Indigenous Health Services

Running head: INDIGENOUS HEALTH SERVICES
INDIGENOUS HEALTH SERVICES
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1. Introduction:

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INDIGENOUS HEALTH SERVICES
Aboriginal community controlled health services can be defined as the
incorporated aboriginal organizations that are initiated by as well as based in
a local aboriginal community. One of the main driving factors that had
resulted in the development of such community health care centers specific
for the aboriginal community is to provide healthcare services that align with
the cultural traditions and expectations of the people and also cater to the
healthcare need specific to the Aboriginal community (St Clair et al., 2019).
Amsant is one such community that has been meeting the healthcare needs
of the people in the Northern Territory of the nation. This assignment will
show how Amsant had been successful in helping the aboriginal community
meet all their healthcare needs and is providing them care that aligns with
their culture. This assignment will help to first develop an idea about the
service profile of Amsant and will also show the external driving factors that
had led to the development of this organization. It would also show the
different health services provided by the organization to the community.
2.1 Description of the health service profile:
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (Amsant)
can be explained as the peak body for the aboriginal community controlled
health services (ACCHS) functioning in the northern territory. It mainly helps
by advocating for health equity for the Indigenous community and at the
same time, they are also seen to support the provision of high quality
comprehensive primary healthcare services for the aboriginal people in the
region.
2.2 WALS team

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In order to support the different staffs working in this organization,
there is another specific unit of experts called the Workforce and Leadership
Support Unit (WALS) (Amsant, 2018). This team called WALS team is seen to
comprise of Workforce, Integrated Team Care (Chronic disease) support,
Leadership, GP Registrar support and cultural safety. This team is seen to
focus on the supporting the various members of Asmant in helping them to
undertake different key projects that address the various types of significant
arenas and also help to build and sustain stakeholder engagement. They also
help in providing input into the different policies and program development
so that the best outcome is achieved for the aboriginal community.
2.3. Advocacy by Amsant:
One of the key roles of Amsant is advocating strongly to the governments in
authority and to their agencies and the different types of key stakeholders
along with public. They mainly advocate for the improvement of the
programs and the resources for comprehensive Aboriginal primary health
care so that they can “close the gap” about the various disadvantages faced
by the aboriginal community. They also advocate about addressing the
shortfalls in the Aboriginal access to different types of the specialist services
like that of ear and eye health, dental, alcohol, mental health, maternal and
children’s programs, and other drugs (St Clair et al., 2019). It is believed that
although such needs are documented in policies but they are still
unaddressed among the different initiatives taken by government and in the
funding programs.
3.1. External factors that have influenced establishment of the health
service:
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (Acchs) can be
explained as the independent legal entities, which the aboriginal individuals