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These core subject areas are key to the learning about the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and were idenitifed in the Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools Indigenous Health Curriculum Framework.
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Models of Health Service Delivery Key Student Attributes and Outcomes [1] |
| Outline the concept of inequity of access and the factors which contribute to it. |
| Identify ways of redressing inequity (i.e., making clinics culturally safe, employing Indigenous staff, referrals to Indigenous services). |
| Describe the historical development of Aboriginal initiatives, including the community-controlled sector and Aboriginal health workers. Reflect on lessons from these initiatives that can be applied in other health sectors. |
| Analyse the role and effect of comprehensive Indigenous primary health care, including self determination, community control, collaboration, partnership and ownership. |
| Identify features of effective Indigenous health promotion and general practice programs. |
| Assess the features, strengths and limitations of community-controlled, private and government health service delivery. |
| Outline key Indigenous health policies and strategies. |
Resources
Books
Anderson, I. 1988. Koorie Health In Koorie Hands, Koorie Health Unit, Health Department Victoria, Melbourne.
Genat, W. 2006. 'Grassroots Healthworker Practice' in Aboriginal Healthworkers: Primary Health Care at the Margins, University of Western Australia Press, Perth, pp 14-84.
Journals
Rowley, KG., Su, Q., Cincotta, M., Skinner, M., Skinner, K., Pindan, B., White, GA. & O’Dea, K. 2001. 'Improvements in Circulating Cholesterol, Antioxidants and Homocysteine after Dietary Intervention in an Australian Aboriginal Community', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 74, pp. 442-448.
Rowley, KG., Daniel. M., Skinner, K., Skinner, M., White, GA. & O'Dea, K. 2000. 'Effectiveness of a Community-directed “Healthy Lifestyle” Programme in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol. 24, pp. 136-144.
Indigenous Health Special Issue. 2003, British Medical Journal, Vol.327, no.7412 [2].
Indigenous Health Special Issue. 2007, The Medical Journal of Australia, Vol.186, no.10. [3]
The Heart Health Project Steering Committee. 2007. 'A Collaborative Cardiovascular Health Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the Goulburn-Murray Region: Development and Risk Factor Screening at Indigenous Community Organisations', Australian Journal of Primary Health, Vol 13, No.1, pp. 9-17.
Audio visual materials
Gherardi, J. 2002. Birthrites, Jag Films Pty Ltd, Australia and Canada.
Sherwood, C. and Franklin, R. 1992, 'Who Killed Malcolm Smith?', Film Australia, Australia.
An intimate and sensitive an portrayal of the true story of Malcolm Charles Smith's life and death told through his friends and family. Malcolm was an Aboriginal prisoner in a Sydney gaol, when he was discovered in a toilet cubicle, the handle of an artist's paintbrush driven through his left eye.
Websites
Australian Indigenous Health Infonet [4]
The Univeristy of Tasmania Indigenous Health Theme Bank [5]
Australian Medical Association, Report Cards on Indigenous Health [6]
We are seeking additional resources, so if you have any publications, audio visual materials or websites that you recommend and would like to add to this list please email us using the contact us form [7].