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Table of ContentsPART A...........................................................................................................................................3Importance of self-determination to Indigenous Australians.................................................3ACCHS model of care reflects Indigenous understandings of health....................................3Program by local ACCHS contributes to well being..............................................................4Role of AHWs and AHPs in ACCHS in improving health outcomes...................................4PART B............................................................................................................................................5NSQHS Standards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients...................................5Strategies to improve patient outcomes for Indigenous Australians......................................5PART C............................................................................................................................................6NMBA Nursing and Midwifery Codes of Conduct for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanderpatients....................................................................................................................................6Strategies to provide culturally-safe care and contribute to reducing health inequality........6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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PART AImportance of self-determination to Indigenous AustraliansHealth is very an stage of an individual of remaining physically, mentally, emotionallyand socially well being. There are various kinds of health care organizations which are providemedical services to desired people and make them healthy or disease free. Thus, it can beanalyzed that health is required for an individual whether they are indigenous and nonindigenous people. The self determination help in providing choice to people where they are ablefor fulfilling their social, economical and cultural needs. Self determination right of indigenous Australians include to provide them choice ofensuring that they are able to fulfill their overall social, cultural and economic needs. It isobserved that these people has worse health condition along with facing several problems.Moreover, it is essential for government and other local authorities to put their efforts throughtaking initiatives for their welfare as they are an important part of a country. VictorianAboriginal Health Service which is a local ACCHS of Melbourne and helps to people of givencommunity to remain well being. It was established in the year around 1972 for addressingparticular medical requirements of indigenous communities. The Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) have focused on thispopulation of nation and maintain several interventions to reduce barriers along with improvinghealth outcomes. Meanwhile, self determination is important in terms of providing rights toindigenous Australians so that they can fulfill their actual needs, wants and desires of life(Russell and et. al., 2013). However, this population has very small expectations and they onlyrequired limited expectations to fulfilled. Additionally, right of self determination render them anopportunity to gain medical services and they become capable to spend better life similar to otherAustralians. ACCHS model of care reflects Indigenous understandings of healthThe health care problems and responsibility to boost up medical situation of communitiesare examine or tackle by ACCHS (Aboriginal community controlled health service). The modelof ACCHS assist in reducing health care issues or problems with the help of medical services.They focus on prevention, early intervention and comprehensive care to decrease problems andfacilitate to improve outcomes of health in terms of Aboriginal people. Moreover, it is examine
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