Closing the Gap in Aboriginal Health
Towards Cultural Security
Outcomes
Successful outcomes of the project include but are not limited to:
§ Mainstream services becoming more welcoming and culturally secure places for Aboriginal people to access;
§ Raised awareness within local Aboriginal communities about mainstream health services and pathways to accessing mainstream primary health care;
§ Increased respectful working relationships between health and community workers and Aboriginal clients;
§ Increased levels of cultural competency within mainstream agencies at individual and organisational levels;
§ Mainstream agencies committed to closing the gap in Aboriginal health and demonstrating this in strategic plans, and mission and value statements; and
§ Increased mainstream agencies’ knowledge of the services Goolum Goolum provides for Aboriginal clients.
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