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Career Opportunities in Aboriginal Health
Career Opportunities in Aboriginal Health
Working in Aboriginal Health
Health Workers employed in Aboriginal Health by the mainstream health sector perform important roles providing preventative health education and health promotion programs in addition to the vital task of facilitating access and equity to secondary and tertiary health care services for Aboriginal people.
Aboriginal Health Education
A wide range of factors influence people's health and well-being including environmental elements. Some of the key environmental influences on health include:
• Access to clean water
• Functional sewerage
• Appropriate housing conditions
• Air quality
• Noise pollution
• Occupational health
• Food quality
• Pest control
Environmental health conditions in Aboriginal communities are often identified as being poor, and below the standards found in the wider community. Hospitalisation data indicates that diseases associated with poor environmental health are much more common among Aboriginal people than non-Aboriginal people.
The Aboriginal Trainee Environmental Health Officer Program was developed to support the growth of the Aboriginal workforce with the leadership and technical skills to progress environmental health issues into the future.
Aboriginal people need Aboriginal nurses and midwives working in their local hospitals, community health centres and in senior management positions.
Providing career opportunities for Aboriginal people in the field of nursing and midwifery can make an enormous impact on the health of Aboriginal communities.
A career in nursing or midwifery offers job opportunities locally, at a regional level and nationally.
There are a range of scholarships and traineeships to support Aboriginal people to enter the Aboriginal health workforce.
