Aboriginal health is a key priority area for Adelaide PHN. We commission a range of programs and activities as part of our commitment to improving health outcomes and accessibility of primary health care for Aboriginal people.
We are working alongside the Aboriginal community to develop strategies to improve primary health care locally. We have done this via activities including community consultation and the establishment of an Aboriginal Community Advisory Council.
One strategy we are implementing involves the commissioning of services that are specialised and designed to respond to the health needs of Aboriginal people. Another strategy involves working towards building the capacity of mainstream primary health care providers. Examples of our work in this area include:
Providers can find relevant resources and links to support their delivery of culturally approporiate primary health care for Aboriginal people on this page. Explore more of our commissioned services responding to the health needs of Aboriginal people below.
To support our journey for reconciliation, we recently developed a Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). To access a copy and see how we plan to achieve our vision, please visit the RAP page of our website.
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Information for General Practitioners on Improving Access to Primary Health
SA Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium Risk Factor, Assessment and Screening Protocol
Closing the Gap Program (CTG) Integrated Team Care (ITC) Resources
Cultural Learning and Training for Primary Health Care Providers
Share Our Pride
Reconciliation Australia's online learning site
Centre for Cultural Competence
An online, accredited cultural competence course
Manual of Resources in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
An online manual bringing together a comprehensive collections of resources and tools for all people involved in Indigenous suicide prevention, including:
or explore all of our programs via our directory of programs and services page
We acknowledge the Kaurna peoples who are the traditional Custodians of the Adelaide region. We pay tribute to their physical and spiritual connection to land, waters and community, enduring now as it has been throughout time. We pay respect to them, their culture and to Elders past and present. We would also like to acknowledge and pay our respects to those Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from other Nations who live, work, travel and contribute on Kaurna Country.
Marni Naa Pudni “Welcome”
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