations and Inuit Health (FNIH) maintains responsibility for primary care services in the majority of the northwest Ontario reserve communities. In the north, nurses are the primary care givers working in an extended scope of practice, and client care is centrally coordinated by nurses working within interdisciplinary teams. The majority of the nursing and medical staff working for FNIH in the Sioux Lookout zone are Caucasian and do not come from local communities. This could outwardly appear as a reinforcement of power relations in the racial identities. There is only very limited cultural training given to employees when they are employed by FNIH. Medical advice and

While the results of this investigation are not representative of all Aboriginal fathers, neither in Australia nor the rest of the world, this study is a contribution to initiate the dialogue with the midwives and the broader Aboriginal community related to Aboriginal expectant fathers involvement in childbirth. Another key implication of this research is to motivate midwives in developing culturally appropriate support programs for expectant Aboriginal fathers involved in childbirth to empower this vulnerable but resilient population.