Moorditj djena - Moorditj djena (meaning The program covers the entire Perth metropolitan B3, B4, B5 ‘Strong Feet’) is a podiatry and diabetes area with teams in both the southern and northern education service that was launched in early metropolitan areas managing over 500 regular 2011 in partnership with North Metropolitan clients. The clinics provide the following services: Area Health Service (NMAHS), South foot and diabetes screening and assessment, clinical Metropolitan Area Health Service (SMAHS) management for high risk clients, prevention and risk and Derbal Yerrigan Health Service. The reduction, healthy lifestyle promotion and education, program aims to increase access to culturally self management support, facilitation of referrals and sensitive care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait follow up, patient support and advocacy, and care Islander people. coordination. A mobile clinic has also since become operation in 2012. The Western Desert Kidney Health project - A survey and testing was conducted on dietary habits B3, B4, B5 The Western Desert Kidney Health project upon commencement of the project. Further commenced in October 2010 in Kalgoorlie. evaluation conducted by the team after 12 months Its objective is to reduce kidney disease by reported ‘one third of people in the project had 20 per cent in 10 targeted communities reduced cholesterol and a quarter had lost weight’. through the use of arts and health education The project featured in the eleventh National Rural programs. One of the project’s key messages Health Conference in 2011. It has continued to visit is the importance of drinking water, and local communities and schools (e.g., Leonora District eating ‘2 and 5’ fruits and vegetables. A High School in August 2012), in order to facilitate multidisciplinary team of AHWs, and early detection and management of chronic diseases, community development, medical and arts and education about kidney health. practitioners visit communities in two vehicles, one which operates as a mobile health clinic and the other which runs as an arts vehicle. Fixing the gaps and Employment of additional ALOs and AHWs in Development and launch of Aboriginal Cultural C2 improving the patient hospitals and AHSs Framework and Western Australian Health Aboriginal
Moorditj djena - Moorditj djena (meaning ‘Strong Feet’) is a podiatry and diabetes education service that was launched in early 2011 in partnership with North Metropolitan Area Health Service (NMAHS), South Metropolitan Area Health Service (SMAHS) and Derbal Yerrigan Health Service. The program aims to increase access to culturally sensitive care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The program covers the entire Perth metropolitan area with teams in both the southern and northern metropolitan areas managing over 500 regular clients. The clinics provide the following services: foot and diabetes screening and assessment, clinical management for high risk clients, prevention and risk reduction, healthy lifestyle promotion and education, self management support, facilitation of referrals and follow up, patient support and advocacy, and care coordination. A mobile clinic has also since become operation in 2012. B3, B4, B5 The Western Desert Kidney Health project - The Western Desert Kidney Health project commenced in October 2010 in Kalgoorlie. Its objective is to reduce kidney disease by 20 per cent in 10 targeted communities through the use of arts and health education programs. One of the project’s key messages is the importance of drinking water, and eating ‘2 and 5’ fruits and vegetables. A multidisciplinary team of AHWs, and community development, medical and arts practitioners visit communities in two vehicles, one which operates as a mobile health clinic and the other which runs as an arts vehicle. A survey and testing was conducted on dietary habits upon commencement of the project. Further evaluation conducted by the team after 12 months reported ‘one third of people in the project had reduced cholesterol and a quarter had lost weight’. The project featured in the eleventh National Rural Health Conference in 2011. It has continued to visit local communities and schools (e.g., Leonora District High School in August 2012), in order to facilitate early detection and management of chronic diseases, and education about kidney health. B3, B4, B5 Fixing the gaps and improving the patient Employment of additional ALOs and AHWs in hospitals and AHSs Development and launch of Aboriginal Cultural Framework and Western Australian Health Aboriginal C2
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