partnerships between Aboriginal health organisations, and increase the capacity of the service system and workforce to respond to alcohol misuse. Family Nutrition Project The Family Nutrition Project (FNP); funded by the The FNP is focusing on preventing chronic disease and supporting (NT) Australian Government through Red Cross healthy lifestyles for children, however, the involvement and exposure Australia, involves providing information sessions of parents and community members to healthy lifestyle messages focused on good nutrition for children aged 0-5 makes this project relevant to the ICDP measures A1, A2 and - less years. The program is being run in Palmerston and directly - to A3. the Tiwi Islands at the communities of Nguiu, Pirlangimpi and Milikapiti. Improving care for people The goal of this project is to reduce This project involves the allocation of disease management care with advanced chronic communication problems and enable coordinators to liaise with the various health professional/s that the kidney disease: I’m OK access to specialist health care in regional patient is seeing, thus aligning with the ICDP B3b measure, and aims to project (NT) community controlled IHSs in the Northern support increased access to specialist services, thus aligning with the Territory. ICDP B5 measures. Aboriginal Health Worker This project involves a monthly telephone support This program aligns with the C1 measure of the ICDP as it focuses on telephone support cancer network for Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) increasing the knowledge and capability of the Aboriginal and Torres network (NT) from health clinics within remote communities in Strait Islander health workforce through training and professional the Northern Territory. The sessions will provide learning opportunities. both learning and networking opportunities for AHWs that they may not otherwise have access to. Know Your Heart Training The 'Know Your Heart' training manual is a This manual supports increasing the capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Manual (NSW) resource to assist health workers in delivering Strait Islander health workers in chronic disease management via training, health education/ health promotion to provision of information and education, aligning with the ICDP C1 other Aboriginal workers and their communities. measure. The community teaching and health promotion components
partnerships between Aboriginal health organisations, and increase the capacity of the service system and workforce to respond to alcohol misuse. Family Nutrition Project (NT) The Family Nutrition Project (FNP); funded by the Australian Government through Red Cross Australia, involves providing information sessions focused on good nutrition for children aged 0-5 years. The program is being run in Palmerston and the Tiwi Islands at the communities of Nguiu, Pirlangimpi and Milikapiti. The FNP is focusing on preventing chronic disease and supporting healthy lifestyles for children, however, the involvement and exposure of parents and community members to healthy lifestyle messages makes this project relevant to the ICDP measures A1, A2 and - less directly - to A3. Improving care for people with advanced chronic kidney disease: I’m OK project (NT) The goal of this project is to reduce communication problems and enable access to specialist health care in regional community controlled IHSs in the Northern Territory. This project involves the allocation of disease management care coordinators to liaise with the various health professional/s that the patient is seeing, thus aligning with the ICDP B3b measure, and aims to support increased access to specialist services, thus aligning with the ICDP B5 measures. Aboriginal Health Worker telephone support cancer network (NT) This project involves a monthly telephone support network for Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) from health clinics within remote communities in the Northern Territory. The sessions will provide both learning and networking opportunities for AHWs that they may not otherwise have access to. This program aligns with the C1 measure of the ICDP as it focuses on increasing the knowledge and capability of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce through training and professional learning opportunities. Know Your Heart Training Manual (NSW) The 'Know Your Heart' training manual is a resource to assist health workers in delivering training, health education/ health promotion to other Aboriginal workers and their communities. This manual supports increasing the capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers in chronic disease management via provision of information and education, aligning with the ICDP C1 measure. The community teaching and health promotion components
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