Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

The Division is implementing several strategies to assist GPs and practices within the Sutherland Shire, in the provision of primary care and to match this care with the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

To assist GPs and Practices in the provision of primary care services for the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, the Division is incorporating the following strategies:

  • Provision and access to resources specific to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island population
  • Implementation of the Medicare Enhanced Primary Care program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
    • Child Health Check (0 – 14 years) Item708
    • Adult Health Check (15 – 54 years) Item 710
    • Older Person’s Health Check (55+ years) Items 704 and 706
  • Development and implementation of cultural awareness training for practices (specifically Practice Nurses and Practice Staff members)

These initiatives will assist with the following;

  1. Identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients within local practices and the subsequent health care through general practice
  2. Patient education information to assist patients about the health benefits and tools available to them e.g. Health Checks
  3. Encouraging early detection, diagnosis and intervention for common and treatable conditions within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

Resources

The following resources have been obtained from various sources (references outlined below) and are available to assist GPs/Practices in conducting health checks

Child Health Check (0 – 14 years) Item708  (large file)

 PDF (1MB)
Adult Health Check (15 – 54 years) Item 710 (large file) PDF (0.99MB)
Older Person’s Health Check (55+ years) Items 704 and 706 (large file) PDF (0.99MB)
Facts Sheets PDF (186KB)
Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet Brochure PDF (177KB)
Are you of Aboriginal of Torres Strait Islander origin? Brochure (large file)  PDF (5.4MB)
Are you of Aboriginal of Torres Strait Islander origin? Poster PDF (867KB)
Summary of Australian Indigenous health, Nov 2005 PDF (110KB)
RACGP Fact Sheet: The identification of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people 2006 		PDF (66KB)
RACGP National Guide to Preventive Health Assessment in ATSI population PDF (1MB)
RACGP Adult preventive health life cycle summary PDF (98KB)
RACGP Summary of adult health recommendations PDF (147KB)
RACGP Summary of child health recommendations PDF (77KB)
Prevention and chronic disease management incentives in General Practice PDF (359KB)
 

References

The resources above have been obtained from the following website: