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Role of Aboriginal Health Workers and Liaison Officers

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Role of Aboriginal Health Workers and Liaison Officers

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Running head: ROLE OF ABORIGINAL HEALTH WORKERRole of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workerName of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
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1ROLE OF ABORIGINAL HEALTH WORKERTable of ContentsIntroduction:2Discussion:2Conclusion:6References:7
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2ROLE OF ABORIGINAL HEALTH WORKERIntroduction: Health care can be considered as one of the greatest necessities which each and everyindividual should have an equal right to; however in case of the socially disadvantaged groups,the health care quality and accessibility still lags behind that of the mainstream society. It has tobe mentioned that there have been many approaches taken to improve the health outcomes of thehealth outcomes and care experience of the aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders and theintegration of an interdisciplinary team into the care scenario of these socially disadvantagedgroups can be considered most impactful. One of the community targeted initiatives can be theFeltman tool for the diabetes prevention in the aboriginal communities (Browne et al., 2013 pp321). This assignment will attempt to explore the key concepts associated with the practice scopeof an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker, how it contributes to the careoutcomes of the indigenous patient population and the collaboration between the differentmembers of the interdisciplinary team can be enhanced. Discussion: According to the Browne et al. (2013), the nursing professionals have worked with theaboriginal and Torres Strait islander workers ever since the role has been introduced in the late1900s, and effective cooperation between the aboriginal health workers and the non-aboriginalhealth workforce had been crucial for enhancing health outcome for aboriginals. However, eversince there have been many issues in establishing collaborative harmony among the nurses andthe aboriginal health workers. In the early stages of this designation being introduced in theAustralian health care sector, the nursing professionals provided the training to the indigenoushealth workers. However, the role of an indigenous health worker has now expanded
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