Tag: Aboriginal

Indigenous-led model sees a reduction in Indigenous infants being removed by child services

Indigenous-led model sees a reduction in Indigenous infants being removed by child services

Posted by | Feb 27, 2024 | , , ,

Women who receive support through an Indigenous-led model of maternity care are three times less likely to have Indigenous newborn children removed by child protection services, new research has shown. It comes in the wake of a scathing Productivity Commission report which threw a spotlight on the failure by successive governments to reduce the issues of out-of-home care for Indigenous children.

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Indigenous experts urge a timely check on organisational safety and wellbeing

Indigenous experts urge a timely check on organisational safety and wellbeing

Posted by | Jan 30, 2024 | , , ,

Supporting wellbeing at the organisational level is becoming increasingly important as work in Australia has changed, with increased mobility, travel, digitisation, and the blurring between home and working lives. Particularly post pandemic. The way that organisations manage wellbeing also needs to change.

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Scholarship winner urges budding Indigenous doctors to take remote posts

Scholarship winner urges budding Indigenous doctors to take remote posts

Posted by | Jan 16, 2024 | ,

Applications are closing soon for a prestigious Indigenous medical scholarship that helped previous recipients an avenue to become prominent leaders in health and medicine.

The Australian Medical Association’s Indigenous Medical Scholarship was created in 1994 to help produce more First Nations doctors, who play critical roles in the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people, especially those living in remote communities.

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QAIHC and ANU lead tobacco consumption consultation in Queensland

QAIHC and ANU lead tobacco consumption consultation in Queensland

Posted by | Jan 9, 2024 | , ,

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Queensland have voiced their opinions on tobacco consumption and access by their peoples.

QAIHC, in partnership with Australian National University’s National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research have conducted a series of consultation sessions throughout the state to determine community usage and gather feedback on measures to discourage smoking and tobacco use.

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Sector Leader Magazine is published by the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC).

We welcome submissions from our Members, Associates and Affiliates on the great work being undertaken within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisation Sector. 

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this publication may contain images or names of people who have passed away.