Client: Office of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH),
Dept Health & Ageing
Project: Identification of issues affecting access to health care services
for Aboriginal people in the Dubbo region
Timeline: Aug 2008 – Dec 2008
Project Aim:
To identify health service levels, needs and service gaps in
Dubbo and those services’ capacity to meet current and future demand,
to inform forward planning by the Department.
Requirements of the project:
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Collation and analysis of socio-economic and health profiles
of 16 communities in Dubbo and its catchment area
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Review
of existing health planning documents and reports regarding Dubbo
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Description
of existing primary and allied health services and support networks
and services in Dubbo
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Extensive face to face consultation
with government and non government organisations, and with community
members
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Description and discussion of issues affecting
access by Aboriginal people to services that promote health and
wellbeing
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Formulation of recommendations about where expansion
and enhancement of health services are required in the context
of Dubbo as a regional centre, and about how to address outstanding
issues affecting access to health services by Aboriginal people
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