Around 200 delegates have wrapped up a three-day conference in Perth which highlighted some of the major issues in Aboriginal health.
The annual state sector conference, hosted by the Aboriginal Health Council of WA, was held at the International on the Water Hotel in Ascot from April 4-6.
The conference was attended by representatives of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services from around WA, as well as state and feder...
At a meeting today, the full Board of the Aboriginal Health Council of WA has welcomed Federal Minister for Indigenous Health Ken Wyatt’s call for Primary Health Networks to work more closely with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.
Mr Wyatt has appealed to Primary Health Networks (PHNs) across the country to ensure they ‘have the appropriate mix of skills, knowledge, experience and capabilities to deliver the bes...
A training program to assist Aboriginal Health Workers to provide ear health care to their communities is being delivered around the state by the Aboriginal Health Council of WA.
The two week ear health training program was delivered in four different locations last year, and 23 Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) have graduated from the course so far.
The program is scheduled to be delivered in at least four more locations this y...
Aboriginal Health Workers around the state are being trained to carry out testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections, in a bid to increase testing rates among Aboriginal people.
The Aboriginal Health Council of WA initially ran the pilot program ‘The Birds and BBVs’ in Albany in May last year, and since then, 49 people have participated in the training.
The two-day training course has been held in Broome, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury,...
The Aboriginal Health Council of WA has called on the major political parties to commit to changing spending priorities in Aboriginal health.
The Council wants whichever party wins the upcoming election to redirect health spending to prevention, promotion, early intervention and community-based services, and to commit to more consultation with Aboriginal people on health issues.
“Investing in community-based services is proven...
The Aboriginal Health Council of WA is hopeful the new Minister for Indigenous Health will make closing the gap a priority.
Ken Wyatt was the first Aboriginal Australian elected to the Lower House and has now made history by being the first Aboriginal person appointed to the Commonwealth ministry.
AHCWA Chairperson Michelle Nelson-Cox said the promotion of Mr Wyatt was a good sign that the government was prepared to take Aborig...
The Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA) has welcomed a Federal Government decision to abandon immediate plans to further limit salary support for rural doctors.
The decision comes after Aboriginal Medical Services in WA and the NT publicly opposed the restrictions and called for a moratorium on implementing any changes until the department conducted a full review of the program.
The Aboriginal Health Council and Youth Affairs Council of WA have given a joint submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Aboriginal Youth Suicides, telling the inquiry there is a disturbing lack of consultation, funding and coordination of services.
The Education and Health Standing Committee is conducting the inquiry following the suicide of a 10 year old girl in the Kimberley.
The Aboriginal Health Council of WA has welcomed a State Government commitment to fund suicide prevention training in the Kimberley as a step in the right direction.
The government today announced $145,000 would be provided to organisations in the Kimberley to conduct suicide prevention training, with $93,000 of this allocated to train Aboriginal people.
AHCWA Chairperson Michelle Nelson-Cox said the funding was a good first st...
The Aboriginal Health Council of WA said the lack of specific Aboriginal youth mental health and suicide prevention programs was contributing to the high suicide rate among young Aboriginal people in WA.
A survey of AHCWA’s member services around the state found the vast majority said they were concerned by the absence of programs in their community tailored specifically to Aboriginal young people.
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